Kay Pike is a Superhero fan we wish we got to know sooner! she is doing some pretty amazing ‘Cosplay’ work which makes her a welcome addition to GeekShizzle’s archives. We’re not evenn sure if calling her art ‘cosplay’ as it is so much more. We once again learn that fandom knows no end when it comes to people like Kay Pike.
She’s and cosplay model, entertainer, and entrepreneur. A self-described “real life nice person & oddball,” Kay has been dedicated to superheroes, comics, and cosplay for years. So what sets her apart from the world’s other dedicated cosplayers? Kay uses only body paint to bring her characters to life.
‘Learning how to draw and paint has been a lifelong practice for me. I was a fine art painter long before a cospainter so I know the breaks. I’ve slowly been learning how to paint myself by trial and error. It’s a really difficult medium, the body paints don’t behave at all the same way as canvas paints do.I use water-based face paint specific makeup. Body paint is a special breed of tricky. Every brand I have tried has good colours and bad colours. It takes a lot of paint to do one character, and I only do quarter-coverage paints, just the front upper body. It runs $80-150 (£55- £103) per character to do one of these. A lot depends on if I need a wig or bald cap or prosthetic props I have to make.’
Kay says that figuring out what character to transform herself into next and planning her method is one of her favourite parts of the process.
Check-out some of her awesome work below. Follow her on Facebook, Twitch or Instagram.
Body Paint Cosplayer Kay Pike’s Amazing Superhero Art: