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What This Artist Does To Her Face Seriously Messes With People’s Minds (30 New Pics)
The line between illusion and reality can be blurry. makeup artist Dain Yoon plays around with that very line and uses her face as a canvas for impressive optical illusions that can bend your mind.
“The reason I started to do illusion drawings is that I believe people live in illusions. People perceive everything in their own subjective way,” Dain said in an interview with Bored Panda. “My illusions distort reality and perception that are generally shared by most people.”
“A lot of people seem to think illusion means tricking people into something but I don't think of it that way. I don't think of illusion necessarily as trickery but a wider concept. I think that anything that seems slightly different from its original form could be an illusion or take you out of the illusion you're living in,” professional makeup artist explained.
Scroll down for the rest of the interview, upvote your fave eye tricks, and drop us a comment somewhere below with your thoughts about Dain's body art. You can read Bored Panda's previous article about Dain's art right here.
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Wendy Ford 5 years ago
So well done! I would be having a glass of wine if I looked like that, too. :)
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Bored Panda was curious to learn whether Dain was always artistic ever since she was a child and what inspired her to become a makeup artist.
“I have always enjoyed painting since I was very young, and, frankly speaking, it was what I was best at. I attended Yewon Arts Secondary and Seoul Arts High School, graduating at the top of my class. These art schools are the most prestigious in Korea. After I got into art college, I studied scenography. I had a chance to design theatrical and special effects makeup and to draw on the body of actors of plays,” the artist revealed some details about her education.
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bryguy 5 years ago
Imagine seeing this in public? I'd have to keep blinking thinking my contacts were distorted
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“However, after participating in theatrical makeup and costume, I felt a strong need to do my own creative work, not being part of a play,” she said. “So, for my personal artwork, I began doing makeup looks on the bodies of several models. A little later, I decided to draw on my own face because the face is the most strong and sensitive part of the body where I can deliver the delicate emotions I so seek to convey.”
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Simon Murray 5 years ago
I love how she shows that they only work from certain perspectives. It really demonstrates that she thought about the setting as much as the artwork. She has a great eye and a great mind
Audrey Loh 5 years ago
I would be so scared if I walked past a bookshelf and suddenly my bookshelf shifts...
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Tara Hermon 5 years ago
Impressive but creepy. Imagine seeing someone with this makeup strolling down a road
Michael Pooley 5 years ago
I love her art. So creative, mind moving, consciousness questioning. Love it.
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Michael Taylor 5 years ago
Every person who has ever worked IT is having an aneurysm looking at the icons on her screen.
According to Dain, it can take her anywhere from 3 to 12 hours to finish a single makeup idea.
“The first step is conceptualizing ideas. This takes the longest. The last step always depends. If I paint myself and want to record this as a digital photo, this recording would be the last step. If it is a performance, then doing the actual performance would be the final step in the creation of the work,” she elaborated.
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Himanshu Raj 5 years ago
If I ever see her live I'd think she might be phasing interdimensionally.
Vivian Ingram 5 years ago
If I saw this in public I’d just go ahead and check myself into the hospital for hallucinating. Lol
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In Dain's opinion, all new make-up artists shouldn't be afraid of failing and getting back up again: “Make sure to go through many trials and errors. Because you will never know until you've tried it.”
The artist told us that she tried out many different part-time jobs until she combined the parts she liked best into one united whole.
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Simon Murray 5 years ago
I love how she shows that they only work from certain perspectives. It really demonstrates that she thought about the setting as much as the artwork. She has a great eye and a great mind
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mermaidgirl960 5 years ago
Ooh beautiful, too bad I can't see the moon there are too many clouds where I lie and even if the sky was clear, there are too many tall pines
“Since I was a freshman, I've done many part-time jobs that I was interested in: stylist, teacher, graphic designer, film assistant, movie makeup, theater makeup, musical costume, model, etc. After I did many part-time jobs, I mixed all those together that I enjoyed doing. It really helped me to find my own art style.” So never be afraid of taking on a new challenge and experimenting, dear Pandas!
