In the making...

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by Dr. Na'vi

Looks awesome, nice physique
How expensive would a whole body paint be?

Looking forward to more!

Thanks; the physique part is easily the most challenging.

I used to be pretty heavy (technically within the range of obesity), and Avatar made me realize I was eating garbage being peddled to me by corporations who didn't care about what I was putting into my body or how they were making it. I was 300 lbs. (I'm not that tall, just shy of 6 feet) or so in 2009 and then after I came to this realization, I dropped about 120 pounds over the course of roughly 1.5 years.

Anyway, if I did my entire body at the same thickness, it would probably use up at least two containers of sky blue (maybe three), and one container of lagoon blue.

https://www.mehron.com/paradise-makeup-aq/

That's the size I would buy; it comes with a little plastic dish thing. So I guess if I used a total of four, it would come out to a little over $60 if you include shipping.

I'm not really that experienced with this stuff yet, though. Sarah Noel is the queen of the Avatar cosplays here, and she uses this brand extensively; she probably knows a better cost:performance ratio in terms of the quality and thickness of the paint.

THere is also a glowing body paint, although I don't know which brand is best. If you use a very small paintbrush you can get the photophores (tanhi) done also.