BODY PAINTING FOR PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES MCKENNA

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The location was cold due to it being the middle of January and the inside 

of a cave like atmosphere. 

The models were very professional and trusting given that they had all just met me and I was painting every inch of their nude bodies in a small space.

Each model took me slightly over an hour sitting inside a bathroom stall (with a heater by our feet) to paint them black head to toe, with a variation of brushes... the .7,.9, 1", 2", 3" and some sponges.

I remember one of the models remarking on the sensations of the heater, brushes, sponges and the cold paint being applied to bare skin. 

The matte black on their skin is dry the reflective is wet. Constant touch ups in between sets of shots were needed since their light skin would show through the black after movement.

My girlfriend at the time was a little jealous, but understanding of my passion for my work, but she gave me looks of doubt for days... but this isn't my first rodeo and I always keep it professional.  Look, I've been a nude body model myself several times, so I understand and respect what models endure on a regular basis.

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