Artista crea impresionantes ilusiones ópticas con solo maquillaje

Mimi Choi trabajó durante 3 años como maestra en un jardín de Vancouver (Canadá), pero sentía que esa labor le quitaba su creatividad.

“Me gustaba enseñar pero no estaba completamente feliz. Necesitaba un nuevo desafío”, dijo la mujer de 31 años al diario inglés Metro.

Por esa razón, comenzó a experimentar con el maquillaje, algo que siempre le llamó la atención, pero que nunca pensó en tomar como profesión. En ese momento se dio cuenta de que su originalidad seguía viva y decidió inscribirse a una escuela de belleza donde pudiera explotar todo su potencial, manifestó al periódico.

Agregó que un 31 de octubre (es decir, Halloween), revisó su Instagram y vio que alguien publicó una foto de una mujer que parecía tener la cara agrietada. Intentó reproducir la imagen y se la mostró a su madre. Ella quedó tan impresionada porque parecía tan real, que eso la motivó a compartir sus creaciones por esa red social.

Desde ese momento no ha parado y hoy en día ya cuenta con más de 174 mil seguidores.

Estas son algunas creaciones de Choi:

SLICED + SHIFTED FACE in movement 🔪👽 • Thank you for the overwhelming amount of love! ❤ Key to doing this type of #trickart is using the color black to mimic space and depth, and using light colors to highlight edges to create the illusion of height, volume and separation. Taking your photo and video at the right angle is also crucial in creating an impactful illusion. If you truly understand the concept of highlighting and shading, I believe you can create anything on any canvas! 🌟#makeupvideo _______________ Shift makeup illusion done using @nyxcosmetics matte black liquid eyeliner and Vivid Brights. Inspired by the brilliant illustrations of @miles_art.

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FRESHY FRESHHH 🔪💦 All my fishy creations so far. 🐟🍣🦐 Not responsible for broken phones. 😝 I painted all of these on my own hand using @kryolanofficial Aquacolors, @suvabeauty Hydra Liners and @stilacosmetics intense black stay-all-day liquid eyeliner. What sushi do you want to see next? #salmonsushi #ebisushi #alaskaroll #fish #handpainting

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Repost from @blancheworld • A robotic look I did on @lahbra using @patmcgrathreal #METALMORPHOSIS005 Everything Kit for the “cutouts”, #LUST004 Kit for the lips and MAKE UP FOR EVER @makeupforeverofficial @makeupforeverca kohl liners and ink liner for painting the extra eyes. Inspired by cardboard cutouts and digitally-manipulated photographs. Head over to @blancheworld to see the rules for entering the new #BLANCHEWINS contest to win THE @patmcgrathreal Metalmorphosis 005 Kit! ✨ • 📽 @merhermerd

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Jet lagged 😵 • This is #makeup • An extension of my #MELT makeup using @kryolanofficial Aquacolors, @stilacosmetics intense black stay-all-day liquid eyeliner and @makeupforeverofficial @makeupforeverca liquid matte lipsticks. Honestly too tired to produce anything of quality or even take a decent photo but I was dying to create so at least I got it out of my system. Goodnight. 🌜#loopyaf

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HOLLOWED OUT 🔪 • A #CARVED FACE makeup illusion • So I didn’t actually stop carving my face after 30 minutes last night… and this is what I ended up with after 1 hour. Took one of my followers @ensomz’s advice and incorporated thicker skin pieces and bigger holes for a more realistic look! Also realized that shading the thickness really added to the effect. A lot of people ask me how I do these things. My answer is through lots of trials and errors, patience and persistence. I learn most from doing things wrong and always looking back to see what could be done better. There’s no easy way around it — no matter how much potential you have, you will not grow if you never push yourself out of your comfort zone. 🌟 ________________________ A carved makeup attempt using @nyxcosmetics @nyxcosmetics_canada matte black liquid eyeliner and @makeupforeverofficial @makeupforeverca foundation palette. The eye area was painted black and my eye was closed to give the hollow effect. All #makeup, no Photoshop.

