Thanks to his amazing makeup technique, this guy can make himself look like a 2D drawing

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Pinal's version of Thor next to Thor in "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Argenis Pinal/Paramount

It's rare to see the worlds of makeup and comic books cross over. 

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But as the Instagram feed of makeup artist Argenis Pinal proves, when you're a diehard fan of both these worlds, the results can be incredible.

Pinal makes himself up to look like characters straight from the pages of everyone's favorite comic books. He doesn't just look like the real-life movie characters. Thanks to his amazing makeup techniques, he can make himself look like a two-dimensional drawing.

Keep going to see some of his most detailed work.

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Pinal is from Pauma Valley in San Diego County, California. He's love superheroes since he was a kid, he told TI.

Just picture these faces with Makeup 😜 too cold to go outside 😩 #chicago #abs #hairshow wearing @desioeyes #innocentwhite @hm sweater, shirt.

A photo posted by Argenis L❤️Comics (@argenapeede) on Mar 22, 2015 at 7:18pm PDT

 

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He made up these two men as Supermen and Cyclops for Comic Con.

SUPERMAN AND CYCLOPS 😀 @comictoons #comicon2015 SUPERMAN : @boomin4 CYCLOPS; @jca619 @marvel @marvel_pics

A photo posted by Argenis L❤️Comics (@argenapeede) on Jul 11, 2015 at 8:24pm PDT

 

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"I can go to the movies and watch any Marvel movie or DC movie more than three times and still get as excited," he said.

Celebrating 9⃣0⃣ K of Love And Support!!! I started with a simple "S" for superman and I've come this far. I had never tried Any body painting ever. I actually used nothing but black cream eyeliner on @jerdanikraja who is the white "S" and then came to using actually body paint from @mehronmakeup to do everything within time. So my point is to start doing what you love and start to practice because I started with no knowledge about body painting and didn't know anything about the proper products to use for it but every time I have posted a picture really has been a shot of what I've done without planning and this is what comes out of every time I do it. I've learned by doing it and that's the best teacher. What has helped I guess had been the fact that I have an art background and I use to draw comics all the time. But it's such an easy transition doing it with makeup because of that. Thanks so so much for all your support and and your following, most of you don't know but I'm also a cosmetologist and I do hair as well to, I love to style hair and do color and men's grooming. I started doing Beauty makeup be fore all this and that's where I feel no one takes may work as serious lol😂 which is pretty funny cause I love beauty makeup but I wanted to show my talent on IG doing COMICS.. I want to thank you all again for all your support thank you 😘😘😘 I love you all and once again I want to let you know that I do read all the comments and see all the support you write. I may not reply but it's sure is seen 😘😘😘

A photo posted by Argenis L❤️Comics (@argenapeede) on May 24, 2015 at 5:04pm PDT

 

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He started doing straightforward, traditional beauty makeup at 19 and he's now 31. Here, he demonstrates how to use an airbrush at a makeup class at the Paul Mitchell School in Temecula, Ca.

 

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Face-painting alone can take two to six hours, he said. He challenges himself to do any character he comes across.

#tbt to This Carnage Body paint !!! #marvel #carnage #spiderman @sandiegocomiccon @marvel

A photo posted by Argenis L❤️Comics (@argenapeede) on Jul 9, 2015 at 7:14pm PDT

 

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He can also do The Green Lantern.

A photo posted by Argenis L❤️Comics (@argenapeede)

 

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