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Body paint-- easy to clean?
Photog wants to do a body paint shoot but the studio has no shower. Any suggestions for a paint that will come off easily with paper towels or something? Sep 21 10 12:36 pm Link Please make sure you dont get oil based. I have a photo of me in head to toe red on my profile.. and lets just say it didnt come off as easily as one would have hoped... and my white bathroom looked like a murder scene when i was done trying to get it off  ..Sep 21 10 12:57 pm Link I've done A LOT of bodypaint modeling.. What I would suggest is getting Oil of Olay Bodywash and scrubby gloves (kinda like exfoliating gloves for the bath.) Makes it a lot easier but honestly most of it comes off pretty darn easy to begin with, soap & water work. Certain colors and brands due to stick a bit more. I'd also suggest getting a comfy but cheap set of stretch pants & T to wear there and on your way home. Good luck, have fun, and I can't wait to see!! EDIT: If you're doing a small amount of painting moisturizing baby wipes should be able to remove.. also baby shampoo works good. Sep 21 10 01:02 pm Link It all depends on what formula of body paint is being used. Any time I apply paint to the body it's alcohol based, so alcohol or alcohol wipes remove it very quickly. I recommend using Temptu's Dura paints. They dry quickly, do not rub off, and come off easily with alcohol. Sep 21 10 01:11 pm Link if you use a water based body paint it will be simpler to remove without shower but its still not going to be overly easy... I would suggest bringing some baggy clothing to the shoot with you, and once done shooting put them on and go home and shower.. your skin will thank you for it... if you rub the paint off with paper towel your skin will not be overly happy with you, using a baby wipe and an oil based make-up remover will make the job easier but its still going to be messy.. some colours like reds and blues can be slightly more difficult to remove... And oil based body wash will also really help cut through the paint and make it easier to remove.. I'm sure Rich or Lisa will chime in soon with some specific products as they do a heck of alot more body painting than I do  Sep 21 10 01:12 pm Link
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Reason: not helpful Sep 21 10 01:37 pm Link better lighting studio wrote: NO. Not a valid topic of discussion. Sep 21 10 01:59 pm Link Lisa Berczel wrote: 2 great big thumbs up! Sep 21 10 02:01 pm Link Valentine Laroche wrote: Dot not even think about it,best thing is to be near a shower to wash it off. It looks great. Sep 21 10 02:01 pm Link NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. OMG that stuff takes FOREVER to get off. Like 2045230982304823740238 showers and then 2042347302841304 cleanings of the shower to get the shit out of the tub! LOL, but it is worth it. The pics come out beautiful. Sep 21 10 02:05 pm Link Lisa and Mandy are dead on. Really...a shower is SO MUCH easier if you can find a way to just cover yourself and get home, or to a hotel. Big A...SOME kinds of bodypaint are difficult to get off. Other types are not so bad. If you are working with a bodypainter or MUA...just ask them what they are using and how to remove it best. If you are working with a photographer or amateur bodypainter instead... good luck, hope they use some decent material. Sep 21 10 03:15 pm Link Skip showering and og to the local I hop... You'll get looks. Honestly thats what most my subjects do.  Sep 21 10 07:40 pm Link Stirling FX wrote: I-Hop????? Sep 21 10 08:00 pm Link I had one go to In-N-Out Burger...another went to Carl's Jr. I'm usually painting on weekdays in Sacramento...the club scene probably wouldn't be too exciting for those. Sep 21 10 10:05 pm Link Bodypaint removal? Well depending on your skin type and brand/colours used I would avoid wetwipes/babywipes etc. If I paint myself with turquoise and use a babywipe to remove, it always stains me! Use showergel to emulsify the paint then shower off. An exfoaliating (sp) glove or similar will help as some one to do your back for you. If you do get any staining on your skin, baby shampoo will help lift all but the most stubborn. If everything else fails, shaving foam left on the area for 10-15 mins should shift it. I recommend that anyone about to be bodypainted makes sure the painter is using paints made specifically for use on your skin. Some are waterbased, some acrylic but they should all be safe for skin. Sep 21 10 11:59 pm Link I had a full body Spiderman model remove his paint in the studio with inexpensive babywipes. It only took him about 20 minutes. Still, the easiest is to get a cheap sheet from your closet or a thrift store & cover your car seat, seat back, down the front where your calves will touch, & arm rests. If you have to drive, put an old pillowcase over the steering