Halloween 2011 by Mario Ink

Mario Ink, a Chicago based Makeup Artist, was first introduced to Mehron Blog Readers on November 19, 2008 in a Blog Post entitled Extreme Beauty New Year's Eve Makeup, when Mario was using Mehron Extreme Beauty Makeup to create a new Beauty Look. Months later on January 21, 2009, Mario Ink, the rising Chicago Makeup Artist was covered in the Mehron Blog Post, The Art of Mario Ink. A little over a month later on February 24, 2011,the Mehron Makeup Blog highlighted Mario Ink was presented as Featured Artist Mario Ink.

Mario Ink is practiced at Beauty Makeup, Face and Body Painting and Airbrush Makeup as well as being involved in Windy City Media, Glam Live, and the Airbrush Academy in Chicago, Il, USA. Before he found his artistic outlet in Makeup Artistry, Mario Ink was a skilled Airbrush Artist. With his background in Airbrush Art, Mario made a seamless transition to Airbrush Makeup Art. The Airbrush Academy under the artistic direction of Mario Ink was able to Beta Test LUX Airbrush Makeup before it was introduced to the public.

Mario Ink continues to combine Paradise Makeup AQ, the choice of Professional Body Painting Makeup Artists worldwide, along with LUX Airbrush Makeup, the naturally green tea based airbrush Makeup introduced by Mehron in its expansion of Face and Body Painting Makeup Line. For Halloween 2011, Mario Ink shows us the possibilities that LUX Airbrush Makeup combined with Paradise Makeup AQ can be used to create your Halloween Look in a photo of his latest creation.

A stunningly unique Halloween Look by Chicago based Makeup Artist Mario Ink, using Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ and Mehron LUX Airbrush Makeup. Create a Halloween Costume that is totally individual with Mehron Face and Body Painting Makeup or visit an independent Professional Makeup Artist near you who uses the first name in Makeup, Mehron.

Featured Artist from the Past

The Mehron Blog features runs regular feature postings on Makeup Artists who are making a name in the various fields of Makeup Artistry. On January 21, 2009, the Featured Makeup Artist was Mario Ceja, aka Mario Ink. Mario continues to refine his Makeup Skills and work in a variety of Makeup disciplines. The January 21, 2009 Mehron Blog was a short biography and recap of the work of this Chicago based Makeup Artist. Some pictures of his his recent work include:

Mario Ceja applying Makeup to Model Beata Piotrowska.

A Makeup Skeleton by Mario Ceja on Model Lauren Maria McKiddy

From the Mehron Blog, January 21, 2009:
The Art of Mario Ink

Chicago has become the focus of America's attention because of the election of Senator Obama to the office of the Presidency. The Windy City is in a whirlwind with the influx of the World's Media watching every move that the Presidential transition team is making in putting together the team that will lead the United States into the future. The streets of the Windy City are also in the midst of a cultural revolution in the Art of Makeup. One of the leaders in this cultural revival is Mario Ceja, a founding partner in Mario INK.

Mario began his career as an airbrush artist at Art Festivals painting clothing and caricatures. Born and raised in Chicago, Mario took a summer job at 6 Flags Great America in the Air Brush Booth. While sweating out commercial merchandise for Great America to hawk to their visitors, Mario knew he had an innate ability to use the air brush. As he sharpened his skills with the air brush his creativity began to burst through his soul and he sought other ways to express his artistic abilities maturing within him.

With ten years of air brushing experience Mario was discovering the fascinating world of Makeup and realized that painting bodies with Makeup would enable him more creative freedom than airbrushing clothing. Mario answered an Internet posting by Benjamin Moline, co-founder of Windy City Media, who was seeking airbrush artists to body paint models for a calendar. Producer Dan Baron, co-founder of Windy City Media, invited Mario and eleven other Artists to a Promotional Party where they would Body Paint Models Live, one for each month of the year. "Mario was the HIT of the party," Dan relates, “and from that day forward Mario and I became partners and created Mario INK. Together we created the demand for promotional body painting throughout Chicago." After the success of the calendar event Benjamin and Dan asked Mario if he was interested in being the art director for Windy City Media.

