Face Art : Makeup Portraits by Alexander Khokhlov

The idea behind their latest series was to make the faces look like 2d images. According to Khokhlov – “Valeriya used different techniques of face painting so you can see a lot of variations – from sketch and graphic arts to water-colour and oil-paintings. This is a combination of interesting make-ups, studio photography experiments and careful retouching.”

In 2D Or Not 2D, Khokhlov tries to convince us that the models’ stunningly-decorated faces are 2D works of art. Some of these pictures might indeed do the trick – with the help of Valeriya Kutsan’s professional makeup work, the natural lines of the models’ faces are almost indistinguishable.

Sources: 

http://www.boredpanda.com/2d-or-not-2d-makeup-art-alexander-khokhlov/

http://www.demilked.com/makeup-art-2d-or-not-2d-alexander-khokhlov/

http://www.ufunk.net/en/photos/art-of-face/