Use luminous paint on the skin
Luminous colors for the skin are a creative variant of body painting, in which, in addition to the work of art on the skin, the luminosity of the neon colors also provides attraction.
Traditionally, you can paint your own large areas skin back to the war paint. Warriors have painted themselves in almost every culture since time immemorial, on the one hand to frighten their opponents and on the other hand to preserve their anonymity. Nowadays a real art direction has emerged from it - body painting. With luminous colors, body painting is even more fun, because when the skin glows in neon colors in the dark, the skin artwork really comes into its own.
How to use luminous paints on the skin
- Please ensure that you only buy certified, skin-friendly fluorescent paints so that allergic reactions can be limited as much as possible.
- Luminous colors can be applied to the skin with a sponge, a brush or with an airbrush, either just on that face, on parts of the body or as full body painting. The paint can also be applied with the hands or fingers.
- It would be advisable to do a test on one part of the body, if there is no reaction after 24 hours, then you can get started.
- At the beginning, the skin should be cleaned and dried well so that the fluorescent colors adhere as best as possible. Please do not rub the skin with alcohol to make it grease-free, otherwise it could dry out too much.
- As clothing, you usually only choose a string that can also be painted with luminous paint. Models are rarely completely naked. Choose a string that is very tight and skin-colored. Bear in mind that colors from textiles cannot always be washed out completely without leaving any residue.
- You can either paint straight away or make sketches beforehand according to which you want to proceed. You can use various small, recurring symbols over the whole as motifs body to distribute. Futuristic compositions are also suitable for luminous colors on the skin. A body art work of art can also be very attractive if it is designed asymmetrically. Basically, there are hardly any limits to your imagination, unless the patience of your model is waning.
- By the way, summer is recommended as the season, because standing still for several hours cools the body down considerably, mainly because the colors heat up through evaporation revoke.
- Allow enough time so that you can proceed in peace. If the paint dries out the skin too much, that is, if the paint cracks, you can remedy this with a very light body lotion. To do this, spread about a teaspoon of body lotion well on your palms and dab gently over the cracked area.
- The luminous color can be washed off the skin with water and shower gel. Sometimes you have to scrub a little, especially on keratinized areas of the skin, in order to completely remove the color. Cleansing milk or body lotion can also help here.
- After washing the dishes and drying them, use a mild body lotion to soothe the skin.
Our ancestors already had the idea of body painting. Today this type of painting is ...
Do not forget to take photos of your body art, so that you can enjoy the luminous colors on your skin for a long time after washing off. Inspiration for the design of the Body art can be found on the Internet.
