Sports Illustrated Body-Painted Swimsuits [Archive]

hm0504

07-25-2005, 09:13 AM

Well, here's a sight/site I thought I'd never see: body-painted swimsuits on CNN's Sport's Illustrated page, eg:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/swimsuit/collection/is...g_05_bycategory.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/swimsuit/collection/issues/2005/05_bodypainting_05_bycategory.html)

More at:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/swimsuit/collection/bodypainting/

CNN actually showing topfree pictures (pretty much). Is this a first? They are actually top free, right? Or are my eyes playing tricks on me? Man, they nearly popped right out of their sockets when I saw this!

(Let me emphasize that my admiration for these pictures is purely for artistic merit.)

barbararuth

07-25-2005, 10:08 AM

I think this whole body-painting thing is so very cool. Some friends got totally painted at Hedonism a few years ago and I have seen the most outrageous pictures from Fantasy Fest and Mardi Gras. It does not surprise me that SI caught on. It is so sexy and some of the designs are absolutely gorgeous. You will be amazed if you catch the full-body medusa from Fantasy Fest 2004. She is completely nude in full paint and headress and walking in the streets of Key West. I can't wait to have someone paint me..perhaps a nautical theme???!!! Sports Illustrated..now I may actually buy your swimsuit issue!

hm0504

07-25-2005, 10:26 AM

Perhaps the SI body painting feature will help it catch on. I'm very interested in the cultural ramifications of this. Though I've not given body painting a lot of thought, until now, the fact that a major publication is featuring it may well make it very mainstream...and, of course, the associated topfreedom (or more).

As I was suggesting in my first post, I was rather amazed to see a topfree model on CNN's web site. I can only imagine that the morality police were not given advance warning. It will be very interesting to see how this plays out given what happened over a microscopic millisecond blur of Janet Jackson's nipple.

Thanks for your feedback barbararuth; I'm very interested to find out what CFFers think of this.

jon71

07-25-2005, 10:56 AM

I think it's cool. I certainly would like to see society relax as to what people wear (or don't wear) so that's a plus. Why now have fun with it and be artistic at the same time?

PascoDoug

07-25-2005, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by hm0504:
Well, here's a sight/site I thought I'd never see: body-painted swimsuits on CNN's Sport's Illustrated page

Thanks for the link. Very cool. I love body painting that looks so real.

I'm really not sure why you thought this would be "censored" though.

Very little is ever actually censored here. We do have certain standards of taste perhaps and have to keep the content appropriate for a family oriented website. Some "censorship" does exist on even the most open minded & liberal websites, including this one. It's not always a bad thing.

hm0504

07-25-2005, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by PascoDoug:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hm0504:
Well, here's a sight/site I thought I'd never see: body-painted swimsuits on CNN's Sport's Illustrated page

Thanks for the link. Very cool. I love body painting that looks so real.

I'm really not sure why you thought this would be "censored" though.

Very little is ever actually censored here. We do have certain standards of taste perhaps and have to keep the content appropriate for a family oriented website. Some "censorship" does exist on even the most open minded & liberal websites, including this one. It's not always a bad thing. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thanks Doug.

What I meant was that CNN/SI might be forced to pull the photo gallery once word got out -- not that CFF would delete my link to CNN/SI.

PascoDoug

07-25-2005, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by hm0504:
Thanks Doug.
What I meant was that CNN/SI might be forced to pull the photo gallery once word got out -- not that CFF would delete my link to CNN/SI.

Gotcha. That's what I get for reading your post too quickly. http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

It seems that it's OK to show nude models as long as they are wearing "clothes" hehe

WacoTX

07-25-2005, 12:40 PM

Thanks for a really neat web site. I normally don't care much about body painting because so much of it is (IMHO) so poorly done. This site is proof that it can be done with a lot of artistic merit.

shãybare

07-25-2005, 12:49 PM

http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif
Definitely a thumbs up in my book. I too love the ones that look so realistic it's hard to imagine the clothes are paint-ons.

BroNudist

07-25-2005, 03:21 PM

Those are really creative works of art! The artists attention to detail are great! Theyve found really talented artists to them. Ive seen something like this on Ripley's Believe It or Not...i was very difficult to tell between the real swimsuits & the painted ones.

need2Bnude

07-25-2005, 03:35 PM

Thats what I call a very talented artist.

R.M.GREENMAN2

07-25-2005, 04:17 PM

Has anyone here seen the Painted Ladies of the Playboy Mansion? Those also are some very cool paint jobs!

Bob S.

07-25-2005, 07:28 PM

I'm curious what they are wearing on their pubic region. Their bottoms (at least most of themO are also painted on, but there is obviously something there. It doesn't seem to be tied on or wrapped around their waist. Any ideas?

Bob S.

nudeM

07-25-2005, 07:50 PM

Dittos to what everyone else said. Very artistic paintings. Thanks for sharing. http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

MJ_KC

07-25-2005, 08:43 PM

Originally posted by Bob S.:
I'm curious what they are wearing on their pubic region. Their bottoms (at least most of themO are also painted on, but there is obviously something there. It doesn't seem to be tied on or wrapped around their waist. Any ideas?

Bob S.
The were wearing bikini bottoms. The name of the maker was listed for each photo.

Qikdraw

07-25-2005, 09:51 PM

There are some amazing body painters out there.
This is one of my favorite pictures. One of these days I hope to own a print of it.

http://www.paintedalive.com/speed-e.jpg (http://www.paintedalive.com/HTML-WWW/gallery.html)

Click on teh picture (if it works) it should link you directly to this artists site.

