NAKED IN HULL!!

More than 3,000 people from 20 countries have stripped off and been painted blue as they take part in a mas human artwork in Hull.

The life models daubed with four different shades of blue body paint in celebration of the city's maritime heritage, then pose for a series of installations in some of Hull's most historic locations, including the former Queens Dock, now a city centre park, the Guildhall and the Scale Lane swing bridge.

The work was commissioned by the Ferens Art Gallery, and will be one of its highlights next year, when Hull is UK City of Culture.   

The event had attracted more people than artist Spencer Tunick's previous UK projects, in Gateshead in 2005 and Salford in 2010.