Fine Art:

1960's supermodel Veruschka is often cited as being many bodypainter's muse. Her images in the book "Transfigurations" with photographer Holger Trulzsch have long captivated bodypainters and have long been emulated. Fine Artist Serge Diakonoff's intricate bodypaintings and facepainting looks in books "Un Fleur de Peau" and "Diakonoff" are beautiful in and elaborate.

More recently Hollywood bodypainter Joanne gair has published an excellent book called "Paint a licious" which showcases a range of amazing bodypainted looks.

The Commercial Arena:

Many artists work professionally as bodypainters across the world. Thier work is seen regularly in television commercials (such as the memorable Natrel Plus campaign featuring models camoflaged into trees.) Bodypainters also work frequently in the film arena especially in Science Fiction with more and more elaborate Alien creations being bodypainted. Stills advertising also used bodypainting with hundreds of bodypainting looks on the pages of the world's glossy magazines every year.

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, published annually, has in recent years featured a section of models that were body painted, attired in renditions of swimsuits or sports jerseys. Sometimes accessories are used such as bows or buttons. Some allege this allows SI to skirt their own no nudity guideline.

In the 2005 Playmates at Play at the Playboy Mansion calendar, all Playmates appeared in the calendar wearing bikinis, but Playmates Karen McDougal and Hiromi Oshima were actually appearing in painted on bikinis for their respective months. In October, 2005, the Playboy magazine cover featured a foldout of two models (Sara Jean and Victoria Thornton) wearing only body paint.

Remember, Cheryl at Cheeky-Face-Painting.co.uk is available for face painting, balloon modeling, birthday parties and fetes, Cheeky Face Painting covers Goole and the immediate area. We regularly travel as far as field as Hull, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Doncaster and York for Face painting demonstrations, parties and events.