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Zebras — Body Painting at FABAIC 2012 with Kryolan Aquacolors

"Zebras" — painted on May 26 at FABAIC 2012

by Christopher Agostino    www.agostinoarts.com

I clipped a foto a few years back of two zebras crossing their necks like this, and thought how well it fit the shapes of a woman’s shoulders. Once the design is worked out, this is an enjoyable kind of body painting to do, because the painting process is pretty straightforward: block in the white areas for the zebras, add the shading over the white and then the black stripes on top—the stripes which fool the eye and make it all work just like they do on a zebra.

From the "Nuba Bird Dance", Bodies Alive!

The back design makes play with a photograph of a painted dancer from the Bodies Alive! show at FABAIC a few years back. Continue reading →

Gator Eating Jose: UV Body Painting at FABAIC 2012 with Kryolan Aquacolors

 

 

Gator Eating Jose — UV Bodypainting May 26 at FABAIC, with Kryolan's Dayglo Aquacolors

by Christopher Agostino    www.agostinoarts.com

The day time demonstration sessions at the Kryolan booth at the Face and Body Art International Convention were only two hours long, so when a young man volunteered to have his torso painted I decided to do something using their UV Aquacolors, which would allow me to get a maximum effect in a minimum of painting time. Kryolan’s UV dayglos pop so bright under backlight that you can get a very fun painting without a lot of finesse. Continue reading →

Saraswati — Body Painting at FABAIC 2012 with Kryolan Aquacolors

"Saraswati, Goddess of Knowledge" — painted on May 24 at FABAIC 2012

by Christoper Agostino    www.agostinoarts.com

For my first demonstration painting at the Kryolan booth at the Face and Body Art International Convention this year, I chose a design to fit the convention’s Bollywood theme. Saraswati is a goddess of knowledge, a very ancient figure of Indian mythology, named after a river. This body design is derived from a more complex one I have yet to paint, which includes some of the intricate linework of the face and body art for the Theyyam Festival in the Kerala region of India. That complexity is only alluded to here in simplified form in the face design. This body painting is done with Kryolan’s Aquacolors, including Interferenze Copper and Bronze. Continue reading →