Avatar Movie

Wow! Stunning!

I was at the East Coast Convention and I've been dying to see the final photos. Thanks Roberta for posting them - fantastic job!!!!

Great work!

YAY! Really fantastic job

So completely amazing -thanks for creating and thanks for sharing!

Simply AWESOME! They looked like they just came from Pandora!

I finally had the chance to see the movie tonight (my kids took me for my birthday) and I was so impressed by this movie! I didn't see what all the fuss was about with creating avatar face paintings but now I do!

I was so inspired by the movie that I've been wanting to try out an eye design and mask with definate Avatar influence but safe from copyrite issues.
I got the inspiration months ago when I saw a millisecond view of the Trudy, the helicopter pilot, who was the only human to wear Na'vi war paint. A few weeks ago, noticed in a preview I could pause, that she also painted her fighting chopper in war paint, too! I only had an teeny one inch square photo until Maggie Spaloss worked her photo skills to enhance it for me to work from.

Loved this scene "You aren't the only one with guns, *itch!" Spunky heroine!

His mask is kinda like a Hero-type mask & intended to be a full mask but here I just wanted to try it out halfway with Snaz Electric Blue & Sparkling Turquoise on a 3/4" double loaded brush. The mask shape will be a flaming tribal on a live model. Painting on manakins does have it's issues, but a great way to try out a design!
Happy Painting,
Susan

Where did you get good stills to work from - I didn't see the movie but am going to be doing a full body.

looks like a great job. well done!

OK so I am the lead artist at the Hong Kong Rugby 7s, the international tournament (they say HK is the biggest party on the tour of it). 70,000 come, mainly in costumes and the last 4 yrs I spend most mornings painting as many bodies as fast as I can for charity (tho I do get paid). Mostly they email me & book in in advance so I can have the right paints etc/ advise them on accessories.

So this yr 1 bunch of 5 wanted to be red avatars with white HK (on their flag) flowers. Not allowed to shade them (would have made pink!) so looked strange.um. And everyone thought they were tigers but hey. Then 1 guy wanted to be a blue avatar....as suggested he had de-haired his ENTIRE body (he was hairy!) and made his accessories - tribal jewellery, bough a wig, ears and made a skirt. Even dyed his undies & shoes!

So be aware this is in about 90 mins work and is NOT great quality- we have huge queues so I whack out these bodies fast as I can (they generally get drenched in beer/ rubbed by the crowds pretty fast!) and get back to painting faces. I'm so proud of him though - he didn't smoke all day as he had crowds of kids following him, and he kept his temper with having to pose for photo ever few steps - took him over 2 hours to walk from where we painted him to the south stand (usually takes 5 mins!) becuase of people wanting photos.

Wasn't he just perfect for it tho? Nice and tall and not too tubby!

Cat x

I'm lovin the shoes and watch....LOL
Great job on the painting!!!

excellent, it brought a chuckle to my lips as i read of this young man. good job!

Awesome! I kinda resent that all the Avatars had amazing bodies...not one overweight in the whole society. Makes it tough for us to replicate back here on earth Lucky you finding such a lean candidate. I'm going to have to troll the local gym.