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FACE ON CRACK 🔥 Same same but different. 👹Another version of my BROKEN FACE makeup #illusion using @makeupforeverofficial @makeupforeverca Aqua lip liners, Aqua XL pencils, artist shadows, Aqua brow and @velourlashesofficial “Whispie Sweet Nothings”. All #makeup, no Photoshop. If 2016 was 3/10 bizarre, 2017 will be 6/10. #fleekface #toomuchcoffee

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I’m getting SO excited about my Europe trip in February! 😻 I’ll be visiting Paris, Amsterdam and Rome with @andrewy527 and I CANNOT wait to eat all the carbs. 🍞🍕🧀🍝 What are some of your favourite spots? 🤗 ________________ LACE UP 👟👁🎀 • Shoelace quadruple eye #makeup illusion using @suvabeauty Hydra liners, @nyxcosmetics @nyxcosmetics_canada liquid eyeliners, @makeupforeverofficial @makeupforeverca artist eyeshadows and @houseoflashes “Knockout” false lashes. #makeupvideo

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This is #makeup 🐜🐞🕷• I’m genuinely sorry to those of you who are disgusted by #creepycrawlies. 🙊 This was what I wanted to do after dinner tonight to curb my egg tart cravings and it worked. Used @stilacosmetics black and brown stay-all-day liquid eyeliners, @kryolanofficial Aquacolors and @suvabeauty hydra liners for this.

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MOSAIC PORTRAIT 🔲🔳 Movement • MOSAIC #MAKEUP ILLUSION using @kryolanofficial Aquacolors and @suvabeauty Hydra Liners _____________ A lot of people ask if I do YouTube videos — unfortunately I don’t at this moment. I like to do my looks spontaneously (in my little bathroom, standing beside a toilet and sniffing my mirror 😝) without much planning so it would take away from my satisfaction if I had to plan a step-by-step video. But I’ll continue to do these small movement videos because people are always curious if my makeup is real and if it’s photoshopped. I do not photoshop my looks and use solely paints to achieve the effects. I’m nowhere near as good as I would like to be but I’ll continue painting different illusions and makeup styles to see what I can eventually do. Thank you for all your feedback & kindness! 🙃

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TREE CREEP 🌳🦊🌱 • Hand-painted using @nyxcosmetics @nyxcosmetics_canada Vivid Brights eyeliners and @kryolanofficial Aquacolors. All #makeup, no Photoshop. Inspired by the beautiful digital artwork of @calredback. 🌟

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PARANORMAL • White noise inspired #makeup done using @kryolanofficial Aquacolors and @suvabeauty Hydra liners. All makeup, no Photoshop. 1.5 hours. Not gonna lie, this looked quite disturbing in real life. Should have painted my neck to make this look more complete but I was lazy.

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“WARPED” #MAKEUP ILLUSION MOVEMENT • used @suvabeauty hydra liners, @nyxcosmetics @nyxcosmetics_canada liquid eyeliners and @makeupforeverofficial @makeupforeverca Aqua lip pencils. Lashes are @velourlashesofficial “Lash in the City” • inspired by an artwork via @itisartime

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En la imagen que se presenta a continuación, también se usaron efectos computarizados, lo que da un resultado increíble:

My “INCEPTION” #makeup illusion X genius digital effects by @theglitch.og = massive migraine. 🔥 Love how his work adds another dimension to my illusions and increases the trip level! Follow @theglitch.og for mind-bending, hallucinatory motion art. ⚡️• My makeup was all hand-painted and inspired by a photoshopped image of Paul Ryan. Used @nyxcosmetics @nyxcosmetics_canada pencil and liquid eyeliners plus matte eyeshadows for this look. Lashes are all @houseoflashes “Knockout” falsies except for the littlest ones that I had to paint on. 👁

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