Full Body (and leotard) Glitter tattoos

Thought I would share my latest craze!

I got fed up of 'just' doing smallish freehand glitter tatts on backs/ arms at balls.
So went BIG Am addicted now.....

Please be aware the ladies in here are all dancers and are wearing prosthetic boob covers in the shape of roses etc, so are well and truly covered...

Same dancer diff club. Peacock feather theme as she was a fan dancing demo.


This was for the Beijing club - the round moon with squiggles on her arm/ back is their logo/ name in chinese !


For kungfu photoshoot - waiting pro shots.


Same dancer again but she had a different body tatt under that for her 1st performance then put this on for the final Adam & eve themed hoop show...

Experimented a lot and found adding paint to Graftobian pro Adhesive so it sticks wel for a lively all night dance show but can be peeled off far more easily after the end helps.
Cat x

<--- is in awe and amazement and can't really speak right now. Will ask about details later when she finds words.

The tiger is amazing!

Loss for words, other than AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!!!!
Susan

So Cat... you found that if you mix facepaint with the adhesive, it peels off easier? So like, liquid facepaint in a matching color to the glitter? And brush on? (I have never done a glitter tat, but have admired from afar... am now drooling to get me some with birthday monies).

There is a masquerade ball on March 6th that a few of the attendees have booked me for... like you said on the other thread.. this would be beautiful with an evening gown. Must go shopping! Please give advice everyone! I only have a month to practice on myself!!!

Awesome!

spectacular!

Wow!!! Is that mica or something else on the tiger? It doesn't look glittery in the photo. How long did it take you to do the dancer? Absolutely awesome!

Thanks!

The tiger is mica in the tail but he liked the glitter so much we went all glitter the rest. The sparkle WILL show (I hope) in the pro shoot of him leaping around kung-fu-ing on the beach, when I get them. Its just hard to photo and works best with several directions of direct light eg flash - I didn't use any in my snap.

I only mix facepaint with adhesive for the bodies IF its just for a shoot/ short performance wear - that way it won't sweat off but can be sort of peeled/ rubbed off. For more normal tatts I would keep the glue pure (almost - add a hint so you can see where you glued!) as they want it to last. Its just I can imagine glitter tatts all over your boobs/ butt are not that great to sleep in I just use a contrasting colour to the skin - usually blue or green - as i only use opaque glitters and if properly applied the paint (as the glue dries clear!) should not show through anyway.

I poof on most of it and spread it around with a brush but would prefer, I think, for this, to have pots of glitter...just need to work out how safely as I'd be bound to knock them over/ get colour transfer btw pots....

All 3 of the skin designs took approx 2 hrs but I wasn't under pressure & am still learning.

The lycra bodysuit was a PAIN and took 3.5 due to drips being disguised and the fact the suit kept soaking up glue so had to be coated a couple of times. And she smudged it going the loo, and and etc.

Cat x

PS Did I stick up pics of what I do at balls yet for glitter tatts?

no, you haven't

and may I ask what face paint you use?

Grimas, Diamond FX(same as Wolfe), Kryolan Interfernz/ metallics, Paradise, a few snaz,.....
OK ball dress glitter att designs and I'm NOT putting up the 1 who wanted a sketch from the Kama Sutra...


cat-chewed bird wings (???) as requested.


Iffy peacock feather - my 1st at the time!


Stars n swirls (bigger down her back) - v popular

Also loads of flowers, necklaces, etc, will try to find pics...
Cat x

Beautiful!

Gorgeous!! Are you using a round brush to get the tips so pointy?

On the ball dress pics above, yep, just a normal brush.

But I since found squeezing the glue from a fine-tip bottle (almost like a puffer but more like a silk paint gutta bottle) is better - much finer & will not go sticky and cloggy like the brush does.

The tiger glitter tatt I sacrificed an angled sword liner brush for tho...

Really inspiring! I'm gonna try it - I love glitter Thanks Cat

WOWZA!!! Gorgeous Glitter Designs!!!! Cat!!!! I love your colors and prosthetics and the graceful swirls wrap around her!!! Breathtaking and absolutely eyecatching!!!

I wanted to experiment something like this with latex but was concerned that it would just peel off with the heat and perspiration. Mixing the paint and adhesive is brilliant! Did you find a recipe that you would recommend? 2 parts glue, 1 part paint?

I agree the individual glitter pots and using the brush are preferrable when doing a lot of different colors and blending as well as covering larger areas. The poofer is just goes everywhere and glitter sticks to the skin and paint and glue areas. OK for translucent glitter on kids' face designs- not for tatts and finer intricate and high intensity denser coverage body designs.

Thanks!

Oh I don't have a problem with controlling the poofers, or it sticking to even sweaty skin (always humid here plus I don't wipe down with alcohol before) -I have a cool brush I found that takes it off perfectly. Think I may have to go get a bunch and sell them - its like a mini dish scrubbing brush, but softer, but harder than a blusher brush - takes off the excess skin glitter really well!

I just get a sore hand from poofing

Yep had a few wanting me to do latex here, but put off by:
1) the allergy issues, 2) the sweat-peeling issues 3) the smell 4)the fact you have to do several coats to get it 1/2 decently opaque and 5) I don't really want to work in places where the models finish the show by peeling off the artwork to total nakedness....

Afraid I haven't been that scientific re mixing glue; I just welly in bits of paint I gouge out then shake for hours, then try it on me. If it stays on with glitter even when rubbed/ soaked, fine, I just check it peels off fairly easily if pressed with an alcohol pad. (pure glue you really have to soak/ rub with alcohol to get off). (my main model just sits in a hot shower and rubs the paint-glue it off with no alcohol). It did peel off a silk dancer early but they forgot and went to get spray tans an hour before I glittered them, doh! And the friction from your entire body being supported by fabric wound round your legs is pretty great, which is what helped it go, I think...

Wildcatfin wrote:Thanks!
I just welly in bits of paint I gouge out then shake for hours, then try it on me.

Sorry Cat, Please define "welly"

I think I know what you mean, but please be more specific... I left my Cat to Jen translator at home

Bits of watered paint into adhesive and mix, or bits of solid paint and mix for hours? (I'll be buying my adhesive this weekend).

Nope welly as in 'chuck in haphazardly' (welly whanging being a trad country fair game in UK) chunks of gouged out paint. Not huge bits at a time so you hpefully don't overdo it. Also beware if it goes too dark it may show thru pale/ non opaque glitters.

I used to use neon pink but this time went for blue as it shows better in bad light.
Seems to take a lot of shaking to mix it. A LOT. I didn't want to add water for asst reasons, solid paint safer.