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Quinn Adaire 5 years ago
Is this what doing drugs is like? I mean, I would never do drugs, but if I saw this in real life I would be convinced I was high. Seriously.
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Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
I think that is the point. Everything on her face is double.
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Lynn Morello 5 years ago
You need more than a double take to see which is paint and which is face, even then I am not sure.
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Amber Phillips 5 years ago
OMG SHE ACTUALLY WENT SOMEWHERE WITH THAT MAKEUP the store owner is probably like : oh sure you can have a free coffee and your friends too have a nice day madam
Clare Amidei 5 years ago
Just walking around New York with a million faces on your... face... Just realized how that would sound XD
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Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
This is amazing. Makes me wonder what the people around her thought when they saw her!
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Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
You have a good eye. I had to look at it again after reading your comment. You are right!
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Quinn Adaire 5 years ago
Is the hand painted on or is the hand painted onto the face? Confuzzlement.
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Inda Martinez Cicelsky 5 years ago
Holy cow!!! Each and every one is more and more incredible!!!
Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
This is absolutely amazing! It would be hard enough to paint on canvas, but on your own face!
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Kirsten Kerkhof 5 years ago
... and this material is why a make-up artist charges what they do!
Jo Bebe 5 years ago
I found her lips, I didn't think that was her face :0
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mntryjoseph 5 years ago
I can see her closed eyes, and lips, but where is her nose? She is amazing!
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MacDudu 5 years ago
Why are the whites of her eyes so bloodshot? Or is she wearing contact lenses? That would be dedication!
Donetta Riley 5 years ago
She's probably using blood tears. Tinted eyedrops for creature effects
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Michael Rodrick 5 years ago
These are cool but I'd have to see her person to person to believe they're real. Otherwise, I can do many of these with graphic software.
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Quinn Adaire 5 years ago
I might be getting a headache from her, but she’s so talented I just can’t look away!
Loni Todoroki 5 years ago
Amazing original creative genius who questions us about what we see...A true illusionist!
Alice Gustafson 5 years ago
A little too disturbing for me and glad it is temporary and not a tatoo. That would be terrible. But she is talented and creative and these are so well done. I just can't get past the disturbing element.
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thomas the tank engine 5 years ago
but she's painting a different side of her face than in the result
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Shelby P 5 years ago (edited)
1st: she paints like that -- 2nd: she paints like that on herself -- 3rd: she paints like that, on herself, in awkward places. So she's not only an amazing artist... she's got to be a freakin contortionist as well!!! And I can barely get eye shadow to look decent on myself...
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
You found my words I've been trying to say.
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tuzdayschild 5 years ago
She is phenomenal! I have to stare at some of them for a minute just to be sure what I'm looking at.
Carol Roeder 5 years ago
Very talented young woman, to say the least but she needs to put it on a canvas and not herself. That way she could at least make money off her art and someone can enjoy it in their home or business!
Roman DeJesus 5 years ago
A negative of this is that paint is not meant to be put on skin because it can cause irritation
it's me again 5 years ago
So much time & dedication to create. How does she feel when she has to wipe it all off at the end of the day?
Jacey Lynn 5 years ago
These were amazing! Some made my eyes and brain hurt...but they were so talented! Love them!
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
You found my words I've been trying to say.
Load More Replies... tuzdayschild 5 years ago
She is phenomenal! I have to stare at some of them for a minute just to be sure what I'm looking at.
Carol Roeder 5 years ago
Very talented young woman, to say the least but she needs to put it on a canvas and not herself. That way she could at least make money off her art and someone can enjoy it in their home or business!
Roman DeJesus 5 years ago
A negative of this is that paint is not meant to be put on skin because it can cause irritation
it's me again 5 years ago
So much time & dedication to create. How does she feel when she has to wipe it all off at the end of the day?
Jacey Lynn 5 years ago
These were amazing! Some made my eyes and brain hurt...but they were so talented! Love them!
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