Golden Swirl with Teardrops

Yes, that's moss on the other breast. There some rhinestone accents too!
This image is from the Ferngully Mardi Gras shoot that I did with Pandora Rose.
Had a lot of fun playing with texture. I used a very coarse glitter, metallic and matte body paints and gold metallic powders to get the different effects.

Amanda's body painting

This was one of the first body painting shoots I did once I set up my studio.
I dig the abstract and sculptural nature of many of the images.

I'm back & my sister's back.

Sorry for the hiatus. My dh's bday my bday & family emergencies a-go-go. Much hi jinx ensued.
Today's body paint image is my sister's back. She's very indulgent. Lets me cover her in oil and pigment & more pigment. I love the earth-tones in this. She almost looks mossy.

random abstract pattern body painting random image

Now doesn't the title say it all? It's got random patterns on a randomly selected image. How random!

body painting, a crab?

Today's random body paint image is of Nova.
The color and position of his body kinda makes him look like a crab. I also see the top half of a skull. What do you see in today's Rorschach body painting?

silver body painting beach shoot

Nova & I went to the beach on Friday. We shot two different looks. This is the second look which has a thin metallic silver coating over the blue/green body painting that I'll post tomorrow.
The wind and the water was very cold. He was quite the trooper. I'm blessed to have such nice models to work with.
RoByn

Sarah Banks, contortionist body paint

Today's randomly selected body paint image is of on of my favorite models. I love how warm the lighting is on this image.
Sarah and I share a deep dark secret. We're both fans of "The Worst Witch" with Tim Curry.

Abstract Body Painting

In this body painting image, I was playing with textures, patterns and colors. I love to play and experiment. "Experiments in Body Painting" sounds like a B-movie.
What I was going for was the idea that her skin was cracking to reveal all these different colors, patterns and textures that were inside of her; that we are all much more colorful within than we appear to be on the surface.

Ann- Blue imp body painting

It's Ann. I body painted her to accentuate her musculature. She's quite buff and could easily kick your, my or pretty much anybody's ass.
Her body paint is accented with vaguely tribal designs, but softer than traditional tribal. I just kinda riffed.

Silver metallic body paint couples shoot - Dawn & John

Dawn and John were the models for this metallic silver body paint shoot. It was my first nude couples shoot. I shot them individually and together.

I love how the silver body paint almost makes it look like a black and white shoot.

Justin's body painting with sheer fabric photos

It's Justin again. All body painted and posing with a length of sheer striped fabric. I really thing it's interesting how such a simple prop and change of pose can really change the whole feel of the painting. When you have a model who's willing to 'work it', it really makes a difference.

Body painting with props.

Yesterday I promised images of Justin's cat body paint photo shoot with props.

Here they are. The props used in this body paint shoot were very simple. We had some plastic beads on a cord (like mardi gras beads) and a piece of sheer striped fabric.

My first body painting photo shoot

My lovely model is Patrice.

I shot her up on my roof. I really like how the metallic colors blend together and how the design echoes the lines of her body. While I had done a lot of bodypainting, she was the first model that I photographed. The shoot took place about a year and a half ago. I also like the color that the fabrics inject into the images.