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Introducing... The Wizard of Art's Wardobe!
Hello friends! Thank you for spending another month with me. I'd like to share something that I'm launching. Two things actually! The Wizard of Art's Wardrobe...because reasons:and Pandora's Box! First let's answer the question....why?Question: What is this fantastical nonsense?Answer: When Best was building his Patreon I suggested he create a google drive to upload memories, moments, and other bits of creativity to enhance his patron's experience. He went one step further and called it Treasure Best. Fracking brilliant!...
The State of Tarot
Holy cow, I've painted a lot. This is the State of Tarot! Here are the cards finished, available, or casting soon. See one available that you LOVE? Let me know below! All will be finished.01) Ace of Cups - Kaylea02) Two of Cups - Joshua and Derek03) Three of Cups - [ OPEN ]04) Four of Cups - Tris Greer05) Five of Cups - Martín06) Six of Cups - Dallas and Brandon07) Seven of Cups - Asher08) Eight of Cups - Devon09) Nine of Cups - Seth10) Ten of Cups - Jeremy + M11) Page of Cups - Bennett12) Knight of Cups - Scott13) Queen of Cups - Kevin14)...
Behind the Scenes with Joseph!
As we're getting closer to releasing Joseph's card, I want to show a behind the scenes shot with Best on set assisting! He's the one holding the wand. This was a really beautiful body painting, and there is no editing in this shot.The cane makes an appearance in both of his photo shoots, now that I think about it. He was last seen as Aten, an Egyptian Deity for my Gods and Monsters project.Joseph has a serious disease which makes it hard for him to stand, so I try to find creative ways to help him pose. I might have to buy another c...
RIP - Thoughts on Robbie Rose
Tonight I want to share some thoughts on Robbie. He's modeled for me in the past. Those familiar with my work, might of seen my artwork on him, or his ex boyfriend Jarrod. Both were incredible, and supportive of my work. They sometimes paired up or modeled individually for my projects.Photo of Jarrod.Many did not know that Robbie had been battling cancer for many years. We documented some of that journey in my artwork. He wanted to raise awareness about Hodgkins Lymphoma, and sometimes art is a powerful way of connecting people to the messa...
What is your favorite way to relax?
Let me know below! Would love to hear your thoughts. Here is a photo of Chad reclining with beautiful body art on him.
World Debut - Strength Card - Devon Mahon
Devon was last seen in Neon City, and joins us for Tarot as the Strength card!Devon is a really lovely person, and I enjoyed our session!He really wanted the lion painted on his body, so I turned him into a stained glass version. Below is a photo of what he looked like as we were starting!What did you think?Thanks for reading! I have 4-5 cards already painted, but yet to be revealed. I think Lisa or Jaren is coming up next!Brandon
Sensual Haiku
I'm in a poetry club, and this week's theme was sensual haikus. How did I do, my friends? I had to add my own twist, of course. ;)
Brandon McGill - Becoming the Canvas
In 2020 I will be painting myself for Tarot! I will become the Magician card, which is not a stretch, since I've been called "The Wizard of Art" by this lead singer:Check out the Rider-Waite version of the Magician card below. I plan on doing my own spin on this, but I think you will be pleased! Would I steer you wrong? Depends on if we are playing Mario Kart or not! I'm pretty good. ;-)Turning myself into this will take a lot of work, but I'm really excited to begin this journey. Would you guys enjoy a series of posts featu...
Catching Fire
There are some people I work with, like David, who command the camera's attention with literally every pose. Each glance at the photographer is completely electric.It helps that David is a professional choreographer and dancer. You can see it in his movement and how he draws the viewer in.Recently he got into a relationship, and has a new puppy to celebrate his love with!Have you met anyone with better eyelashes?When he stepped into my creative playground, we transformed the world around us.A beautiful daydream of light and color, art and s...
Best Launches A Patreon!
My fiance, the wonderfully imaginative Best Tardy, has launched his own Patreon! It's full of humor, stories, darkness, and light. Cat photos, poems, dreams, and puzzle pieces for you to uncover. Plus those who join in the first 30 days will receive a video message from him!I've been helping him a little with the visual side, but everything else is all him! He's a fascinating individual, and the subject of much of my recent work. Thanks for reading!New art later tonight, so keep an eye out for one more post!https://www.patreon.com/b...
Jaren - Tarot Debut - Six of Wands!
