Painted Ladies

Painted LadiesThe old masters worked on fine Belgian linen. Modern artists paint a more exquisite medium: the skin of a beautiful woman. We published pictures of our first painted ladies--nude models wearing paint instead of clothing--in the 1960s, when psychedelic body painting was a craze. But not until the arrival of the new millennium did these trompe I'oeils become a high-profile presence at Playboy Mansion parties. They became so popular that guests--Playmates and others--started showing u...