Windy City Media produces Glam Live, a fashion for awareness event promoting Breast Cancer awareness through an engaging evening of high fashion, extreme beauty and avant garde hairstyles. Glam Live is a collaboration of hairstylists, makeup artists, designers, photographers and body painters working together to present an evening of entertainment while highlighting the important cause of Breast Cancer Awareness for the Y-Me National Breast Cancer Awareness Organization.

The talents of Mario Ceja and the production acumen of the founders of Windy City Media were becoming well known throughout the Chicago area. Mario relates, "The concept that we had in mind was to create a team of trained air brush artists that would perform a variety of work with a style that would define Mario INK. With Dan as the Marketing Director we started to train a team that included, Scott, Leah, Joe and Leek just to name a few."

One of the biggest events in the World of Makeup is the Halloween and Party Expo which is attended by Award Winning Makeup Artists, Special Effects Artists and the Leaders in Makeup Production from around the world. "A couple of years ago I met Martin Melik, president of Mehron at a Halloween Show where they were exhibiting and featuring some Body Painters working with Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ. I was blown away by the colors of Paradise Makeup and by watching their featured artists applying it with brushes. After watching and talking to the Mehron Body Painters, I was determined to use brushes and Paradise Makeup to create new looks that I had in mind.", Mario explained, "I knew that I could combine the two, brushes and air brushes to create a totally different texture and look with Paradise Makeup, and after using it I was in love with Paradise Makeup."

Never staying in one place Mario and Dan have taken Mario INK even further by becoming the founders of Air Brush Academy, where classes are given in the art of Extreme Beauty Makeup and Air Brushing. Mario relates his vision, "With the advent of HD film Air Brush Makeup will become the standard for Makeup Artists in the Performance Industry. I want to be in the forefront of this next wave in Makeup, I hope to work much more with Mehron and their newest Makeup, Lux Air, which we are fortunate enough to have access to at the Air Brush Academy even though Mehron will not be introducing it till 2009".

Stephanie Ferreira, Marketing Director of Mehron thinks Mario INK exemplifies the artists that love Mehron, "We see Mario INK as the kind of innovative, cutting edge Makeup Artist that will use the high quality Makeup that we produce to create works of art. We are so proud to feature Mario INK on our Web Site as a Featured Artist and look forward to working with him on future projects and providing Air Brush Academy with the tools they need to teach the next generation of Makeup Artists."

Featured Artist Mario Ink

Mehron Blog readers have met Mario Ink previously, tonight the Mehron Blog takes a look at what he has been up to since the last time he was featured. Mario is a Chicago Makeup Artist who specializes in High Fashion Makeup and Air Brush Makeup, often combining the two. In fact at the Air Brush Academy in Chicago, Mario Ink teaches Air Brush Beauty Makeup Application. The Chicago based Air Brush Academy was among the first to receive LUX Airbrush Makeup by Mehron. Under the guidance of Mario Ink, The Air Brush Academy was using LUX Airbrush Makeup months before it was released to the public in 2009.

Mario Ink was a featured Makeup Artist for Mehron at the 2009 Makeup Show LA, where he showed his skills at Extreme Beauty Makeup using a combination of Mehron Makeup from across all lines of Mehron Makeup Collections. Throughout the year Mario Ink is involved in many projects in the Chicago Area, Glam Live, Neon Barbie and the Body Painters Ball are just a few of the events and projects that Mario Ink has undertaken since we last visited him.

Recently during Valentine's Week, Mario Ink was sponsored by Mehron Makeup at an event entitled "Bad Romance" after the Lady GaGa song by the same title. The Theme of the event was of course the Lady GaGa Look which Mario Ink accomplished with his Makeup Artist Skills and Mehron Makeup.

