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In this immersive art project titled Metamorphosis, bodypainters Leonie Gené and Joerg Duesterwald collaborated with photographers Laila Pregizer and Uwe Schmida in order to incorporate the human body into various natural landscapes. And as you can see from these pictures, they certainly did a good job.

No Photoshop was used in the process (which, given today's over-reliance on digital editing, is something of an achievement in itself) and all of the models were painted on location to create a seamless merging between body and background.

"Their work invites the viewer to see the human figure as a part of nature," writes the Model Society. "These remarkable images encourage us to enjoy the curves, forms and subtleties of the nude body just as we would enjoy the graceful shape of a tree, the gentle rise of hill or the abrupt angles of a rock formation."

Can you spot the models hiding in these pictures?

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Carmen Lindh
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9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Curled up standing next to the tree! 😀 💖

Kat
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9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one took me a while...

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    Carmen Lindh
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being icy cold ❄ and naked is not my cup of tea! 😀 💖

    Kat
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is really good!

    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh wow!!! She looks beautiful.....and really, really cold.

    Roxane Levac
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looks naked and about to dive :)

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    Amanda Panda
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found the artist's booty...does that count?

    Scribbles
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You find the booty. You find the artist. The artist is the booty.

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    John L Kelly
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are all way too easy. I was hoping for a bunch that were much harder. I'll admit that I have an ace in the hole here. I'm partially color blind, with red-green deficiency. this makes it much easier to spot irregularities. During WWII the military hired map aerial photography scanners, who were color deficient, because they were able to spot camouflage much easier than those without a color deficiency.

    Roberta Morrison
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be quadruple jointed, to manage to do that good a job on her own back!

    Kat
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why the butt? Just why...?

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    Albino Squirrel
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woah! I sat here for three minutes straight before I finally saw them!!

    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The one on the stump is a model. Models are used in every single one of these pics. The artists paints the models and then the photographers takes the pictures.

    Carmen Lindh
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lying like a dead tree can be beautiful! 😀 💖

    Kat
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Found this after 5 minutes of looking all around the pic...

    anafausta
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Found him. Gosh! He is really good.

    emmaward30
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw a foot then saw what it was attached to

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    Carmen Lindh
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Curled up like a rock can be a bit tiresome! 😀 💖

    anafausta
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once you get to know his paintings you find the figures. Great work and lots of fun.

    April Landers
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a very pretty picture.... Just wanted to share it..... Good day to all....

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    Lisbeth Buus
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The middle ' tree' on the legt. NICE!!!!!

    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn good job. Saw it immediately. But I'm a stickler for detail and have OCD, so it wasn't as hard. Still, damn good job.

    Irene Carlyle
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    remarkable! this must have taken hours.....nay...DAYS to do. very creative and beautiful

    Everything Koncidered
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is pretending to be one of those dead trees

    alexa_bessee
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Found her, leg sticking out in the middle between the stumps.

    Nicholas Hesser
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is hard, but i managed to find her.

    Kat
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was hard! It took me 3 minutes!

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    Irene Carlyle
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    can't find the artist here---good camoflauge (sp) !

    Marco Swartz
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took some looking, but found the artist. Bloody good camouflage indeed.

    Arjan
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the only one that took me more then 3 seconds and that's probably only because it's taken from a way larger distance.

    Nicholas Hesser
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is really creative, but pretty easy for me.

    Kat
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This took me a while to find! 🙀

    Layla Brookes
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Talk about Hunger Games material.

    anafausta
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Found her. Very well poised.

    NorfinTroll16
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is in the the theirs rock thing (going from left to right) in the front.

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    anafausta
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    By far the easiest one. Her mouth and eye gave it away.

    Lisa Kueter
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they nailed the texture on this one.

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    Simon Gerber
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found one of the the lost Ent-wives! Have to tell Treebeard

    anafausta
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminded me of a fairy tale I once heard.

    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice. The color of the model blends into the tree beautifully,

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    Nicola Marr
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like a selkie. Absolutely lovely.

    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow!!! Love this one. Very nice. And the model is in the perfect location. Really good job.

    anafausta
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Found her, or better yet. She found me.

    Diane Harvey
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see her lying there on the rocks.

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    Bobbi Newell
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obvious, but so very beautiful!

    Kat
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Two people in a tree

    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are 2 people in this one. Nice.

    anne ♛
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    are there two people here?

    Diane Harvey
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're right Rupelyy, I see the other one now.

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    hamnah
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this was by far the easiest

    Diane Harvey
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There she is, lying in the middle of the picture in clear sight.

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    Simon Gerber
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is not about quickly finding her, but to gape about how she is like a seamless part of the nature picture. Stunning.

    emma30
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imagine walking in the forest and then there's just a naked lady

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    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had to look a little closer on this one. Very well done.

    Lisa Kueter
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I *love* how the artists incorporated the model's hair!

    Rupelyy
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one was kind of hard, but I found her!

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    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice. Love the way she blends into the rock. I also like the rock itself.

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    Kalikima
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shouldn't her reflection be in the water too? All I see is rock... Could this be Photoshopped? Not trolling, I'm sincerely asking.

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    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool, I really like the tree ones.

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    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW!!! This one actually took a little longer to find. Beautiful work.

    Kalikima
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like a half chub, which is not rock like, regardless of what your bf tells you... Point being, she stands out....

    anafausta
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good job. A bit obvious due to its placement.

    Ann Abdelzaher
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was the first one that stumped me for a few seconds.

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    Melissa Mitchell
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found the rest of them right away, but can't see her in this one at all!

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    Kalikima
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely looks like marble, and is quite gorgeous, but stands out against the duller rocks...

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    anafausta
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would not have found it if she were more aligned to the rock's surface.

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    Kalikima
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too soft and rounded for the rock's surrounding her

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    Kalikima
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Incredible, love it. Wasn't hard to find necessarily (I am a "Where's Waldo" grand champion, I admit only because I'm invisible... Lol), but was hard to confirm as it for a bit, which is fun as well...

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    Lisa Kueter
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think she's pregnant. What a great setting/position!

    anafausta
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks pregnant. Is she?

    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is the model pregnant??? Or is that a rock??

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    Lisa Kueter
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, excellent job incorporating the model's hair!

    Tammy Chapman
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    9 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very good. I actually had to look a little harder.

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