Apr 15
Tips For Using Liquid Latex
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An age old form of art is body painting. Indian tribes have used body painting to create a look of fierceness to enemies during times of conflict. Stage and film performers have used body painting as a means to changing or enhancing their appearance for film, stage and theatrical performances.

Liquid latex has been one of the mainstays of makeup artists for many years. It has been used to create sublime to sensual to scary affects for film almost since the inception of motion pictures. Today the use of liquid latex has found it’s way into the everyday life of people that enjoy the art of body painting. It is a fluid like material that can be painted on the skin and then allowed to dry. Entire outfits that can even be worn in public can be created just by applying multiple layers of this rubbery compound. Read the rest of this entry »