wheel & snug it down with a rubber band. After shoot, toss on tank top/t-shirt & shorts/jeans & flipflops & head home or out. A lot of my bodies come from the nearby naturist resorts to my house for painting, then drive back to their parties; this is how we do it. I cover my jeans in paint on a continual basis & 99.9% of it comes out in the wash without even bothering to pretreat the spots. Once home, any mild soap or baby shampoo & a washcloth or scrubby gloves should get you clean as a whistle (where did THAT phrase come from?). Sep 22 10 07:44 am Link Big A-Larger Than Life wrote: OMG, what did your painter use on you? Body paint shoots should never be that much of a problem to the model! Sep 22 10 07:46 am Link Cat Camp wrote: When we did the Tigress it took way longer to get my hair un"did" than to get the paint showered off! Sep 22 10 02:41 pm Link the biggest secret, MOISTURIZE!!!! for days before the shoot, and many times a day lotion lotion lotion!!!!! Makes the clean up that much easier Sep 22 10 02:44 pm Link All AMERICAN nudes wrote: I never put lotion or oil on my skin after my last shower before painting but do moisturize and drink plenty of fluids beforehand. Exfoliating is also helpful for a nice smooth flesh canvas (I usually do it the day before not the day of.) Sep 22 10 03:10 pm Link All AMERICAN nudes wrote: .... and is the first thing I strip off the skin before I start a paint project. Sep 22 10 03:23 pm Link Cat Camp wrote: But... public transportation. Walking. Sep 22 10 03:30 pm Link Christy Lavallee wrote: Thank you! Sounds perfect! Sep 22 10 03:32 pm Link Valentine Laroche wrote: Due to the sensitivity/tenderness of my skin I wouldn't want to remove the paint with alcohol.. then again maybe if it were smaller pieces & not in such tender areas it wouldn't be such an issue. Sep 22 10 03:56 pm Link Valentine Laroche wrote: Flip flops, cozy pants, and T Sep 22 10 03:57 pm Link I LOVE Temptu, but have never tried to do full body painting with it. Too much rubbing alcohol on too many delicate areas for most of the young models' skin I'm using it on. I use it when I need really real-looking tattoos. I don't what All AMERICAN Nudes is using, but it may be one of the latex body paints from Australia. They're lovely & you can put moisturizer under them. They're NOT the same as using artist's acrylic from the local craft store; they comply with their countries' makeup restrictions. Big A, I saw the cool gold paintings on you in your portfolio. Many of us get that kind of effect with the Mehron metallic powders mixed with baby oil or one of the final seal-type products. YEP, that's gonna leave one hellacious mess! No way around it that I've ever found. The metallic powders themselves are insidious mess-makers that will lurk in your pores & shimmy out a day at a time! I don't have any of those shots in my portfolio because I'm seriously loathe to do it unless I & my model are being well paid for the messes we'll have to clean up after the fun part of the shoot is over!!! If I'm gonna be on my hands & knees scrubbing the studio floor, somebody better be handing me money to do it! Sep 22 10 04:52 pm Link Valentine Laroche wrote: If you are doing this on your trip to NY nobody will notice or even give you a 2nd glance...lol Sep 22 10 04:57 pm Link Cat Camp wrote: This is the best way! Sep 23 10 03:17 pm Link You can baby wipe - a little makeup remover make 'em slide easier - any good water-based makeup (body paint) but if you are doing the whole body you'll still have residue or uncleaned areas. Our studio is now w/o shower and my models just bring old / comfy clothes to head home in. Some do go out to shop to dinner..... It's just makeup. Heck I've had models have to hit the airport after events and have flown across the country in body paint. Maybe for a small residue but I do not recommend isopropyl mystrate as it dries the skin. It is used in formulations of make along with oils. Top body paint models I know who have been painted man many many times say use cheap baby shampoo or body wash, lather up and like hair conditioner stand in it a while, then wash. I find reds and purple sure have some residue and a few folks it is teals that stain almost everyone. Moisturize only do it days before - do not come to be painted with any products on your skin. Dry skin will retain the residue from makeup more as the skin is "drinking" the paint. Come with clean but healthy skin. Get a bona fide body artist to do the work in a top brand of water based makeup - most shoot don't need super durable hybrids or alcohol based makeups. Bring a towel or sheet to cover your car seat and (smart / real) body painters don't paint inside your hands but we do tops of the feet and hands - so shoes too matter. Bring only things that can suffer a bit of high pigment makeup. Sweet Loretta www.sweet-loretta.com Sep 24 10 06:40 pm Link |
