![]() This is why I think the Joker is a good place to start. You can stick to the top half of the body if you want but I want to see what you get up to, tag me on Instagram or Facebook or wherever you post it! Like so many other things, once you start, you’ll wonder what you were so worried about. It can be really hard to come up with ideas when you don’t have a theme to paint to (I hate that feeling when I get someone in my chair and says ‘paint anything!’), so I am going to set you a challenge, yes YOU! If you have been thinking about starting body painting but you have been too nervous, I want you to find a willing friend or family member and paint them as the Joker. If you want to start body painting but you’re not sure about ideas, pick a Halloween character and paint them! Halloween month is now in full swing, and we’re all busy promoting ourselves for the big day, so pick something that you can use to promote yourself for Halloween! The Joker is a classic and will not only be a great start to your body painting portfolio, but will be a great addition to your face painting portfolio. It was unbelievably simple, but so much fun and still one of my favourite pieces. Because we had mixed the Mehron powder with oil and not mixing liquid (because it would give a shinier result), the powder paint was constantly moving, and no two photo’s are the same, which was awesome! We then also dribbled some of the silver paint back over the powder paint to break up the solid blocks of colour. We got some photo’s at this stage before literally throwing handfuls of Holi paint powder at her. It was the photographers idea, and all we did was take Mehron metallic silver powder, mix it with baby oil and cover our model. The picture below was one of my first body paints. I’ve found that actually my drawing has improved hugely since I’ve been body painting, and I understand so much more about shade and light, we all have to start somewhere! Some of my favourite pieces have been really really simple and really fun to paint, and require zero drawing skills. ![]() ![]() You’re also going to want to think about getting some bigger brushes if you don’t already have any, as well as some blending brushes.ĭoes that stop you face painting? No! I had no artistic background before I trained as a hair and makeup artist, which is where I started face and body painting. I love Superstar and Mehron for covering big areas but I will still go back to Global and DFX for linework and detail aspects, but if I’m honest, my choices are largely based on the colours I want to use. For body painting I find softer paints give a much more even coverage and blend into each other better than harder paints. My first encounter with body painting was at my first trip to IMATS! I just wanted to sit and watch everyone’s creations come together, I could have stayed there all day! Body painting can be a really daunting prospect when it’s something you haven’t done before, but once you start you won’t want to stop!Įveryone has their own personal preferences with regards to body paints, the same way you do with face painting, and most people will start with brush and sponge.
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