Isn't he stunning? This is a beautiful preview of another upcoming card! While I'm not ready to reveal the actual card design, I've selected a few photos of our day!If you pull a Six of Wands upright, it could mean Public recognition, success, victory, or self-confidence. Fascinating!I make props out of all sorts of things! Here I decided to use Ornaments from a tree!Ready for the big card unveil? Like what you see! Let me know. <3-Brandon
Art (And Relationships) Are Messy
That's the beauty of both, right?I've documented a number of them, and there are a few unique elements to them I'd like to discuss.1) The paint rubs off. If you have a lot of contact, the paint will wear off. Same if you apply liquids. You can see it falling apart on the painting below after they did some extensive posing using each other's body weight. Originally I hated posting stuff like this because it felt unfinished. Now there is a certain charm to the destruction. David and Taylor are featured below.2) Some of the relatio...
Patreon Appreciation Day!
Hey friends and fans, I want to thank you for supporting my Patreon! In fact, I'd love to send you something (around Valentine's Day) to show you my love and appreciation. To celebrate, I've also edited some new photos of David and Taylor!1) Anyone from 2.22 and up will receive an assortment of digital presents themed around various couple's body paintings! How sweet!2) Anyone from the 4.44 tier and up will receive a small print of a romantic body painting!...and all of the above3) Anyone from the 22.22 tier and up will receive ...
Brandon McGill's Patreon AMA (Ask Me Anything)
Hello friends and fans! Thank you for supporting my art on here. I'm guessing you might have a lot of questions about my art, how it's produced, the models I work with, or maybe something personal about Best or myself! Stuff that's not covered in the press, or shared with social media. So let's open up a dialog. What would you like to know? What are the rules? Ask Me Anything! Every question will be answered (though I reserve the right to exercise some privacy)! Looking forward to your questions.P.S. This photo was from the rece...
Time Lapse Video - NSFW - Bennett Wood
We are working toward releasing the INCREDIBLE "Page of Wands", but I thought I'd show off how it got started! A lot of people have wondered what goes into each painting, and I think this does a good job showing some of that!Part Two will be released tomorrow for the Keepers, Wizards, and Paladins tiers!Thanks for your support!Brandon
World Debut - The Wheel of Fortune - Tarot
The wait is over, it's the world debut of "The Wheel of Fortune"! Featuring first time model Kerri Schultheis-Barnes! We had a fantastic time during this body painting, and she recently sold me a lovely rose quartz phallic! See the wine bottle below? Remember it!Looks great in my bathroom window right?This evening Best was watching me edit the debut photo earlier and he said "I really like the background". When I showed him how I created it, he did a double take! It was created by using the roots of a Hydroponic Basil plant ...
Birthday Teaser
I painted on my birthday, and the art came out great! Got some GoPro footage of the beginning. Here are a couple sneak peeks to tide you over! Want to see more of a Bennett? Full painting coming soon. <3 ~Brandon!
Tomorrow is my birthday!
Seriously!So I asked Best if I could paint him as Gigantamax Alcremie, a wedding cake themed creature from Pokemon! He said yes. <3 The perfect present, right?Here are both forms:I think we're going to have to buy a lot of marshmallows!Just today I recovered my Adobe Premiere Pro (and the license) from my old computer. My hard drive died (thankfully all of my art was backed up). A lot of my programs were lost, including my ability to edit video. Now I can edit again. <3 I included a screenshot above of what I'm working on currently.Spea...
Happy New Year + I broke my...!?
Hello friends! Happy New Year, and thank you for sticking with me into 2020! I'm getting ready to release (and paint) a few new cards. I've included a sneak peek at the next one above! Any guesses which Tarot card it is?I also broke one of my toes I believe (For those on my Facebook, you saw the photos)! It was pretty painful there for a bit, and I got worried. Good news, I'm happy to report. Today I was able to stand on my feet for longer periods of time. Which is great, since I'm painting Devon Mahon on Thursday, Bennett Wood ...
Feeling deadly?
Might be time to do an update to my Seven Deadly Sins! It was one of my first major themed projects. It featured people I ended up working with for years to come (Like Selene and Tyler notably). Today I want to share some unreleased photos of my body painting with Lucy as Wrath. This was back in 2013, but I want you to see how far I've come as an artist! I decided to be playful with the stuffed animal! Aren't they spooky? As these are previously unreleased, please don't share them. That being said, imagine what I could do to...