Mario Ink continues to practice his craft and produce innovative Makeup Applications across the spectrum of Glamor Makeup, Fashion Makeup, Beauty Makeup, Extreme Beauty Makeup and Face and Body Painting Makeup. Dan Baron, Marketing Director of Windy City Media, a company that produces the events where Mario can be found, recently shared a picture of a recent Mario Ink creation that he calls "Day of the Dead", (Photo Above). Mario Ink used LUX Airbrush Makeup in White as the base for the "Day of the Dead" creation and completed the look with Extreme Beauty Makeup from Mehron. We look forward to the 2010 creations of Mario Ink, the Mehron Blog will keep readers posted on the work of this Chicago area Makeup Artist.

The Art of Avatar Makeup

Months before the release of Avatar the Mehron Blog told readers about the exciting changes that were coming in the use of Body Painting and Theatrical Makeup because of the release of this James Cameron classic. Since the release of Avatar, Makeup Artists around the world have become fascinated with the Avatar look and are adding their own artistic twists to the Avatar Look. At the recently completed 2010 Halloween & Party Expo held in Houston, Jinny Houle, while demonstrating the use of Paradise Makeup AQ, was caught by the cameras of the Houston Chronicles with her version of Avatar. Jinny turned Model Sindy Perez into an Avatar and was featured in the Houston Chronicle. out of the hundreds of photos of Makeup and Costumes that the Houston Chronicle reporter and photographer could have chosen to use in their feature story about the 2010 Halloween & Makeup Expo held in Houston, they chose to use Sindy Perez with her Avatar Look created by Jinny Houle

Jinny Houle changed Sindy Perez with Paradise Makeup AQ

On Body Painting Makeup Artist Web Sites versions of Avatars are appearing daily. Some Artists are just honing their skills, some are adding their personal twists to the Avatar look and some are wondering if their Avatar is a better interpretation of what James Cameron had in mind for Avatar. Avatar is only the beginning of an exciting new wave in Theatrical Makeup Application, it is the joining of Body Painting Makeup Art and Theatrical Makeup Art, the next generation of film and video that will be spawned by the release of Avatar will demand full body makeup coverage applied by masters of Body Painting Makeup with understanding of Theatrical Makeup. Three Dimension film and video will require that all Makeup Applications be complete, front, back and sides. It will require Makeup that provides a flawless coverage with a depth of color that is consistent day in and day out during the production.

The Jinny Houle Avatar created on Model Sindy Perez

In 2009, Mehron introduced to the public LUX Airbrush Makeup at the 2009 Halloween & Party Expo. The introduction LUX Airbrush Makeup by Mehron was in anticipation of what would be demanded by Makeup in the age of High Definition Video and Film, and Three Dimension Video and Film. In an interview with a makeup trade magazine in 2008 Martin Melik, the President of Mehron Makeup hinted at the coming evolution of Makeup without giving away the secret that LUX Airbrush Makeup was about to be introduced. LUX Airbrush Makeup provides everything that the Film and Video Industry will require for the new standard in high definition and three dimensional productions. Although LUX Airbrush Makeup provides the true, consistent depth of color that the future requires, it is also naturally based, infused with vitamins and is water resistant for durability during long days on the set. With its natural base of Green Tea and Vitamins, it will not damage the performers skin even when worn for those ten hour days.

Mario Ink, a Chicago,IL based Makeup Artist who is an Airbrush Makeup Specialist also shared his version of Avatar which he created using LUX Airbrush Makeup. Mario Ink had the benefit of being privy to LUX Airbrush Makeup before it was introduced to the public in 2009. LUX Airbrush Makeup was made available by Mehron to his Airbrush Academy in Chicago. His intricate knowledge of LUX Airbrush Makeup combined with his natural Air Brush Makeup Skills enable Mario to produce subtle changes in hues even while using the same color of LUX Airbrush Makeup in his Airbrush Gun. Mehron would like to thank Mario Ink for sharing his talents with Mehron fans by providing Mehron with the use of his Avatar created with LUX AirBrush Makeup and looks forward to seeing more of his work throughout 2010.

