Samhain Publishing

One of the things I love about writing is researching interesting occupations, hobbies, and settings for the stories I plan to write. I’ve learned so many amazing things that I never would have come across any other way. Through my research I’ve traveled cross-country on a Harley, I’ve performed magic, I’ve designed erotic jewelry. But I’ve never actually experienced any of them.

Right now I’m working on a story where the hero is an erotic artist and during my research I discovered the awesome art of body painting.

I’ve learned that there are different methods of applying paint to the body – foam brushes, artist brushes, air brushes. There is special body paint – think of what you see at face painting booths at your local folk festival. There’s even liquid latex paint that can be peeled off when it’s no longer required.

I’ve spent hours browsing websites featuring body art. The picture here is from a website called Canvas Alive. I’m amazed by the incredibly talented artists out there. The pictures have given me so much inspiration for my book and my characters. I can’t help but wonder what it would feel like to have paint applied to large portions of my body. And how much more I might feel if I was attracted to the artist. By the time I was done researching, I couldn’t wait to get my hero and heroine together. And actually wish I could experience it myself.

So tell me, do any of you have experience with body painting? Have you created art from someone else’s body? Have you had your body transformed into a work of art? I’d love to hear about it!

And if body art’s not your thing, what interesting information have you run across while reading or writing a book?

Natasha
www.natashamoore.com