Animals,Art & Design,Tattoo Art,Visual ArtJUN 12, 2014

22 Stunning Examples Of Animal Body Art

Many people feel an especially close connection with our animal brethren, which is probably a big part of why we find animal body art like this so appealing – these models, and the artists who paint on them, create a figurative representation of the relationship we share with all life.

There are all sorts of things that body artists can draw on their human canvases, but organic animal forms seem to match best with the shapes of our own bodies. Through these artists' masterful illusions, the elegant curves of the models in these photos can become the arch of a giraffe's back, the smooth and sleek flank of a tropical fish, or the nose of a wild tiger.

(h/t: mymodernmet)