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Addicted to adornment? Dedicated to decoration? Now the world of body art is brought to you step by step. Body Art Chic is a cool celebration of body and hair adornment, with an amazing variety of techniques and styles to suit any mood or occasion. Sensational ideas for nail and hair designs, temporary tattoos, body jewels, and piercing jump from every page. Create gorgeous bindis (Indian forehead jewelry), mehendis (Indian henna tattoos), funky little hair knots, nail art, eye-catching tattoos...the possibilities are endless. Complete with simple instructions, safety advice on body piercing, and traceable patterns and designs, Body Art Chic is just what you need to get started.

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Chapter One

arm munition

Tattoos around the upper arm are becoming ever more popular. Celtic bands and organic designs are appearing everywhere from New York to Moscow. The designs opposite elaborate on those themes. On the front flap of the cover you will find a stencil which can be used to create another design.

you will need ...

... a friend to help you!

... tattoo inks and a fine art brush or

temporary mehndi body ink.

(see page 94) or liquid eyeliner

... talcum powder refract to set

(if using eyeliner or tattoo ink)

For a slightly different look, use the stencil on the front flap of the cover and follow instructions.

1 To ensure that your design circles your arm perfectly, use a loose elastic band as a guide to get a neat horizontal line.

2 Draw a wavy line carefully around your upper arm.

3 Add decorative flourishes and curls at regular intervals along the circling band.

4 Finish with little dots above and below.

Removal

Tattoo inks -- rubbing alcohol or a lot of soap and water.

Body paint, or temporary mehndi body ink -- soap and water.

"double joy"

The Chinese character "double joy" is used in China at weddings as it means great happiness and the two elements of the word's design also allude to the joining of man and wife.

you will need ...

... black body paint or black tattoo ink

... a fine art brush

... talcum powder to set

1 Sketch a rough outline of the character in kohl pencil.

2 In paint or ink, follow the photographs to achieve the finished look.

3 Using talcum powder and a powder puff, lightly dust the design to set it.

Removal

Tattoo inks -- rubbing alcohol or a lot of soap and water.

Body paint -- soap and water.

mixed emotions

This is a variation on the infamous knuckle tattoos `love' and `hate'. To ring the changes you could write the words on your nails. Hearts have been used in tattoo designs for centuries. They look great in any form, painted anywhere on the body. Try a simple red heart on your upper arm or a black heart-beauty spot on your cheek!

you will need (for the hands)...

... either white mehndi or

white body paint

... a fine brush

1 Carefully spell out `love' and `hate' on to your left and right hands.

you will need (for the hands)...

... a kohl pencil

... a fine brush

... a fill-in brush

... selection of body/face paints -- red, black, yellow and white

1 Sketch out heart shape in pencil.

2 With the fill-in brush, paint the heart red and add yellow for the flames.

3 Add a little black to the red to darken it, then add in some shading around the outer edges to add a little depth.

4 Add thin white lines radiating from the heart with the fine brush.

5 Using the same brush and black paint, add the ring of thorns.

6 Powder and set

Removal

Body paint -- soap and water.

star-crossed lovers

Quite often bold is best. Revealing a simple cross can knock 'em dead. We show how to create a Celtic cross below but you could try a Maltese cross, or an Egyptian ankh (see right, T-shaped, with a loop above the horizontal bar) to symbolise `life'.

you will need ...

... body paint or tattoo ink

(we used black)

... a fine art brush

... talcum powder to set

1 Prepare the skin by wiping with astringent to remove grease or moisturiser.

2 Sketch out your design lightly with a kohl pencil.

3 Using a fine brush, begin to fill in with body paint or tattoo ink.

4 When finished, set by gently patting with talcum powder.

Removal

Tattoo inks -- rubbing alcohol or a lot of soap and water.

Body paint -- soap and water.