At some point, every bro's bro owns a copy of Maxim magazine – not for the riveting editorial content, but for the full-page pictorials of gorgeous models leaving little to the imagination.

Of course, looks can be deceiving, because as we all know, a shrewd photographer can easily manipulate a model’s appearance with Photoshop, concealing their blemishes, stretch marks and/or wrinkles with a few clicks of the mouse.

If you didn’t know that, well, I’m sorry to break it to you, but models aren’t actually born perfect; they’re made that way through technological trickery.

This time-lapsed, fast-motion video shows how a skilled Photoshopper can turn an already beautiful woman into an unattainable ideal of beauty—and make flowers sprout from their heads while they’re at it.

Yes, Photoshop witchcraft to this degree is pretty obvious. But, don’t be fooled: it’s usually very subtle, and more importantly, always there.

Even in Playboy.