Skin Art
Types of Skin Art
Posted by Myro on 6:38 AM
A Temporary tattoo is a non-permanent image on the skin resembling a true tattoo. Temporary tattoos can be drawn, painted, or airbrushed as a form of body painting.
Temporary tattoos of any kind are used for numerous purposes including self-expression, identification, and advertising. Actors who wish to add to their character's distinctiveness might take temporary tattoos painted on the skin by hand or using stencils as part of their cosmetic ritual.
Temporary tattoos come in henna, air-brushed, and stick on tattoos.
Henna tattoos are a form of ancient Indian and Middle Eastern art. They have been done for thousands of years and are seen as a spiritual act as well as an art form. The ink used in this type of tattoo is from a flowering plant called henna. The process involves the artist painting your body with a henna mixture that includes henna leaves, black tea, and other ingredients like paprika. Everything is very natural and safe, unless you are allergic to anything in the mixture.
Airbrush tattoos are usually sprayed through a type of stencil onto the surface of the skin with a specially formulated paint. Not to be confused with henna tattoos, airbrush tattoos is paint that sits on top of the skin, not a dye. They were first developed by movie makers and makeup artists, wanting longer lasting, realistic looking temporary tattoos for their actors to wear.
Stick on tattoos are usually used for simple child play. They are ready-made tattoos that can be easily applied to the skin with the aid of water. These can be easily removed once skin is washed.
Permanent tattoo is a permanent mark on the body that is created by inserting pigment (known as “ink”) into the skin. Modern tattoos are usually made with an electric “tattoo gun” that rapidly inserts the ink into the skin with needles. The needles prick the skin’s top layer—the epidermis—and inject ink into its underlying layer of connective tissue, the dermis.
credits : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo
Temporary tattoos of any kind are used for numerous purposes including self-expression, identification, and advertising. Actors who wish to add to their character's distinctiveness might take temporary tattoos painted on the skin by hand or using stencils as part of their cosmetic ritual.
Temporary tattoos come in henna, air-brushed, and stick on tattoos.
Airbrush tattoos are usually sprayed through a type of stencil onto the surface of the skin with a specially formulated paint. Not to be confused with henna tattoos, airbrush tattoos is paint that sits on top of the skin, not a dye. They were first developed by movie makers and makeup artists, wanting longer lasting, realistic looking temporary tattoos for their actors to wear.
Stick on tattoos are usually used for simple child play. They are ready-made tattoos that can be easily applied to the skin with the aid of water. These can be easily removed once skin is washed.
credits : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo