My name is Pashur and I am a professional body painter.
We're gonna be painting Julie in a t-shirt and jeans.
To me, body painting is a very interactive art form,
your work comes alive on a canvas that is alive.
My name is Julie and today I am
trading my clothes for body paint.
I have never been body-painted before.
I'm definitely nervous.
Growing up, I never really had
much of an issue with my body image
until probably late high school.
I was in musical and I had to wear a leotard on stage.
The next day at school,
I heard someone talking about my cellulite on my legs.
I was always really concerned
with if I looked skinny enough,
that kinda planted a seed in my head.
By wearing body paint I feel like
I'm taking off a shield and I'm putting myself out there.
I'm really scared but I think it's gonna be
a positive step forward.
So, the first thing we need to do
is put on the pasties, outline the design,
and then we can go in with out base coat.
And, after that, we will go in with some tiny details
and some shading and highlights.
The very last thing that we'll do on Julie
is we'll put sealant on her,
to make sure that the paint is more durable
and doesn't come off.
Check yourself out.
Oh my god.
It's so cool.
I'm not as scared now
because it looks like I'm wearing clothes.
I think I'm ready to show everyone.
Let's just do it.
We're about to go and walk around
and see if anyone notices.
Here we go.
You didn't notice?
I didn't even notice.
That...
Do I notice anything?
Wait, what? Jen's noticed.
Woah, I would not have noticed.
But the sandals are real?
Yes, those are real shoes.
I came into this feeling scared,
but I feel like I conquered
a really huge fear that I've had.
Going outside wearing only body paint
is really similar to having insecurities.
You feel naked or you feel all these
negative things about yourself
that no one else sees, and no one else understands.
Sometimes you over-think things
and you don't wanna do things because you're scared
of what other people are gonna think.
Be strong and
to not listen to what other people say.
And to not let it matter so much, because it doesn't.
What matters inside is that counts the most
and that's where your strength
and your beauty comes from, first.
That's what I would say to my younger self.