The 2010 NABPC Winners Part 2

The Winners in the Brush and Sponge Category at the first annual 2010 North American Body Painting Championship (NABPC) were:

1. Lucie Brouillard
2. Yolanda Bartram
3. Scott Fray
4. Bella Volen
5. Athena Z

These top five Body Painters were judged the best in class in the competition held at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brush and Sponge Body Painting is accomplished with a water based cake makeup such as Paradise Makeup, AQ by Mehron. The Body Painting Artists use a combination of Makeup Brushes for detail and Sponge Applicators for larger surface color. Everyone who entered the first annual North American Body Painting Championship was a winner. Not only did they get to put their creative vision on the line, they also interacted with Body Painting Artists from around the world sharing skills and techniques which tend to make everyone better at their craft. Competitions like NABPC, a conception of Mark Reid, Master Body Painter, enables the community of world Body Painting Artists to come together in a social setting where they experience exhibitions and partake in cordial competition. As each Artist immerses themselves in their own creation they are surrounded by other Body Painting Artists with different visions and techniques. Competing for cash prizes and a Hand Made Trophy by Artist Kim Higgins, Body Painting Artists also experience the community of other Body Painting Artists at competitive events..

Competitions such as the North American Body Painting Championship shines a spotlight on the Art of Body Painting which is taking the mainstream by surprise. Body Painting Masterpieces are now common place in advertisements, at sporting events and night club parties. The guests and visitors of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino on February 11-14, 2010 witnessed the growing phenomenon of Body Painting first hand, with many astonished by the Art. The local Las Vegas Press also covered NABPC and wrote very positively about the Living Art of Body Painting.

Mehron Makeup would like to applaud all the Body Painting Artists from around the world who participated in the first annual North American Body Painting Championship, congratulate the winners in the Brush and Sponge Category and thank Mark Reid for his vision and dedication to the Art of Body Painting.

The 2010 NABPC Winners Part 1

On February 12-14, 2010 Body Painting Artists converged on the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada for the 1st Annual North American Body Painting Championship (NABPC). Competing for cash prizes and a unique trophy designed by Mark Reid and hand made by Artist Kim Higgins Body Painters from around the world showed their skills in creating living art on the human body. Not only did the works of art captivate the uninitiated audiences of Flamingo Hotel and Casino guests and visitors, they also drew the attention of the local press. Mark Reid, Master Body Painter, is the impetuous behind the creation of this newly created gathering of Body Painters in North America.

Combining socializing, exhibitions and a competition the North American Body Painting Championship was a gathering of first time competitors and award winning Body Painters sharing their artistic creations with each other and the world. For the Body Painters the competition is broken down into two categories of body painting expertise, Brush and Sponge Body Painting and AirBrush Body Painting. NABPC also recognized and essential part of Body Painting Art by offering Awards to the top three models, who are the canvas for this unique art form.

The top three winning models at the North American Body Painting Championship for 2010 were:

1. Karla Barendregt
2. Olga Che
3. Jay Cloud

The models are canvas for the Body Painters, who must need to both conceptualize their artistic creation and use the natural contours of the model's body to complete their work of art. A Body Painting Model must endure long hours of standing and staying still while being painted on by the artist, it is not a easy job. During the presentation to the judges the model is the living representative of the Body Painting Artist's work, they can bring extra life to the creation by the way they move in the painted body. Most Body Painting models volunteer their services to practicing Body Painting Artists, for which the Artists are truly grateful. Mehron Makeup congratulates all the enduring Models for their dedication to the art of Body Painting, and applauds the top three winners of the 2010 NABPC.