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This Malaysian Turns His Daily Life Into Some Of The Best Snapchat Art You'll Ever See

Snapchat is not only about ugly selfies.

Cover image via Darren Leong's Facebook page

Snapchat - the home of ugly selfies, drunk videos and hilarious 100-second stories and now... ART?!

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Started back in 2011, Snapchat has taken the world by storm. Did you know the app is the third most used popular social network among millennials, behind Facebook and Instagram?

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Snapchat is now the third most popular social app among millennials, according to a recent report by comScore, which finds that Snapchat has 32.9% penetration on these young users’ mobile phones, trailing only Instagram (43.1%) and Facebook (75.6%).

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While the app's popularity is highly due to people expressing themselves in boredom, one Malaysian is turning his daily snaps into some pretty impressive doodles. Check out some of Darren Leong's awesome work below:

1. First, giant pandas attack Malaysia...

2. ... then an alien invasion!

3. The creepy kakatua

4. Release the kraken!

5. Stitch caught in the act

Where's Lilo?

6. Are you a loner too? ;)

7. NOPE.

8. Naruto fans, this one is for you!

9. Soup party!

10. Wishing upon a... toilet bowl

Yes, that's the genie from Aladdin!

11. At least the cockroach had a decent sent off...

12. ... unlike this poor little beetle

13. Life's unfair, guys

14. So, this is how Jurassic Park started!

Pretty awesome, eh? You can check out more of Darren's work here.

Darren Leong.

Image via Darren Leong's Facebook page

Darren uses the Samsung S Pen and the Snapchat doodling feature to create his work.

Meanwhile, check out how this Malaysian artist translate Malay proverbs and idioms into stunning images:

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