Body Paint: It’s beautiful, it’s controversial, it’s artistic and edgy. It’s as hated as it is loved, but body paint is an undeniably prevalent and powerful way to harness viral attention.
Generally, body painting often involves the painting of a fully-naked human body, hence the controversy. Body painting can also refer to the painting of individual sections of the body and not require nudity at all, such as painting of hands or feet.
In the last months, Trend Hunter has upped the amount of body paint articles we have featured on our front page, and their level of creativity and innovation only seems to increase.
This cluster highlights some of the most unique body paint innovations we’ve seen, from body paint used in advertising, to body paint used to generate awareness for animal rights, to that which is purely used to capture narcissistic attention.
53 Extraordinary Examples of Body Paint

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World Map Body Paint Bikinis
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2009 Shows Worldly Brooklyn Decker

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Wearing Nothing (II)
Heidi Klum Body Paint Shoot by Rankin
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Wearing Nothing
Sports Illustrated 2008 Body Paint Shoot
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Painted on Costumes
Body Paint for Halloween
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Wild Body Painting
Exotic Artistry to Bring Out Your Inner Animal
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Painted Celebrities
Stars Wearing Nothing but Body Paint, From Paris Hilton to Rihanna
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Horror Body Painting
Beautiful Bodied Zombies
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Paint-On Gold Costumes
24 Carat Body Painting
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Commercial Body Painting
John Vargas' Work
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Body Paint Sportswear
Emma-Jane Cammack's Art of Sport
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Painted Nudevertising
Wearing Nothing But Ultra Thin Panty Liners
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Extreme Body Painting
Live Art from the World Championships
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Picasso-Style Body Painting
Surreal Images on Real Women
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Body Painting Evolved
Emma Hack, The Ultimate Body Artist
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Body Paint Illusions
Emma-Jane Cammack Camouflage Art
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Body Graffiti Underwear Editorials
‘CK Teen Screen Grabs' by Brett Lloyd
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Nude VJs for Animal Rights
MTV & VIVA Body Paint PETA Ads
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Graffitied Girls
Body Paint Meets Street Style
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Body Paint Ads
Bit Copa Beer
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Urban Body Graffiti
Walee's Graphic Designed Skin
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Skinvertising
Painted Skin to Sell Downy Fabric Softener
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International Skin Art Competitions
Stockholm Body Painting Contest
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Painted Models for Awareness
Bullets 4 Peace
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Extreme Face Painting
Leaving no Patch Unpainted
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Camouflage Body Painting
Body Art as a Disguise
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Gisele's Racy Ads
First Ipanema Commercials
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Big Body Painting
Celebrating Plus-Sized Shapes
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Painted Skin Shoes
Temptu Paints
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Patriotic Body Painting
Wearing Your Flag With Pride
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Arboreal Body Paint
Models Disguised as Trees
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Competitive People Painting
World Bodypainting Asian Awards
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X-Ray Body Painting
Sexy Skeletons and Glowing Bones
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Horror Cosmetics
Extreme Facial Bodypainting
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Animal Hand Paintings
Hanimals
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Artistic Financial Crisis Protests
Burning Money & Body Painting With Ashes
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Human Sculptures Through Body Paint
Statuesque in Wound Magazine
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Passionate Painted People
Harper's Bazaar's Grand Obsession
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Advertising in Scale
Hot Wheels Mini Models
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Manimali Watchvertizing
Guido Daniele's Painted Hand Watch Ads (UPDATE)
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McDonald's Painted Handvertising
Rock 'n' Fries
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Cultural Handvertising
AT&T Campaign
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Body Paint for the Rainforest
Joaquin Phoenix on 4REAL
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Time Piece Body Painting
Luxury Watch Feature in Zeitmagazin
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Body Painting Editorials
‘Paint Box' in Muse
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Body Painting to Sell Fake Diamonds
Modern Laser-Cut Rings by AMT Studio
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Time Lapse Body Painting
Artist Paints Himself In Protest Against Diesel
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Counter Culture Cosmetics
Street Face Paint
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X-Ray Body Paint
Art To Promote Healthy Eating
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Moving Face Paintings
Body Art in Motion
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Artistic Painting on Hands
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Hands as a Canvas 3
Funny Fingers
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Superhero Motion Face Paint
Batman & Robin Come To Life
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