Bodypainting

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Demi Moore in a painted suit Photo: Annie Leibovitz Bodypainting: Joanne Gair
Demi Moore in a painted suit
Photo: Annie Leibovitz
Bodypainting: Joanne Gair

Bodypainting (or body painting) is the art of painting on a human body.

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[edit] Techniques

In erotic and big bust art, there are different techniques of bodypaiting:

[edit] Painting the whole body in a single colour

This distracts the focus from superficial colour details to the form of the body. The technique is often used to give a body a statuesque appearance. Big breasts can be accentuated in a considerable way, especially when using shiny colours. This kind of bodypainting is often used in fine art as well as fetish photography.

Linafay in gold
Linafay in gold
Dita von Teese in a half-ready silver bodypainting
Dita von Teese in a half-ready silver bodypainting
Dita von Teese showing the final result Photo: Peter W. Czernich
Dita von Teese showing the final result
Photo: Peter W. Czernich

[edit] Painted clothes

This allows breasts to appear clothed despite of being shown nude and is is often used for commercial, but also for adult photography. One of the best-known examples of painted clothes and perhaps of modern bodypainting artwork in general[1] is the Demi's Birthday Suit cover photo of the August 1992 issue of Vanity Fair showing Demi Moore wearing nothing but a painted suit.

In 2008, photographer Ron Marsh shot Amberly Ash as a bodypainting version of the comic character Jessica Rabbit with the red dress painted on her body.

The famous Vanity Fair cover of Demi Moore Photo: Annie Leibovitz Bodypainting: Joanne Gair
The famous Vanity Fair cover of Demi Moore
Photo: Annie Leibovitz
Bodypainting: Joanne Gair
Amberly Ash as Jessica Rabbit Photo: Ron Marsh
Amberly Ash as Jessica Rabbit
Photo: Ron Marsh
A painted clothes example from the adult industry Model: Danielle Derek
A painted clothes example from the adult industry
Model: Danielle Derek

[edit] Liquid latex

Liquid latex is a special material that works like a colour when painted onto the body, but becomes a garment and can be worn like clothing after drying.

Le Bell in a liquid latex top and a "real" latex skirt
Le Bell in a liquid latex top and a "real" latex skirt
Red in a tube top made of liquid latex
Red in a tube top made of liquid latex
Fabiola Campomanes wearing gloves made of liquid latex
Fabiola Campomanes wearing gloves made of liquid latex

[edit] Partial bodypainting

For this variation, only parts of the body are painted or the body is covered with smaller drawings, leaving most of the skin natural.

Heidi Klum with butterflies and flowers all over her body Bodypainting: Joanne Gair
Heidi Klum with butterflies and flowers all over her body
Bodypainting: Joanne Gair
Fibi Love with a skull painted on her body
Fibi Love with a skull painted on her body
Jenna Doll with flowers painted on her breasts
Jenna Doll with flowers painted on her breasts

[edit] Colour smearing

Sometimes colour is simply smeared on breasts or the whole body, more for the feeling of it rather than aiming at really painting the skin. In adult pictorials and films, the painting procedure itself is often shown too and becomes part of the sexual act, mostly ending in hardcore play.

Chloe Veria with colour smeared on her breasts and body
Chloe Veria with colour smeared on her breasts and body
Kelly Madison in a bodypainting hardcore scene
Kelly Madison in a bodypainting hardcore scene

[edit] Bodypainting in public

While many bodypaintings are made for studio photography, they are also used at public occasions.

[edit] Fashion shows

One of the first combinations of bodypainting with fashion was the midnight blue Crêpe Dress designed by famous Yves Saint Laurent from his autumn/winter 1969 collection.[2] It is an open bust dress combined with a gilded metallic breastplate created by sculptor Claude Lalanne. The breastplate was a mold of the breasts of Veruschka, a model from the 1960s,[3] which was usually replaced by golden body paint at fashion shows.[4][5] The dress, which is today considered as one of Saint Laurent's "most dramatic outfits",[3] was presented again by Yfke Sturm[5] at the retrospective fashion show of Yves Saint Laurent on January 22, 2002,[6] in Paris.

The Crêpe Dress together with Claude Lalanne's breastplate
The Crêpe Dress together with Claude Lalanne's breastplate
One of the first photos of the original Crêpe Dress from 1969
One of the first photos of the original Crêpe Dress from 1969
Yfke Sturm (left) wearing the Crêpe Dress at the 2002 retrospective of Yves Saint Laurent in Paris
Yfke Sturm (left) wearing the Crêpe Dress at the 2002 retrospective of Yves Saint Laurent in Paris

From then on, bodypainting has been added many times to fashion shows to give them a special touch or to simply attract attention:

  • On September 3, 2008, Davorka Tovilo takes part in a show by the Bavarian traditional clothing manufacturer Angermaier on behalf of the Munich Oktoberfest.[7] Unlike the other models, she is only wearing panties with the rest of the clothes painted on her body.
  • On October 12, 2008, the American jewellery manufacturer Bullets 4 Peace launches the label with a presentation in Hollywood that even shows all models in bodypainting,[8] some of them wearing panties, others completely naked.
Davorka Tovilo with painted clothes at the 2008 Angermaier fashion show in Munich
Davorka Tovilo with painted clothes at the 2008 Angermaier fashion show in Munich
A busty model at the 2008 Bullets 4 Peace fashion show in Hollywood
A busty model at the 2008 Bullets 4 Peace fashion show in Hollywood

[edit] Sports

Bodypainting has also become popular in sports, especially soccer. Many fans paint their faces in the colours of their favourite team, and sometimes women even show themselves in a soccer jersey painted on their body. On June 15, 2008, the SexySoccer 2008 match was organised in Vienna, Austria. The two teams, Austria and Germany, consisted only of female players with outfits painted on their skin.[9] The popularity of bodypainting combined with soccer even lead to the creation of two hardcore websites dedicated to female performers wearing painted soccer outfits: Sex-WorldCup 2006 and SexEuroCup, both run by DDF Productions.

A busty Italian fan showing her painted jersey at a soccer game
A busty Italian fan showing her painted jersey at a soccer game
The Austrian team at the SexySoccer 2008 match
The Austrian team at the SexySoccer 2008 match
Caylian Curtis in a painted soccer outfit posing for SexEuroCup
Caylian Curtis in a painted soccer outfit posing for SexEuroCup

[edit] Free galleries

[edit] Free movies

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. Singer, Natasha (2006-02-02). A Real Body of Work. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-11-23.
  2. "Fall-Winter 1969 - Persian Carpet Coat and Oriental Lamé Dress" entry at 1962-1970 - Couture. Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent foundation. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Menkes, Suzy (2004-03-05). Saint Laurent reborn. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.
  4. Jackson, Sacha (2008-06-04). Made to measure. Montreal Mirror. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Lebrun, Caroline (2008-06-05). YSL, l'homme qui a modernisé la femme: Moulages habillés de mousseline (French). 01men. Retrieved on 2008-12-03. (Google translation)
  6. Todd, Stephen (2002-01-22). Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2002 Couture Collection. Style.com. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.
  7. Schmitz, Martin. Wiesn-Modenschau: der Angermaier Wiesn-Auftakt (German). ganz-muenchen.de. Retrieved on 2008-11-25. (Google translation)
  8. BodyArt fashion show Bullet 4 Peace Who is next What is next. Human Body Art & Paintings (2008-10-14). Retrieved on 2008-11-25.
  9. SexySoccer 2008 website (German). Retrieved on 2008-12-05. (Google translation)
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