Translucent skin

Iridescent skin. Isn’t this absolutely stunning? There isn’t anything on this skin. This is how beautiful we really are. ⠀⠀ Have you ever studied skin, biology, anatomy, or physiology? I have!! ⠀⠀ With that knowledge I know that when I look at someone’s skin, I can see everything that their body is doing. ⠀⠀ We get these beautiful variations in color from the lack of melanin in fairer skin giving a yummy translucency and a window to our bodies. ⠀⠀ Red and blue from tiny capillaries and large…

Mélanie Delon shows us how to give a vampire character pale, translucent skin for a deathly splash of realism.

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These surreal frog and toad photos look like they're from a sci-fi movie, but are real examples of these amphibians' diversity. These unusual animals are found almost everywhere around the world, and range in size from a tiny 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) to the goliath frog's whopping 32 cm (12.6 inches).

Mother of pearl, or nacre, is renowned for both its iridescent beauty and its amazing toughness. Berkeley Lab scientists mimicked nacre’s microstructure to synthesize a tough new ceramic. (Photo by Roy Kaltschmidt, Berkeley Lab Public Affairs)

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