The World Bodypainting Festival (http://www.bodypainting-festival.com/engl_version/index2.htm) site also has some amazing body artists.

Qikdraw

BroNudist

07-26-2005, 03:26 AM

Thats one cool looking painting...a very good art job on it!

Daveinct

07-26-2005, 04:55 AM

Originally posted by MJ_KC:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bob S.:
I'm curious what they are wearing on their pubic region. Their bottoms (at least most of themO are also painted on, but there is obviously something there. It doesn't seem to be tied on or wrapped around their waist. Any ideas?

Bob S.
The were wearing bikini bottoms. The name of the maker was listed for each photo. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

In some cases, other than the paint, they're completely nude. The maker may be listed because the painting was based on a real swimsuit. I recall reading in one issue (I believe it was the 2005) how many razors they used for the shoots. SI has included models in body paint in the swimsuit issue since at least 1996, and the photos have been on line for a long time, I don't think they're going away any time soon.

Dave

MJ_KC

07-26-2005, 05:07 AM

Originally posted by Daveinct:
In some cases, other than the paint, they're completely nude. The maker may be listed because the painting was based on a real swimsuit. I recall reading in one issue (I believe it was the 2005) how many razors they used for the shoots. SI has included models in body paint in the swimsuit issue since at least 1996, and the photos have been on line for a long time, I don't think they're going away any time soon.

Dave
I only looked at 3 pictures and they were all wearing bikini bottoms and the designer was listed.

Daveinct

07-26-2005, 05:11 AM

Originally posted by MJ_KC:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Daveinct:
In some cases, other than the paint, they're completely nude. The maker may be listed because the painting was based on a real swimsuit. I recall reading in one issue (I believe it was the 2005) how many razors they used for the shoots. SI has included models in body paint in the swimsuit issue since at least 1996, and the photos have been on line for a long time, I don't think they're going away any time soon.

Dave
I only looked at 3 pictures and they were all wearing bikini bottoms and the designer was listed. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

If you look at the ones with team jerseys, it says "jersey courtesy of Reebok", but they're clearly painted on. Also, in a couple, if you look closely you can see where the strings for the bottoms end and the paint begins.

Dave

zuma

07-26-2005, 05:52 AM

SI has done the body-paint swimsuit for at least 10 years. I've been an SI subscriber off and on for a while, and I don't remember when I first saw it, but it was definately more than 10 years ago, maybe 15.

They haven't censored it for a generation, so I doubt they'd start now. Thanks for the link...

Although the swimsuit issue has always struck me as silly, especially when the pennant races are starting up http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Daveinct

07-26-2005, 06:12 AM

Originally posted by zuma:
Although the swimsuit issue has always struck me as silly, especially when the pennant races are starting up http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Am I missing something here? The swimsuit issue comes out in February. I haven't followed baseball for about 25 years, have they changed the schedule? How do they get fans to the ballpark in the depths of winter? http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Dave

hm0504

07-26-2005, 06:29 AM

Originally posted by zuma:
SI has done the body-paint swimsuit for at least 10 years. I've been an SI subscriber off and on for a while, and I don't remember when I first saw it, but it was definately more than 10 years ago, maybe 15.

They haven't censored it for a generation, so I doubt they'd start now. Thanks for the link...

Although the swimsuit issue has always struck me as silly, especially when the pennant races are starting up http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

I don't subscribe to SI; I'm just a CNN nut so I guess what I'm assuming is a precedent is having topfree models on their combined web site.

MJ_KC

07-27-2005, 08:01 PM

SI has shown suits that are see-through when wet or even fishnet suits for quite a long while. Many of the body paintings are even less revealing than these swimsuits.

It is amazing how skilled the painters are at making the paint look like clothing. Even when you know it is body paint, it can be difficult to tell.

Buzzer

08-15-2005, 11:59 AM

http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gifI wonder if one could get a full body tatoo that well done? Just imagine what we could save on clothes!

hm0504

02-22-2007, 02:16 PM

Latest Sports Illustrated bodypainting pics!:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2007_swimsuit/painting/?cnn=yes

tiger79

02-22-2007, 02:44 PM

Originally posted by hm0504:
Latest Sports Illustrated bodypainting pics!:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2007_swimsuit/painting/?cnn=yes Well....thanks for that! Ana gets my vote! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/rolleyes2.gif

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Ken Palmer

02-22-2007, 10:30 PM

Hey hm0504, this is very interesting and creative. Are they all wearing real body paint in these photos?

Ken Palmer
Originally posted by hm0504:
Latest Sports Illustrated bodypainting pics!:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2007_swimsuit/painting/?cnn=yes

Sauna

02-23-2007, 01:36 AM

Very interesting to see them swim.

shãybare

02-23-2007, 05:45 AM

http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/cool4.gif
Now if that were only legal at the beach. They look great.

hm0504

02-23-2007, 08:27 AM

Originally posted by Ken Palmer:
Hey hm0504, this is very interesting and creative. Are they all wearing real body paint in these photos?

Ken Palmer
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hm0504:
Latest Sports Illustrated bodypainting pics!:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2007_swimsuit/painting/?cnn=yes </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Unfortunately, SI didn't call upon me this year either to do the body painting but I would have to assume the paint was authentic body paint and not something else, say automobile paint.