Forget about all of the shadow hand puppets that we have ever seen just to entertain us when we were kids. These incredible airbrushed animals painted on human hands are absolutely the most amazing creations that you’ll ever see.
In this modern world, body painting has taken its place as one of the trendiest form of artwork. There is even an annual event to recognise the works of body artists. The World Bodypainting Festival is held on the third week of July in Seeboden, Austria every year. During this week-long festival, body artists from all over the world will gather to show off their talents and specialties.
Body art can consist of anything from tattoos, to piercings, to body painting, to scarification. Even make up can be considered body art.
Here’s some history of the ink.
Body painting that camouflages the model, creating a near invisible effect.
A humorous look at the things people say to those with lots of tattoos.
