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53 Extraordinary Examples of Body Paint

— February 11, 2009 — Art & Design
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.
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Superhero Motion Face Paint
Superhero Motion Face Paint
Batman & Robin Come To Life
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Counter Culture Cosmetics
Counter Culture Cosmetics
Street Face Paint
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Artistic Painting on Hands
Artistic Painting on Hands
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Hands as a Canvas 3
Hands as a Canvas 3
Funny Fingers
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Cultural Handvertising
Cultural Handvertising
AT&T Campaign
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Moving Face Paintings
Moving Face Paintings
Body Art in Motion
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46
Manimali Watchvertizing
Manimali Watchvertizing
Guido Daniele's Painted Hand Watch Ads (UPDATE)
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45
Advertising in Scale
Advertising in Scale
Hot Wheels Mini Models
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44
Time Lapse Body Painting
Time Lapse Body Painting
Artist Paints Himself In Protest Against Diesel
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43
McDonald's Painted Handvertising
McDonald's Painted Handvertising
Rock 'n' Fries
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42
Body Paint for the Rainforest
Body Paint for the Rainforest
Joaquin Phoenix on 4REAL
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41
Body Painting to Sell Fake Diamonds
Body Painting to Sell Fake Diamonds
Modern Laser-Cut Rings by AMT Studio
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40
Passionate Painted People
Passionate Painted People
Harper's Bazaar's Grand Obsession
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39
Artistic Financial Crisis Protests
Artistic Financial Crisis Protests
Burning Money & Body Painting With Ashes
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38
Urban Body Graffiti
Urban Body Graffiti
Walee's Graphic Designed Skin
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37
Extreme Face Painting
Extreme Face Painting
Leaving no Patch Unpainted
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Painted Skin Shoes
Painted Skin Shoes
Temptu Paints
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Time Piece Body Painting
Time Piece Body Painting
Luxury Watch Feature in Zeitmagazin
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Competitive People Painting
Competitive People Painting
World Bodypainting Asian Awards
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Gisele's Racy Ads
Gisele's Racy Ads
First Ipanema Commercials
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X-Ray Body Paint
X-Ray Body Paint
Art To Promote Healthy Eating
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31
Animal Hand Paintings
Animal Hand Paintings
Hanimals
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30
Body Painting Editorials
Body Painting Editorials
‘Paint Box' in Muse
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Human Sculptures Through Body Paint
Human Sculptures Through Body Paint
Statuesque in Wound Magazine
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Body Paint Ads
Body Paint Ads
Bit Copa Beer
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Painted Models for Awareness
Painted Models for Awareness
Bullets 4 Peace
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Graffitied Girls
Graffitied Girls
Body Paint Meets Street Style
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Horror Cosmetics
Horror Cosmetics
Extreme Facial Bodypainting
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Body Graffiti Underwear Editorials
Body Graffiti Underwear Editorials
‘CK Teen Screen Grabs' by Brett Lloyd
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Painted Nudevertising
Painted Nudevertising
Wearing Nothing But Ultra Thin Panty Liners
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Patriotic Body Painting
Patriotic Body Painting
Wearing Your Flag With Pride
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International Skin Art Competitions
International Skin Art Competitions
Stockholm Body Painting Contest
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Skinvertising
Skinvertising
Painted Skin to Sell Downy Fabric Softener
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X-Ray Body Painting
X-Ray Body Painting
Sexy Skeletons and Glowing Bones
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Body Paint Illusions
Body Paint Illusions
Emma-Jane Cammack Camouflage Art
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Body Painting Evolved
Body Painting Evolved
Emma Hack, The Ultimate Body Artist
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Arboreal Body Paint
Arboreal Body Paint
Models Disguised as Trees
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Nude VJs for Animal Rights
Nude VJs for Animal Rights
MTV & VIVA Body Paint PETA Ads
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14
Camouflage Body Painting
Camouflage Body Painting
Body Art as a Disguise
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Picasso-Style Body Painting
Picasso-Style Body Painting
Surreal Images on Real Women
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12
Extreme Body Painting
Extreme Body Painting
Live Art from the World Championships
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11
Body Paint Sportswear
Body Paint Sportswear
Emma-Jane Cammack's Art of Sport
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10
Big Body Painting
Big Body Painting
Celebrating Plus-Sized Shapes
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9
Commercial Body Painting
Commercial Body Painting
John Vargas' Work
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8
Paint-On Gold Costumes
Paint-On Gold Costumes
24 Carat Body Painting
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7
Horror Body Painting
Horror Body Painting
Beautiful Bodied Zombies
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Painted Celebrities
Painted Celebrities
Stars Wearing Nothing but Body Paint, From Paris Hilton to Rihanna
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5
Painted on Costumes
Painted on Costumes
Body Paint for Halloween
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Wearing Nothing
Wearing Nothing
Sports Illustrated 2008 Body Paint Shoot
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3
Wearing Nothing (II)
Wearing Nothing (II)
Heidi Klum Body Paint Shoot by Rankin
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2
World Map Body Paint Bikinis
World Map Body Paint Bikinis
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2009 Shows Worldly Brooklyn Decker
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1
Wild Body Painting
Wild Body Painting
Exotic Artistry to Bring Out Your Inner Animal
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