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.