<p>In a new series of incisive Photoshops, artist Anna Hill uses the image editing techniques that are ubiquitous in mainstream advertising to turn herself into a model. The resulting parody ads don't market make up or clothes, but instead, the image-perfecting power of Photoshop itself.</p><p>This certainly isn't the first time we've seen an artist fire up a critique on the crazy standards of beauty created by excessive image manipulation. What sets Hill's parodies apart is the amusing, if somewhat depressing, observation that when you've Photoshopped a model to the point that she has no pores or imperfections, you're not advertising a product so much as the technology that made that possible. As Hill told me by email:</p><p>I think the main concept is something I'd noticed for a long time. The typical makeup ad or display in a store is a closeup on a girl's face, who has absolutely no pores and an artificial glossy finish, which made me think they may as well be advertising Photoshop. Makeup can do a lot, but it can't make you look like that.</p><p>In the ads, Hill portrays Photoshop as a magical beauty potion. Wish your legs were longer? 'Shop em! Want your skin to look tight and plasticky? 'Shop it! Who needs pigment when you've got pixels?</p><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/photoshop-parody-ads-show-the-depressing-truth-about-fi-1484168859">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/photoshop-parody">This Is Your Face and Body on Photoshop</a> (Cosmopolitan)</p><p><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/beauty/beauty-news/9515447/Beauty-is-only-pixel-deep">&#039;Beauty is only pixel deep&#039;</a> (Stuff.co.nz)</p><p><a href="http://www.ryot.org/photoshopped-ads-reveal-absurdity-magazine-cover-beauty/501525">Photoshopped Ads Reveal Absurdity of &#039;Magazine Cover&#039; Beauty</a> (RYOT)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d8C10eSTtH4W_vM5RQPliOlsMd5YM&ned=us">6 additional articles.</a></p>