Bodyprinting is the process of making a monotype using a person's body.

The model is inked (either directly, or from being laid onto an inkmat) and then laid onto the substrate. The beauty of the process lies in the amount of detail and texture that the inks pick up, as well as the nice interplay of positive and negative space.

Lace, ribbons, flowers, ropes, and other materials can be applied to the model after inking to produce interesting voids in the print. The image is then either left as is, or is worked with an airbrush and acrylic paints. Since not every body part can be done, most of the images are torsos.

Bodyprints work best with a model who will make the most contact with both ink and substrate. Fortunately for me this means wonderfully soft women.

The cutting prints were designs originally made in the model's skin with a scalpel. Long after the skin healed the scars created a slightly raised pattern. With a light amount of ink and much trial and error these patterns can be transferred to paper.