Body Painting: All You Need to Decorate the Body Beautiful with Pens/Pencils [Paperback]

Sophie Hayes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

Temporary tattoos combine the best of both worlds--the edgy mystery of body art with the flexibility to match your tattoo with your mood. In that spirit, Body Painting gives readers the best of all worlds--how-to instruction on designs from around the globe:

*Indian Mehndi designs
*Celtic knots
*African geometric patterns
*East Asian designs
*Mexican art
*Hawaiian flowers

Every design is shown in simple steps that allow for improvisation and creative flair. Hayes lays out more than 50 designs in 350 illustrations and includes several drawing methods and tips for finishing and preserving tattoos. Each book comes complete with five tattoo gel pens.

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About the Author

Sophie Hayes has written guides to henna body art and has a range of her own designs on her Web site. She works as a freelance fashion consultant and designs book covers, posters, clothes, hair accessories and jewelry. She lives in Thirlmere, England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158180489X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581804898
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,424,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, not so good pens., March 12, 2007

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John R. Hunter (Clinton, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Painting: All You Need to Decorate the Body Beautiful with Pens/Pencils (Paperback)

The designs are cute and easy to make. Most of the designs are very simple so this book will only take you so far. Nice idea for keeping your 5 pointed stars even. The only problem was, of the 5 markers, 2 worked good, 1 was okay and two would not write at all. I tried everything to get them going, I even took the nibs off and cleaned them with thinner, but they still wouldn't work. They are apparently cheap junk. Pens aside, i am glad i bought the book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS GREAT !!, October 3, 2004

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Dapper Dan From Dixieland - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body Painting: All You Need to Decorate the Body Beautiful with Pens/Pencils (Paperback)

A fantastic book which will have you making tattoos for your self and friends in no time.We had great fun at a party recently using the cool pens and everyone had a great time.
highly recommended!