Sports Illustrated: In the Paint

JoAnne Gair is one of the best body painters that I know and her team and collection of work speaks for itself. Not only is she a phenomenal artist but she is an excellent photographer as well. Being that I am a photographer and body painter myself I can truly appreciate what she has accomplished.This book goes to show that JoAnne does truly make it an art, it is not about creating an object out of the women but rather expressing beauty in combined form of the human element and the creative art that JoAnne applies.If you are new to bodypainting and seeking a resource to inspire you in your own work, then this is an excellent selection.

My 22 year old son has a subscription to Sports Illustrated. When the swimsuit edition came out and I saw these painted suits, I was enthralled. At Christmas I saw this book and bought one for him and one for my husband (more for me). Granted, it is naked women being painted on but you sure can't tell if you didn't know it. The talent of the artist is incredible.

There's a def. mix of art & beautiful girls here. Some girls "seem" more clothed than others. I mean when you can "clearly" see the shape of their nipples it's almost better than those wet T-shirt shots that happen in the magazine every now & then.The main reason I can't give it a full 5 stars is that this covers a fairly breif time period hence only about 22 models are featured in this book. I may have to get the 5 decades book to complement this one for that reason. Not a terrible thing by any means.If you like Heidi Klum, you should like this book as she has over 15 pictures & some of the best "clear nippy" shots in the book.Sarah O'Hare, Marissa Miller, & Rebecca Romijn are each in over 5 photos.Everyone else is pretty much 3 or less. Some highlights for me are Daniella Sarahyba in the Kiss "suit" both artistically & for some "nice nippy", Tori Praver in the Who "suit" with some "nice nippy", Marissa Miller in the Sacramento Kings "suit", Heidi klum in the yellow & pink "suit", & Rebecca Romijn in blue & orange "suit" but I'm sure you'll find your own favorites.Other models in the book include: Rachel Hunter, Yamilla Diaz, Tamara Spoelder, Audrey Quock, Michelle Behennah, Ana Paula Araujo, Anne V, Jessica White, Melissa Keller, Noemie Lenoir, Petra Nemcova, Briget (Hall?), Molly Sims, Shakara Ledard, & Veronic (?).I might consider buying an updated book or a volume 2 a few years from now. After seeing Alyssa Miller looking oh so good in 2011, I know that would be a nice one to have in "permanent" book form.

Very deceving pictures, you would swear they are all wearing swimsuits.

I'd buy this book again, probably will as a gift for my son, A classic book of classic models of an epic issue. What more can I say - buy it!

The book cover is teared little bit.I live in Japan, so please more carefully.

Book was the perfect gift for the guy in my life I love artistic things and painting and he loves women! A win for both of us!

It's defenitely for SI fans but I bought this book because photos and bodypaint. Good quality, large format. It's not for people who don't enjoy this kind of photography and art. Trying to be in the middle between SI fans - I'm not :) - and rest of the people , I would give 4 stars, because after few pages I felt a little bit bored, because the pictures are all the same style. I would expect some more diversity. It might be only my opinion, because SI fans are never bored with it ;)