RETNA Tries His Hand at Body Painting With the Help of His Muse Jossie Ochoa

Go behind-the-scenes of the project here.

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RETNA’s mysterious scripture-like works have adorned canvases, walls, store fronts, supercars and even Justin Bieber’s Purpose album over the years. To finish off 2016 on a high note the Los Angeles-based graffiti artist decided to try his hand at something new, enlisting the help of his muse Jossie Ochoa for a body painting session. The video above takes us behind-the-scenes of the project, where we witness the Guatemalan American model’s body being covered with nothing but black paint and some glitter for good measure. The end result is quite spectacular, as she poses nude in front of a pair of RETNA murals with a matching color scheme. Take a closer look above.

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