Charl Bubb

Charl was first introduced to Airbrushing in 1994, during his Graphic Design Course at The Design School of Southern Africa. It was at this time that he commenced his research to learn everything he possibly could about the art of Airbrushing.

Some of his work as an Airbrush artist to date includes; painting motorbikes for the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club, murals in private homes, painting stages and sets for concerts such as 46664 Nelson Mandela Concert, Craig David SA, MTV-Base SA, International Conference for Sustainable Development , Earth Live, Bollywood Film Awards, FIFA 2010, Smurfs Global Day (Guinness World Record), OUTsurance adverts, AFDA student films (Loerie Award) . 

 Airbrush body painting has proved to be a versatile medium that can be used in variety of settings, including:

Promotions and Special Events

Expo's

Club Events and Festivals

Fashion, Editorial, Film, TV and the Music Industry

Printed Media and Advertisements

Art Exhibition Work and Galleries

Launching of products and services

Team building events

Special events and trade shows

Live body painting at events / exhibitions

Children’s entertainment (face-painting)

Some of his body paint clients include:

Camel (JTI), G4 Television (USA), FHM Magazine, FIFA 2010, JET BLACK Nightclub (London), Lenovo (IBM), L'Oreal,  Mecer (Windows 7 launch), M-TV, Dimension Data , Oscar Pistorious, Photo + Film Expo, Playboy, SEXPO, Ster Kinekor, Guinness World Records and Sony Pictures.

Charl has now been body painting for over 11 years. 

He tends to use Kryolan's Aqua body paint, which is an excellent product and particularly good for creating a durable, easy-to-apply base. He always use liquid body paint for speed of application.

As an artist Charl feels privileged to create artworks on human skin. Having started out working on motorbikes and cold hard walls, he has developed his techniques.  Painting on skin is quite different in many ways. Charl also enjoys the interaction with the model and feels that each painting is as unique as the person he is painting. 

Charl is proud to be the only artist in South Africa to be registered with the World Body Paint Association.