Humans work with ink, paint, clay, and computers to create art but some truly creative humans use other humans.

Artistic arrangements aren’t a new concept at all, with the military using the tradition in tributes as far back as the 1800s. Spain has a tradition of “castell” clubs, who hold competitions to see who can stack humans the highest and in the most interesting formations. Olympic opening ceremonies feature living arrangements, and there are always some people out there just going for a cool photo.

Here are a bunch of people who agreed to be living paint on one artists’ massive canvas.