Body Painting

Body painting, or sometimes bodypainting, is a form of body art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most (in the case of Mehndi or "henna tattoo") a couple of weeks. Body painting that is limited to the face is known as face painting. Body painting is also referred to as (a form of) temporary tattoo; large scale or full-body painting is more commonly referred to as body painting, while smaller or more detailed work is generally referred to as temporary tattoos.

Top Body Painting Sea

Live Art from the World Championships

This is a selection of more glorious work from Germany at the World Body Painting Championships. The octopus girl has to be the best example of body art I have ever seen.
I also particularly love the second image, which features a painted skeleton complete with a collection of skulls as a hat.

Extreme Body Painting

Live Art from the World Championships

This is a selection of more glorious work from Germany at the World Body Painting Championships. The octopus girl has to be the best example of body art I have ever seen.
I also particularly love the second image, which features a painted skeleton complete with a collection of skulls as a hat.

Extreme Body Painting

This bodypaint craze is getting out of control!

The Animal Body Painting

These body painting designs are wild in both design and subject matter. They range from the unusual.


Body painting is one of the arts that looks easy but is really difficult to do—I have enough hassle getting my eyeliner on straight if I am totally honest.


Don’t underestimate the skill involved in creating these pieces.

Fantastic Body Painting Art

If the topic is body art, Craig Tracy is its undisputed master. Just take a picture at some of the pictures below and see for yourself. His work does not only involve meticulous attention to detail, but what really takes your breath away is his ingenious perception and creativity. How he can visualize and create these fantastic pieces of art, and that too on a human body, is really a work of sheer genius. No wonder, he has gained popularity around the world, is well acclaimed by critics and a darling of publishers.

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Rusian Art Body Painting Festival

Sacramento Airbrush Temporary Tattoo

Sacramento Airbrush Temporary Tattoos

Sacramento Airbrush Temporary Tattoos

Sacramento Airbrush Temporary Tattoos

Sacramento Airbrush Temporary Tattoos

Bodypainting - Swimsuit - Jessica White

Jessica White was photographed by Randall Grant in Grenada. All bodypainting and make-up by Joanne Gair for LBB Artist Management, using Body Art Products by Reel Creations, INC and Tinsley Make Up FX Studio. Photos from sportsillustrated.cnn.com


















Jessica White, 21, traveled from her hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., to NYC at 14 where she was discovered in an IMTA competition. Jessica moved to Paris and did shows for Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta and others. She has appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Teen Vogue and Vogue Italia and in campaigns for Cover Girl, Maybelline, Chloe and Gap. She's the first African-American model to appear in six Swimsuit Issues.

Bodypainting - Swimsuit - Julie Henderson

Julie Henderson was photographed by Randall Grant in Grenada. All bodypainting and make-up by Joanne Gair for LBB Artist Management, using Body Art Products by Reel Creations, INC and Tinsley Make Up FX Studio. Photos from sportsillustrated.cnn.com

















Julie Henderson, 22, was born in Houston, Texas. There, she attended her first modeling school at age 8. After graduating from high school, she moved first to France, and later to New York to pursue modeling full time. She has appeared in such magazines as Elle Girl and Teen Vogue. This is Julie's third appearance in the Swimsuit Issue.

Bodypainting - Swimsuit - Brooklyn Decker

Brooklyn Decker was photographed by Randall Grant in Grenada. All bodypainting and make-up by Joanne Gair for LBB Artist Management, using Body Art Products by Reel Creations, INC and Tinsley Make Up FX Studio. Photos from sportsillustrated.cnn.com



















Brooklyn Decker, 21, was born in Middletown, Ohio, and raised in Charlotte, N.C. She was discovered at age 16 in a mall and began her career as the face of Mauri Simone. She has been featured in Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, FHM and Glamour as well as campaigns for Gap, Intimissimi and Victoria's Secret and in music videos for Jimmy Buffett and 3 Doors Down. This is Brooklyn's fourth Swimsuit Issue.