Let me introduce you to my human canvas and my best buddy, aka Ainara. Today, I grabbed a few body crayons and decided to get creative on her back.
Mandala designs are one of my favourites; I find their making very relaxing and therapeutic. This time I did something a little bit different and drew a mandala-style tree with a very detailed and more abstract crown and a darker and more realistic trunk. The roots, on the other hand, I made them finer and more blended at the very tips.
I've realized that the best way to build up a mandala design is to start off with very small and detailed figures and then move on to a bit larger and more spaced ones as you go outwards. Keeping a round edge can be the most complicated part, but try to use some sort of guideline to help you out and you'll have no problem.
I am actually very happy with the result, and so was my model.
Body painting is such a naturalistic and pure form of art, and I highly recommend you to try it out if you haven't. I usually stick to the face and neck but I definetely want to experiment more, specially after having such a pleasent time with this piece.
One day I'd like to do something crazy and extreme and maybe cover a whole body, if I find someone willing to offer their skin as my canvas, of course.
Skin can be a bit tricky to work on but the feeling you get by painting on it is like no other.
Hope you found this somewhat inspirational and you decide to give it a shot. Thanks for reading.
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