Ace of Wands - World Debut
Hello folks! I'm back with Ryan, a Patreon supporter and buyer of my art. He decided to take the leap and become the canvas! This is his debut as the "Ace Of Wands".What a wild painting! Just like before, I loosely based this on the Rider-Waite deck, with the example card shown here:He really resonated with the meaning of the card. That being said, I still took the art it in a very unique direction, and tapped into some of my Neon City wizardry to bring this to life!I'd also like to thank Ryan for being an amazing supporter of m...
GoPro Body Paintings - Coming in 2020!
Courtesy of David, a long time supporter! He purchased this to help support my art. Thank you! This should be an interesting addition!I'll do a trial run with it in the next few weeks, and see how it goes! Maybe a time lapse?Brandon
Merry Christmas!
From Best and Brandon!We are in Texas with family, but returning tommorow. New art coming soon, but thanks for your patience while we spend our first Christmas together with family!Love,B&B
Knight of Swords Slashes Through!
Michael recently flew in from Boston to explore another session with me! This time we tackled the Knight of Swords from my Tarot series.He's an amazingly funny human, and this is our third painting together! I absolutely love it when people return to the studio, and I want to believe that it's a testament to both the art and the process. Thank you for supporting my creativity my Patrons, and please enjoy the new pictures of Michael! They are both unedited, but the card will be out soon!Love,Brandon
Reflections on a decade
Holy hot pants!Hello friends! The end of an era is near. My decade was filled with growth, art, and creativity. With any luck, I will soon enter the next! As we wrap up 2019, do you mind if I tell you a little more about myself? I'll try to include some fun photos to spice things up.Brandon + Crotch Rocket.When I dived headfirst into my thirties, I had a Champagne colored Kawasaki Ninja throbbing between my legs. His name was Roxas, and he terrified me! In the exciting way a roller coaster does. I identified as an artist, but I worked in a ...
In The Studio
This week I'm joined in the studio by the expressive Emma Porter, the daring Joey Luna, and the talented Jaren Navenma. I've actually painted all three of them before! At the very top, is Joey during Neon City. Up next is Jaren from Neon City (and a special Hero):And finally Emma, for her third body painting, will be joining us this week! This was from her first session when she was celebrating turning 40 years old:Currently editing photos for the wonderful Kerri Schultheis-Barnes, Michael, Joseph, Charli Vark, Ryan, and Kol. It's b...
World Debut - Nine of Wands!
Nine of Wands has arrived, featuring my friend and warrior for equality and justice, the incredible Charli Vark! We had SUCH an amazing time together creating art for this enormous project. If you look closely, it's eight wands painted on her chest, with the ninth being held in her hand!Then you add a WHOLE lot of neon paint, hand painted (and fluffed) cotton, lots of hairspray, latex, and paper to hold it in place, and a lot of praying. Plus glitter. So much glitter. My poor house is covered in it... but I digress. ;pI hope this new art ha...
Kiss From A Rose - Mega Post
Featuring talented vlogger and video gamer Devon Battilega, who was sponsored to be flown from Seattle, WA to Phoenix, AZ for a special flower themed body painting. We've actually been working together for a long time. He documented our first session together on YouTube and it was seen by 165 thousand people. Check it out here!https://youtu.be/OuH2eb_PYuAAnyway, I've gone back through our photoshoots together and found a number of new gems. I hope you enjoy our floral project together.Coming next? Ace of Wands with Ryan, Nine of Wands w...
Special Bonus
Thanks for supporting me in December!If you check your Patreon messages, late last night I sent everyone a link to a gallery featuring some new images (like the one in this post) as a gesture of thanks! Some are edited, some straight from the camera. Yours to enjoy (but please do not repost)! <3If you don't know how to find your messages, comment below and I'll link you!Featuring Jeremy and Mar, David and Josh.Love,Brandon
Taste of Death - Part One
Hello Patrons! I've been working hard on producing new content for everyone. Had a small challenge where I lost my Adobe Premiere Cs6 in the hardrive crash. Seeing if I can find another way to get it back. In the meantime, anyone have recommendations on free/cheap video editing software? I'd like to release the new season of Let's Make A Mess!Speaking of messes, this is Kevin. He's pretty bloody here. Why? Because we were working on the Death Card together! He flew in just for this project.We're using a Scythe handcrafted by...
