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Luce says he uses his own face to create his mind-boggling optical illusions.

From 3-D drawings...

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...to post-modern art...

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... to grotesque colorations.

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Luce, who is from Milan, told “Good Morning America” that while he’s worked as a makeup artist for Italian national TV for more than 15 years, he started creating 3-D illustrations on the palm of his hand with makeup in 2014.

\"I like the fact that [the images] manage to confuse the viewer...this makes me proud of my efforts,\" he told \"GMA.\"

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Luce said design has been his \"greatest passion\" since he was a child, and that it's \"helped me to be a great makeup artist.\"

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