Woman uses body paint to turn regular people into superheroes

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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes but rarely do they come in body paint.

Lianne Moseley is changing that with her incredible works of art, where she uses human canvases to create real-life, three-dimensional heroes (and villains) from pop culture.

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Fellow Instagram users inspired Moseley to try body painting but she told Mashable her inspiration to paint superheroes came from her brother.

JUSTICE LEAGUE Who's your favorite? ✔Green Lantern✔Batman✔The Flash✔Superman✔Aquaman✔Wonder Woman✔Cyborg Call me a dork if you want, I don't even care. So stoked on this! Wishing I could be at #sdcc this weekend. #lifegoals for next year! In the meantime I think I need to do a full body Wonder Woman. It's time we get some full body ladies up in here #justiceleague #wonderwoman #superman #batman #aquaman #cyborg #greenlantern #TheFlash #batmanvssuperman #new52 #dccomics #dc #power #yyc #yycartist #calgary #nerd @sir_ray_fisher @batman.official @the_justice_league_of_america @dccomicsunited @dcentertainment @dccomicsfinest @dccomics @argenapeede #cosplayer #cosplay #sdcc #nycc #comiccon #comiccon2015 #sandiegocomiccon #bodypaint #bodyart #dupemag #annalingis A photo posted by Lianne Moseley (@lustredust) on Jul 6, 2015 at 3:53pm PDT

Carnage + Spider-man [Body paint] Spider-man: modeled/Painted/ by @kaypikefashion Carnage by @lustredust This was a tandem paint brought to you in part by the magic of friendship #comics #spiderman #carnage #symbiote #marvel #marveluniverse #marvelous #marvelcomics #yyc #yycmua #lustredust #venom #mua #amazingmakeup #amazingmakeupart #argenapeede #lustredust #kaypike #twitch #creative #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplaygirl @mcg_venom @epiccomicpics @marvel #kryolan A photo posted by Lianne Moseley (@lustredust) on Jan 5, 2016 at 9:09pm PST

"I grew up Idolizing my older brother," Moseley said in an email. "Everything he was into, I was into. I grew up watching the X-men animated series, Batman cartoons, Tim Burton movies, Power Rangers, the works! As a 80's baby and a 90's kid, these were all the characters I fantasized about."

The painting process has streamlined since Moseley began this journey, as she has developed faster ways to get the work done while keeping the standard of work just as high as it's always been.

"Painting is my way of being able to become my favorite characters, and transform others, while keeping a big part of my childhood alive," she said. "When I first started out all of my work was hand painted -- often still is -- and it would take me anywhere from 5.5-10 hours to finish painting [a quarter of someone's body]. Now I take a similar amount of time to paint a full body. When I am doing a creative look it can take anywhere from 2-8 hours."

Zombie Col. America! This body paint has to be one of my favourite adventures so far! It's been a long time since I've worked with my model @wolverduck so we really put him through the ringer for this one. We froze him, threw fire at him and covered him in blood and as a result got some super cool pictures! Stay tuned for more! Photo/edit: @steveosmondphotography Model: @wolverduck Paint: @lustredust This was such an amazing collaboration with three very creative and talented photographers! Please go follow them as they will be posting more of their shots! @paininc @steveosmondphotography @photogmikeg #zombiemarvel #zombie #killitwithfire #marvel #marvelcomics #marveluniverse @marvel @therealstanlee #calgary #mua #makeupartist #comic #comics #comicmakeup #cosplay #cosplayer #bodypaint #bodyart #fitness #superselfie #captainamerica #yyc #glamandgore #argenapeede #annalingis #luvekat #lipsticknick #mykie #america A photo posted by Lianne Moseley (@lustredust) on Oct 15, 2015 at 10:48am PDT

Zombie Michelangelo I'm just so in love with these neon paints from @kryolanofficial I want to live in them! Washing this one off was pretty heartbreaking. Catch the live tutorial on @twitch (link in my bio) #tmnt #michelangelo #raphael #goninjago #halfshell #kryolan #neon #uv #bodyart #bodypaint #twitch #creative #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplaygirl #makeup #muotd #artofinstagram #calgarymakeupartist #dehsonae #kellyjurado #twistinbangs #luvekat #zombie A photo posted by Lianne Moseley (@lustredust) on Feb 6, 2016 at 12:17pm PST

Chewbacca and C-3PO! Who do you want to see next? @starwars MUA/: @lustredust Models: @lustredust & @kaypikefashion #100daysofmakeup #100daysofmakeupchallenge #lustredust #c3po #c3pomakeup #chewbacca #theforce #theforceawakens #rebel #rebelalliance #droid #wookie #bodypaint #bodyart #illusion #artist #cosplay #cosplayer #Kryolan @kryolanofficial #mua #makeupartist #muotd #photooftheday #photography #yyc #calgary #yycmua A photo posted by Lianne Moseley (@lustredust) on Nov 26, 2015 at 12:48am PST

Day 24: Jabba the Hut! It's that time of the week again! To keep with the theme here is my 3rd week of paint leading up to the new @starwars #theforceawakens! This paint was inspired by the adorable mouth art @laurajenkinson busts out! If you haven't yet, go check her out! They're so great! Definitely my most hilarious paint to date @starwarsmovies #jabba #jabbathehutt #theforce #starwarstheforceawakens #starwars #bodypaint #bodyart #illusion #artist #cosplay #cosplayer #Kryolan @kryolanofficial #mua #makeupartist #muotd #100daysofmakeup #100daysofmakeupchallenge #lustredust #laurajenkinson @calgaryexpo #nerd #nerdart #fanart A photo posted by Lianne Moseley (@lustredust) on Dec 4, 2015 at 1:32am PST

Moseley now takes her talents to venues beyond Instagram, as she does live painting demonstrations at various conventions and has also offered her body painting skills to print work and television.

She has also started livestreaming her painting sessions on Twitch, where she answers questions and creates brand new masterpieces.

Last look at my #archer @HJBenjamin paint from the other night. Thank you for all the love and comments on this look, I will reply to you guys soon! To answer the main one: yes I am the model on both new and old looks. I altered the illusion in order to make my eyes look smaller, my jaw line more square and more masculine in general. I hope you guys loved it as much as I did creating it. Xo Paints are from @kryolanofficial and contact lenses are @primalcontactlenses! #archerfx #dangerzone #phrasing #bodyart #bodypaint #twitch #creative #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplaygirl #makeup #muotd #artofinstagram #calgarymakeupartist #dehsonae #kellyjurado #twistinbangs #luvekat #kryolan #cellchading @twitch @archer_fx A photo posted by Lianne Moseley (@lustredust) on Feb 11, 2016 at 1:03am PST

[BODYPAINT] Finally a nice clean photo of Daredevil for you guys! I am a failure at editing, luckily my girl @kaypikefashion was kind enough to tidy it up for me so you guys can see him in an his glory! This look was hand painted + airbrushed and took about 8 hours including breaks Photographer: @steveosmondphotography Model: @wolverduck Products: @kryolanofficial Aquacolor paints + @europeanbodyart vibe + endura airbrush paints applied with my @iwatamedea airbrush system ----------------------------------- #stanlee #daredevil #marvel #marveluniverse #marvelous #marvelcomics #yyc #yycmua #sandiego #sdcc #nycc #comicbook #comiccon #inking #comikaze #marvellegends #bodypaint #bodyart #kryolan #superhero #art #artist #lustredust #fanart #100daysofmakeup #100daysofmakeupchallenge #argenapeede #amazingmakeup #cosplay #menofcosplay A photo posted by Lianne Moseley (@lustredust) on Dec 23, 2015 at 11:42pm PST

While the hero body paint is absolutely amazing, we can't help but think the showers that follow are even more epic.

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