This first image is one of our favorites in working with Amanda. We wanted to do a "rag-doll" shoot, where we section-off parts of the body and use different colors and lines to create a "patchwork look". Body art unlike regular make-up application requires a lot more attention to detail, steady-hands and a lot of stepping back to look at the full picture. This mini-project took us just under 2 and 1/2 hours to do, front and back. Our model was Rosine E, she's such a sweetheart and a great model from France.
With this image below, we had a real cool time pulling this together. Amanda instructed that she wanted the model to be "stark-white" with a huge ink-splatter on her eye. WOW! Ashley and I are like "okay...ink-splatter...we got this" but it really came out cool. First, Ashley painted her all white with MAC chroma cake to give that opaque base. Then, by hand, Ashley sketches out this "ink-splatter" on and around her eye, which looks awesome! She also added a couple more random ink-splatters to make it look as if she was really hit with a splatter of ...well, ink. She's given a cupid-lip to really ad drama to the mouth. For her hair, Amanda wanted a bun at the top of her head....but I really wanted to challenge myself. So I ask Amanda if it's alright if I give her a bun but with a twist. So, I started with the bun but instead of it laying flat down, I propped it upright. I also left a lot of the models own hair out and I used a "prop" and wrapped her hair around it. It kinda created a samurai look, which we liked, then finished with the chop sticks thru the hair. Oh, and yes, we really did make her brows and fake lashes "corvette-red". HOT!
Check out more of Amanda Bailard's work at www.amandabailard.com. Her images and saturation will blow your mind! 