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11 / 28 / 2016
Body Painting and Performance Art Collide in 'SCAR CYMBALS'

All photos by Thierry Bal In Donna Huanca’s imagination, the naked body is a number of things. A fleshy sculpture, a canvas meant for paint, an anatomical performance prop, […] Read more Body Painting and Performance Art Collide in ‘SCAR CYMBALS’

11 / 26 / 2016

Owners Rosie & Vange Peterborough-based makeup and body painting business Faces by 2 has a unique service, offering belly painting photos for pregnant women . Belly painting is an artistic and fun way to create a joyful memory of a pregnancy, and is completely safe to do the owners […] Read more Peterborough Artists Create […]

11 / 07 / 2016
Artist transforms arm into 3D octopus tentacle

Reporter Emma James offers her arm to award winning artist Alicia Sim to turn into a piece of art. Having my arm look like an octopus tentacle was something I never anticipated. But, it happened, and it looked so realistic it freaked me out a bit – even though […] Read more Artist transforms arm […]

11 / 05 / 2016
Making a Living Painting the Dead

Store owner Mike Murray models makeup by artist Colleen Jones. (Erica Gunderson / Chicago Tonight) Halloween weekend has descended upon Chicago Bodypaint and Cosplay , where the shop talk is probably nothing like you’ve ever had around the water cooler: How can you approximate the look of exposed subdermal […] Read more Making a Living […]

11 / 03 / 2016
carry the ocean uv body painting - front side

  The design for this UV body painting piece starts with the colorful and peaceful ocean scene on the front with a couple dolphins swimming in the distance. We added the dolphins to symbolize the model’s willingness to help people around her who are in need. The model describes herself as a free spirit who […]