Mario Ink Created his Avatar Look with LUX Airbrush Makeup

The Art of Mario Ink

Chicago has become the focus of America's attention because of the election of Senator Obama to the office of the Presidency. The Windy City is in a whirlwind with the influx of the World's Media watching every move that the Presidential transition team is making in putting together the team that will lead the United States into the future. The streets of the Windy City are also in the midst of a cultural revolution in the Art of Makeup. One of the leaders in this cultural revival is Mario Ceja, a founding partner in Mario INK.

Mario began his career as an airbrush artist at Art Festivals painting clothing and caricatures. Born and raised in Chicago, Mario took a summer job at 6 Flags Great America in the Air Brush Booth. While sweating out commercial merchandise for Great America to hawk to their visitors, Mario knew he had an innate ability to use the air brush. As he sharpened his skills with the air brush his creativity began to burst through his soul and he sought other ways to express his artistic abilities maturing within him.

With ten years of air brushing experience Mario was discovering the fascinating world of Makeup and realized that painting bodies with Makeup would enable him more creative freedom than airbrushing clothing. Mario answered an Internet posting by Benjamin Moline, co-founder of Windy City Media, who was seeking airbrush artists to body paint models for a calendar. Producer Dan Baron, co-founder of Windy City Media, invited Mario and eleven other Artists to a Promotional Party where they would Body Paint Models Live, one for each month of the year. "Mario was the HIT of the party," Dan relates, “and from that day forward Mario and I became partners and created Mario INK. Together we created the demand for promotional body painting throughout Chicago." After the success of the calendar event Benjamin and Dan asked Mario if he was interested in being the art director for Windy City Media.

Windy City Media produces Glam Live, a fashion for awareness event promoting Breast Cancer awareness through an engaging evening of high fashion, extreme beauty and avant garde hairstyles. Glam Live is a collaboration of hairstylists, makeup artists, designers, photographers and body painters working together to present an evening of entertainment while highlighting the important cause of Breast Cancer Awareness for the Y-Me National Breast Cancer Awareness Organization.

The talents of Mario Ceja and the production acumen of the founders of Windy City Media were becoming well known throughout the Chicago area. Mario relates, "The concept that we had in mind was to create a team of trained air brush artists that would perform a variety of work with a style that would define Mario INK. With Dan as the Marketing Director we started to train a team that included, Scott, Leah, Joe and Leek just to name a few."

One of the biggest events in the World of Makeup is the Halloween and Party Expo which is attended by Award Winning Makeup Artists, Special Effects Artists and the Leaders in Makeup Production from around the world. "A couple of years ago I met Martin Melik, president of Mehron at a Halloween Show where they were exhibiting and featuring some Body Painters working with Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ. I was blown away by the colors of Paradise Makeup and by watching their featured artists applying it with brushes. After watching and talking to the Mehron Body Painters, I was determined to use brushes and Paradise Makeup to create new looks that I had in mind.", Mario explained, "I knew that I could combine the two, brushes and air brushes to create a totally different texture and look with Paradise Makeup, and after using it I was in love with Paradise Makeup."

Never staying in one place Mario and Dan have taken Mario INK even further by becoming the founders of Air Brush Academy, where classes are given in the art of Extreme Beauty Makeup and Air Brushing. Mario relates his vision, "With the advent of HD film Air Brush Makeup will become the standard for Makeup Artists in the Performance Industry. I want to be in the forefront of this next wave in Makeup, I hope to work much more with Mehron and their newest Makeup, Lux Air, which we are fortunate enough to have access to at the Air Brush Academy even though Mehron will not be introducing it till 2009".

Stephanie Ferreira, Marketing Director of Mehron thinks Mario INK exemplifies the artists that love Mehron, "We see Mario INK as the kind of innovative, cutting edge Makeup Artist that will use the high quality Makeup that we produce to create works of art. We are so proud to feature Mario INK on our Web Site as a Featured Artist and look forward to working with him on future projects and providing Air Brush Academy with the tools they need to teach the next generation of Makeup Artists."