April 17, 2004

STUD(y) in Silver

I A few weeks ago I had a call from a model friend Zane, who wanted to try a new look for his portfolio - body painting. He liked the idea of silver and thought some upper body shots would look "cool".  I on the other hand thought if he was going to go to the all the  trouble of being painted, he may as well do his entire body.

 Of course, I volunteered to do the task of applying the liquid metallic goop as well....* smirk *. 

Believe me, it IS a messy job and time consuming task, however it's absolutely amazing to watch the transformation take place right before your eyes. From warm caramel brown,  to man of steel.

  Nearly half way through the application, it reminded me of those skin tight body suits/hood combinations that speed skaters don for competitions, so I snapped off an image.  

Painting those massive arms were akin to painting Tori's legs, his thighs were the equivalent of her torso. Needless to say I used the entire bottle with barely a few drops left over in case we needed to touch up between shots.  If any one is considering trying this, Zane says it feels like some one spreading liquid nitrogen on your skin.....brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. 

 We won't mention what happens when guys get a chill.....