Photographer Bill Lytton took the averages of the world's most beautiful people and regular people to see what makes a face beautiful. On the left side of the images you see the attractive faces, on the right the regular faces. Read more about this interesting study at Peta Pixel.

Franco Clun is the incredibly talented artist behind these photorealistic celebrity portraits. As hard it is to believe, Franco did not study art, everything he learned was from experience and reading books!

Nicholas Scarpinato likes to take pictures that tell a story. Each piece begins with a single capture, but he uses the creative process to expand upon it and create these beautifully surreal scenes. Scarpinato describes his photos as "a secret that is waiting to be unearthed". If these are any clue, I hope he will uncover a lot more secrets for us.

It's been a while since I posted a something geeky. Here's a wonderful set of digital art portraits from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to make up for it. Dave Rapoza brought these characters to life using intricate textures and a superb attention to detail. He also has some portraits from Heman and Thundercats, so check out his portfolio!

Daniel Edlen paints these awesome vinyl record portraits using only white acrylic. The desnity of the paint creates the illusion of shading in his portraits. You can buy some of his paintings on Daniel's website.