By Alex Ward PUBLISHED: 13:41 EST, 28 August 2012 | UPDATED: 20:00 EST, 28 August 2012 With a torch and time-lapse photography, the whole world becomes a canvas for artists who create ‘magic’ light paintings. Russian artists Dmitry Alekseevich Makarov, 29, and Catherine Larina, 28 are following in the footsteps of Pablo Picasso who experimented with light painting with stunning effect in 1949. Makarov and Larina from Moscow spend hours creating their works, painting with light to create illuminated animals and human figures. 'Magic' light: Russian artists Dmitry Alekseevich Makarov and Catherine Larina have followed in Pablo Picasso's footsteps, using a light technique to create paintings using a hand-held light source
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Russian artists Dmitry Alekseevich Makarov and Catherine Larina have created light paintings using a torch and time-lapse photography
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Pablo Picasso created light paintings in 1949
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Can take several weeks to create just one image
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Makarov says as a light painter 'the whole world is a canvas'
Strong urge to create: @placeholder loves this art form because he often feels a strong, irresistible urge to create an image which he describes as a 'flight of feelings'