A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint. From The Lion King's Simba to Disney’s Donald Duck, Claire Bryant of Yardley, Birmingham, uses clever shading techniques to morph into 15 different characters. Claire, a sales assistant, first began experimenting with body paint in 2014, after watching a Donald Duck TV sketch. The talented 28-year-old, says: “I’ve always had a passion for makeup and I’ve loved Disney since I was a child. 'Donald Duck has always been one of my favourite characters, so I decided to see if I could paint my face to look like him- and I was pleasantly surprised with the result.
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .