Origins of Face Painting

For centuries, face painting has been used around the world for religious reasons, cultural reasons, hunting, and military. It was used in different Native American tribes during rituals and they would use different colors they believed had special meaning. It has been used in Japan by geishas for over a hundred years. The original paint that geishas used to paint their faces white was lead-based. Once it was discovered that lead paint was harmful towards the skin, it was replaced with powder. Face painting has also been used as camouflage amongst hunters and military. They originally used whatever natural substances, such as mud, to blend into their environment. Now it is still common practice amongst hunters and the military to use it as a way to stay hidden during a hunt or in battle. Theatres have used face painting throughout history as well. 

Halloween Face Painting
Halloween Face Painting
 
Many groups would get together paint their faces elaborately before performances. Opera houses were known for using to add to their costumes. It became popular in the 1960s during the hippie movement. Women would paint flowers and peace signs on their cheeks during protests. It wasn't until the 1980s that such form of body art became a fun activity for kids. It has now become quite common at county fairs, large outdoor markets, theme parks, festivals, and other gatherings that attract children. In today's culture it has been geared mainly towards children, but many teenagers and adults enjoy it for special events.

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Face painting for children at events is done usually on the cheek or done to look like a mask. The artists can also do half face or full face painting as well. When doing full design on the face, the designs can take between 5-10 minutes depending on how intricate they are, while smaller standard designs will take 3-5 minutes on average. A simple design can be painted on a small child in less than a minute. Anyone can be a painter of face, all it takes is a little practice!

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Most that are sold at toy and craft stores look like large crayons. They are usually grease based and drag on the skin. For easier use and safety reasons, it's best to use good quality, professional water based paints. They can be found at theater, dance, and other performing arts stores. They're made to meet cosmetic guidelines for skin use and are often referred to as make up. Even with the professional quality paint, do not apply it to bruised or cut skin because of the risk of further damage. Common designs for face painting for children are animals and cartoon character images. There are more creative and dramatic designs that are popular with all ages, especially for teens and young adults. This form of body art can also be used for any age for sporting events, which is very common, especially amongst the male fans.

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After a face painting party when you want to remove it, use a dark cloth and a gentle cleanser. Using baby or kids' shampoos work well to remove face paint because they are mostly "tear-free". You'll want to lather, wipe, rinse, and repeat. The designs will come off the skin with very little rubbing and gentle rinsing, so don't scrub. Especially when washing it off of a child's face, scrubbing can irritate their skin. Traces of face paint may occasionally remain after washing off the main part, but they can be easily removed by applying a moisturizing lotion and waiting for at least 30 minutes, and then just washing again.

Meaning of Body Art

For years now people have been using the human figure as a canvas, as proven by these various examples of people using their bare skin to help create realistic and unusual works of art .

Full Body Painting
Full Body Painting
 
It is part of the childhood experience to have your face painted at a carnival or festival. Nowadays, those same carnival artists have developed their craft and can now create face paintings and body paintings that trick the eye into thinking that what they are viewing is real. Sports Illustrated has even made it a recurring part of their content to cover their beautiful models in body paint that resembles swimsuits.

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Body painting has also been used to create anything from illusive optical illusions, advertising for major products, publicity stunts or just used to freak people out completely. How much would you be willing to bare for a body painting?

Get an Incredible Scorching Look With the Sexy Temporary Body Art

Sexy lingerie, seductive women's apparel, and sassy clubwear are no doubt hot, but they are getting to be too common. Professional strippers and dancers have to constantly keep updating their style to become the star attraction. In that array the latest style storm in the fashion world is the sexy temporary body art.

Sexy Body Art
Sexy Body Art
 
The sexy temporary body art is sure become a bold fashion statement for those brilliant dancers and strippers out there with a flair for sensuous revealing guise. Sexy dancers can check out the incredible collection of sexy temporary paints. These body paints are not only absolutely mind-blowing, but they are also pasties that are easy to wear and are also water proof.

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Who would not get turned-on watching an innocent looking stripper in the sexy Naughty Nurse Temporary Body paint Costume matched with the First Aid Silver Red Eye Paint? Strippers and dancers are sure to appear irresistible with this body art! Professional strippers can go in for a wild gaze with the Purr Temporary Dancer Stripper Body paint Neon Animal Print Cat Costume matched with the Cheetah Print Purr Exotic False Eyelashes.

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Not just sexy temporary body paint, you'll also find an excellent assortment of eye paint kits. The eye make-up, such as the Circa Exotic Eye Glitter, the Punked Exotic Eyes False Eyelashes, and the Stormy Exotic Eyes Silver Glitter Eye Paint can be the best accessories to seem sizzling in a party or club. Not only professional dancers and strippers get to glitter in these body arts, but anyone can get a pro hot look with these awesome body paints and eye glitters.

Body Painting and Makeup

A special kind of body art is the body painting and makeup. This is the easiest and most common kind of body art. There are thousands of events where body is painted. Whether you are cheering for your team or just watching a live parade body painting makes you look perfect. People prefer painting their body and makeup for many reasons which include portraying their thoughts and feeling or just expressing their creativity. The process of body painting and makeup requires skills which take years to master. Many people paint their bodies just for fun. Clown put on makeup and painting to make themselves unique and funny. Similarly other people prefer body painting to make them look special and exceptional.

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Full Body Painting Makeup

Painting the body and makeup requires special kinds of cosmetics and paint. These are easily available online on many websites. Be sure to use the right product which is approved by the FDA. For getting your body painted the first step is to imagine the painting that you want on your body. It is a better idea to draw the painting so that it is easier for the professional painter to easily paint your body. Although most people prefer painting on their face and chest but there are some who want their body to be completely painted. The next step is to get the right products and cosmetics for the body painting and makeup. In case if you are going to professional body painter, than the previous step is not required. Clean your body before getting it painted as it will help remove the dust and create a uniform film of paint on your body. Now be patient while the professional paints your body. After the process is complete than the part of drying the paint comes. The paint can be dried by a dryer or by standing under a fan. Once the drying process is complete so is the process of body painting.

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There are some events in which people are naked and their bodies are painted and they have makeup on their face. One such event is Fremont Solstice Parade. In this event cyclist are naked with their whole bodies covered in paint. Although this event may seem bizarre but people really enjoy this exciting event. Body painting and makeup is a way of expressing thoughts and feeling. It makes people unique from others. Many people paint their bodies during protests to help other people and the government understands their true meaning. Body painting is truly exquisite.

3D Carving Graffiti Body Art

Graffiti Body Art is a ‘Raw’ urban art form that has spread to all corners of the world. It started many years ago in France with Street Graffiti writers painting their letters and names on their girlfriends as a mark of adoration and since then it has now spread world wide especially popular in Latin America, Europe and Australia. The art-form is referred to by many as ‘Graffiti on Girls’.

3D Graffiti Body Art
3D Graffiti Body Art

The ‘hollow leg’ image above went viral earlier this year, but with no credit attached to this it was thought to have been a photo-shopped image. However we can confirm this is not the case. The 3D Carved leg was created by Russian Graffiti artist, Znag. We have been in touch with Znag who has sent us some more photos of his impressive 3D work.

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Like many Graffiti Body Painters Znag uses an artist paint pen to create his works and although this choice of medium will certainly create debate among many professional body artists, the images themselves are impressive non the less and Znag is certainly ‘carving‘ himself out a niche

Female Soccer Body Painting

The soccer body painting pictures you'll find in this section will be funny and inspirational . And we'll show you the sexiest soccer body painting girls wearing just inspirational Body Painting paint, each of them representing different countries.

Female Soccer Body Painting
 Female Soccer Body Painting

Soccer Body Painting Girls are popular over the internet because they have a mixed of beauty, sex, art, and the best sport in the world. Because of that mix these girls has been admired for many internet users. Pictures where girls have the body painted, are on demand all over the world. A hot girl painted is always very attractive, but soccer girls are specially unique because their fans loves everything about them.

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These pictures are here for your pleasure and joy. Each of these pictures have required a huge effort from both the girls and the artist. These girls are nude but they look like dressed wearing just body paint.

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Soccer Fans around the world should start thinking on getting painted to support your soccer team being nude having the team's jersey painted on their body. We expect body painting on women soccer pictures to grow in quantity and quality over the next months, because the next soccer world cup is coming.

Female and Male Body Painting

In fact we are fond of painting our bodies since prehistoric times. In past we were used to paint our bodies with materials like natural dyes, paints and pigments. In some cases we used ash, and clay, too. The markings that the people make on their bodies are thought to have magical powers with which one could ward off evil spirits or the tribal enemies. Such was the thinking in past. The painting of bodies was also coined with celebrating of auspicious occasions like New Year or a dance party. Same practice can still observed in the indigenous populations of the countries like New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific Islands, and certain parts of Africa.

Female Body Painting
Female Body Painting

In India the women and men are fond of using Henna. It is a colour extracted from a plant of Henna; it is also known as Mehandi. This type of body painting with Henna has been a fashion in India and the Middle East since many years. People paint their hands and legs and other parts of body with Henna during auspicious ceremonies like weddings. The use of henna or Mehandi has become popular in the Western countries, too, since last two decades.

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The art of body painting is not a new phenomenon in the countries of South America, too. People here have been using indigenous materials to paint their body and body parts. They use wet charcoal and other materials available in the local surrounding. In some parts of America, a material known as Huito is used to paint the bodies and faces. Huito is a black dye, and it takes weeks to fade away.