Keatyn Swift (model) and Erick Anderson (photographer) came to me with a concept to do a shoot with mud. They left it up to me to choose the mediums so I came up with the idea to use modeling clay instead of real mud. I loved how the clay dried on the skin because it created different values of grey and formed a really cool crackle texture. After applying the clay I used black soot loose powder to contour and define then to finish it off I applied gold leaf to some areas for contrast. Here are some behind the scene shots and the finished edit. Enjoy!

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