Models were transformed into stunning works of art, monsters and nightmarish entities for a world-class bodypainting festival.

Men and women endured waits of up to six hours in their quest to become elaborate human canvases in an Austrian town this weekend, world Bodypainting Festival and world championships got under way.
The event sees participants decorated not just in paint, but in elaborate latex makeup, creating appearances that would not be out of place in a science fiction film