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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .