My Bodypaintings - in the beginning (NSFW)

[bodypainter]

I know I've posted some of these at TFP in years past but the links are long gone. Three years ago this month I bought my first airbrush and started practicing. We were heading to Fantasy Fest at the end of October and I was determined to paint. These are some of my favorite pictures from those first practice sessions.

Please speak up and post replies! Critique my artwork! I know I'm no artist but by golly I have the guts to give it a try and I do believe that persistence is a good substitute for talent. Give me some encouragement to post more!

This was my very first painting...

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A couple days later my neighbor from down the street popped by and offered to model. What could I say except "take off your shirt!".
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Experimenting with metalics and color blending and my first attempt at eyeball titties.
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There's a great story behind this picture. I painted the blue shirt and Lucy put on the little gold vest over it and we got in the car and went out to a bar for some beers. We walked in like nothing was odd and <span style="font-style: italic">NO ONE NOTICED!</span> Amazing... When we finally pointed it out to a few people the entire bar crowded around to check it out of course.
<img src="http://oldweakandpathetic.com/tcrebel/tcr-new/DCP02177cs.jpg" border="0" />

Being the Apple fanboi that I am, this one was inevitable. Also, the first of many quickie tiger striped boobies.
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More attempts at duplicating real clothing.
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Here's another quickie tiger stripe - part of my search for something I can do when I've been drinking, plus my second attempt at eyeball tittles.
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Continuing to practice stuff that I would eventually do while we were at Fantasy Fest, the yellow thing. Also, the palm trees were the only body painting I ever tried to do with an old-fashioned brush.
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Here are my first couple efforts at cats. I like cats.
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And my first (and worst) try at "the tongue". I've done this a couple times since and it worked much better but that's another post.
<img src="http://oldweakandpathetic.com/tcrebel/tcr-new/DCP02298cs.jpg" border="0" />

For this post I'd like to thank my wonderful wife Lucy and our good friend Sally and our neighbor Michelle for sitting for me. I have hundreds more with lots of different models and will post them if I hear anything besides crickets chirping in here!

[ARTelevision]

I've always loved your stuff, Bodypainter. You know that.
Thanks for sharing it with us again here- I'm sure it is always an inspiration to others.

Much apppreciated.

[bad_husband]

Wow that is very cool. I've thought once or twice that it would be cool to try that, even if it was just for fun with the wife.

[skier]

wow I love seeing the progression. I can't wait for the next installment.

[majik_6]

that's really neat! I've been wanting to try that for a while, and your images just might have been the kickstart I needed!

[clavus]

I'm especially impressed with your cats. Do you look at pictures when you are painting, or does your work pop right out of your head?

[bodypainter]

Thanks Art and everyone else. It's nice to get some response.

clavus - I did a lot of looking on the web before I began, searching for inspiration. The cats, the tongue, and the yellow thing are all based on others works, modified to suit myself. I don't really consider myself to be any kind of artist.

[Y2KDREAD]

Great work, and what a fun job to have!

I'd like to say this art is uplifting but one can't have it all.

[Munku]

Dang.. That's some really nice stuff! The gold vest one is my favorite. And to the above poster..

[Twizted]

Very cool!!! I am a huge body painting fan. I certainly appreciate the hard work that goes into it. I have yet to dip my toes into the hobbie, but it's something I have often thought of...


One day!

Oh, and be sure to thank your wife and neighbor for those of us that appreciate the art. It's nothing without great models!

[usrbinboy]

that's really cool. I don't have talent to do that stuff, I'm more into erotic fingerpainting

[ncgti]

you do a great job. keep it up

[Hishi]

From first to last it improves significanly, keep it up.

[blackjack]

very nice. thanks for sharing.

[goldenturtle]

Pretty cool I've seen work like yours in Playboy. always thought it would be interesting if a girl could go out in public with out getting busted. Pun somewhat intended.

that's pretty cool!

[mbaha]

i like the ones on the chick with glasses the best

[flip]

Very cool!

[Albinho]

Very cool. I'd think the human body would be a hard canvas to work with.

[Irishsean]

I saw that first one on Stile the other day...