Dentist Quits Job to Become Glitter Artist

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Anita C
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Image via sarashakeel/Instagram

A former dentist – today award-winning artist – from Pakistan become a digital art sensation thanks to her amazingly beautiful glittery photos.

Sara Shakel recently discovered her true passion: photo editing. The self-taught artist with almost 600k followers on her Instagram account and more than thousands of likes on her each post, fixes boring old photos with glitters. The beautiful, sparkling images gathered lots of attention from people all around the world; her work was even noticed by names of luxury brands like Emirates, Bally and Swarovski, which whom she works now.

From covering stretch marks to filling teeth, decorating landscapes and animals with shiny diamonds and crystals, Shakel can make anything bling-bling.

Check out her beautiful work below.

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I’m ready 🚴‍♀️ 💎 . . It doesn’t matter how you’re heading towards new year, last year might be shitty! With nothing to celebrate! These feelings never matter anyway, it fades away eventually! It’s the DRIVE THAT COUNTS! eagerness to create something visionary ! HOPE that it will happen and Will make it happen, & that’s when things change for you!!! So don’t worry if the previous year was not as expected! Let’s make this new one OUR beautiful HOME!!!! You just have to BELIEVE💎🙏✨#happynewyear #2019 . . . CollageArt SaraShakeel . . . #art #collageart #artwork #vision #patience #collage #crystals #diamonds #birghtfuture #workharder #hardwork #hope #creation #imagination #bike #cycle

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Ok Everyone! I’ve got some Major announcement to make! ✨💎🌝🙈 I have been dying to tell you this and today is the day I can proudly say it !! I have been #Nominated by @glamouritalia Glamour Talent Awards for the category of “Best Visual Artist” that is happening in #milan on 5th of December! ✨💎💫 I am extremely grateful for every little progress I have made as an artist , for it is nothing but a reflection of you all! You are ME! For liking my work and my creations ! Only the ones who share similar visions can move on together! I can’t tell you what this means to me, swear I thought if I ever do get an award that’ll be somewhere in my late 40’s or 50’s but to be acknowledged for my work ! Means the world!!! So thank you @alessandrapellegrino and the editor in chief and the sweet people of #Italy 🇮🇹 The sad part is I am still waiting for my visa! I am a #pakistani 🇵🇰 loud & proud but getting around the world is unfortunately one of the most difficult tasks ever! You have to apply for the visas months ago and oh the whole process of applying is so #physically and #emotionally draining! But I Guess there is a reason why God chose me for this! I AM NOT GIVING UP ON TRAVELLING the world! No matter what comes in front !!! 5 days to go and I am still waiting for my visa! 🤞 Do pray for me ! For a miracle 💫🌝✨ but no matter what , at least I can proudly say I was selected as a FINALIST for the Glamour Talent Awards ! 💎💎💎💎 ✨✨✨👩‍🎨👩‍🎨 oh thank You God! & thank you Brain 🧠 for not giving up on me! . . . CollageArt SaraShakeel . . . #art #collageart #milano #milan #love #world #worldtraveler #travelling #imagine #imagination #vision #patience #hope #crazy #god #greatness #workharder #prayer #italy #travel #worldismyhome #pakistan #proud #beproud #patienceiskey #architecture

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