Body Painting - A Marble Statue or Real Live Model?

Body painting, and body makeup have been used by woman since ancient times.

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Trade Show Models in Body Painted Tops Created by Makeup Artist - Body Painter RoByn Thompson

In the 60's, Mod model Twiggy added a famous flower eye to her look and suddenly everyone wanted to use the body as a canvas.

Twiggy's flower eye was carefully crafted with painted petals and false eyelashes framing her doe like eyes.

Suddenly, cosmetics were not just to beautify the body - but also to electrify the look.

Demi Moore made headlines in1992 when she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair in a painted-on tuxedo and nothing else.

Today's makeup artist - body painter can turn a pregnant model's belly into a beautiful holiday greeting card complete with snowman and holiday greetings or turn a model into a beautiful work of art. This is a very real and special talent.

Body Painted Greeting Card on Model's Belly created by RoByn Thompson

One unique makeup artist - body painter, who has done all this and a great deal more, is RoByn Thompson of NYCBodyArt.

RoByn uses only professional theatrical grade makeup products that are hypoallergenic and FDA approved for use on the skin to insure the protection of the model.

RoByn adheres to strict safety and hygienic practices and emphases that it is important to note the difference between professional theatrical grade makeup products and regular paints labeled as nontoxic.

Since nontoxic only applies to intended uses of painting on surfaces and clearly not the skin.

RoByn is also the first international member of FACE, the European Face Painting Association to meet their demanding criteria for membership.

A Marble Statue or Real Live Model?

What if that life-like statue created in marble or bronze began to move or - speak.

Masterful, makeup artist - body painter Robyn has created many living statues that have been the centerpiece at trade shows, parties and fashion shows.

Her real life statutes become the focus of many events, resulting in numerous media stories and many media photo opportunities.

Striking Bikini or Body Paint?

Model Wears Only Painted on Clothing

Imagine a model on a catwalk, slowly pausing at the end of the runway in a beautiful corset or bikini top.

Slowly the audience notices that the top is not make out of material - but actually painted onto the skin of the model.

Hum, a real showstopper and body painted clothing are a specialty of RoByn.

View more of RoByn Thompson stunning body painting work and be sure to visit her website NYCBodyArt.

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From Beautiful Model to Serpent

From Nastassia Kinski famous nude photo entwined with a live boa to Paris Hilton controversial topless boa ad for Guess Jeans, women and snakes have been a riveting subject for photographers.

Model Jennie Tivnan in full snake body painting with a live snake neckless

We are all familiar with Eve's meeting with a snake in the Garden of Eden and of course Medusa from Greek mythology who had snakes for hair and turned anyone who looked at her into stone.

The Snake also played a key role in Harry Potter "Chamber of Secrets" as we learned that Harry was able to speak in Parseltongue, the language of snakes.

Visionary artist, art director and stylist, EYE-lene has taken these themes one step beyond by transforming a woman into a snake - not literally, but by using the age old tradition of full body painting.

Having assembled a unique team of body painter, model, props, photographers and three snakes, EYE-lene carefully crafted a series of stunning photos of the snake woman and the snakes in striking images based on the mythological characters. She crafted a unique snake head dress base on the legendary snake hair of Medusa.

Jennie metamorphosis into Serpent begins as RoByn applies body make up

The transformation from beautiful model Jennie Tivnan into a snake woman was a long five and a half hour process as body painter Robyn Thompson of NYCBodyArt turns the nude body of model Jennie from flesh color to green and gold serpent scales. Body painter Robyn carefully and artfully applied layer after layer of green non-toxic water based theatrical makeup and gold leaf to Jennie until the transformation into a snake was complete.

Serpent Jennie charms her dancing friends

RoByn Thompson is an internationally award-winning face and body artist. She is the first international member to meet the criteria for membership in FACE, the European Face Painting Association. Her body art has graced hundreds of men and women at a multitude of events: public, private and corporate. With imagination and artist flair, she brings amazing themes to life using the human body as a canvas.

RoByn's empathic understanding of the power of transformation enables her to turn any concept into an empowering work of art. Based in New York City, RoByn's company- www.nycbodyart.com - travels the world to create magnificent affirmations of the beauty of the human body. RoByn uses only the highest quality non-toxic professional theatrical grade products that are hypoallergenic and FDA approved for use on the skin for the human model's protection.

Model Jennie commented: "I have never worked with snakes before, although I have briefly touched one before, that's about it! Little did I know that one day I would be draped in them!

Jennie is introduced to the smaller snake Apollo

And it really was just the initial contact with them, touching them for the first time, knowing they were going to be all over me in a few hours lol". During her transformation Slitherella, the snake handler, "brought the smaller snake over for me to touch. Very daunting when you're not as use to them as some people", commented Jennie.

Slitherella, one of the snake handlers, "noted Jennie wasn't too comfortable at first...that's why I walked around the apartment with the snakes and slowly introduced them to her, starting with the little one first". Apollo, the smaller snake named after the greek/roman sun god, is a red corn snake and the genetic relative of the rat snake and Meitreya, the larger snake, who is a hybrid between a black rat snake and an everglades rate snake which are found in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

Model Jennie was then introduced to an eight and a half foot albino python snake named "Naked". Naked, according to her handler John, "has a very gentle nature and loves people. Wrapping herself around any warm body she can find, model Jennie quickly became an object of affection."

Jennie's Medusa stare, as the live serpents slither over her

Jennie reaction to "Naked" a boa, "was fine, having her draped around me, but when she would come face to face with me, I was very uneasy at first lol. But wow, by the end of the shoot, I nearly want to get one myself!!"

There seemed to be no difficulty with either photographers with the snakes, the snakes just did their thing and Brian Diaz and Russell Heller just took great pictures. It's kind of impossible to pose a snake and have it hold the pose.

Except for almost 20 mosquito bites suffered by Jennie, the snake photo shoot went off fluidly, results in many engrossing and fascinating photos.

For more pictures from the shoot, see the The Preparation and The Finish Pictures pages on the Models-Port site.

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