The art of tattooing in Japan is called Irezumi (入れ墨, literally: inkjet). The Japanese tattoo tradition was started in the beginning by wood carving artists. Wood carving artisans mainly used the so-called Nara Squid, which is characterized by a deep black color that looks very clear under the skin.

Bodypainting for pregnant women: With antiallergic body paints, the baby belly becomes a work of art. In a professional photo shooting, it is then perfectly set in scene.

A wedding Mehndi lasts up to nine hours.

Body painting has grown from its ritual meaning to an artistic expression of beauty.

This trend is based on black and goes the whole hog: Full Body Blackout Tattoos adorn the body with large-area motifs - to do things in a big way.

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Chameleon by Johannes Stötter

Polynesian tattoos are coined by motives of original symbolism.