Temporary Airbrush Tattoos

Morning All,
I was talking to the actor Alan Convy yesterday, about a temporary tattoo hand drawn on his back for a film. He said it lasted about a week and faded slowly. I thought tattoos were done with air spraying. I don't think they would have used daubers or pens because the tattoo covered the whole of his back. So I want to know please: The inks used to do air spraying temporary tattoos, are they safe to use as paint when hands drawing/painting temporary tattoos on? If so I would like to have a go. Any advice on best to use and where to get the form?

Thanks,
Lisa

Hi Lisa,

The paint we use through airbrushes for tattoos is usually alcohol based and that lasts for about a week. You could use it to paint on I think, but its quite runny as it needs to be fluid enough to go through the airbrush.

If you contact Steph at www.airbrushbodyart.co.uk she has been at it for a long time and could probably advise you on what to buy.

Thank you, I'll do that

Hi Lisa, just spotted your post. You've probably found this out by now but here goes. It's possible that the tat was hand-painted using a relatively new natural substance called 'Jagua'.

In gel form it is applied in a similar way to henna. It crusts over as does
henna and it stains the skin in such an intense way that within 24 hours a very dark blue-black design is left. Apparently it's very popular in the film industry especially where a shoot is done over a few days as it negates the need for a tat to be done every day.

Jagua is also now available in paint-on format so that could well have been used on this occasion. If you decide to try it out I'd recommend that you wear gloves when applying it as it really does stain your hands.

Paul