Welcome back to Beyond The Brush, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the makeup, beauty and body art industries.

We honestly can’t believe how long ago it was when we recorded the very first season of Beyond the Brush, way back in 2021! We’re so sorry for such a long gap and thank you so much to all of you who have been asking when it’ll be back too!

We have some brand-new Beyond the Brush podcast episodes ready at last, and as an extra treat these episodes were recorded LIVE at the World Bodypainting Festival in Austria.

In this episode we chat to previous World Bodypainting Champion and expert in bodypaint illusion, Johannes Stotter.

With a host of awards under his belt, Johannes is well known around the world for his groundbreaking body painting.

When his 2013 bodypaint creation of a tropical frog using five models went viral, his career rocketed into the stratosphere – and brought him to media attention all over the world, so we were incredibly excited when he accepted our invitation to be on the podcast. It's an intriguing chat full of surprises! We hope you enjoy it!

This episode's presenters are Emma Rutherford and Catriona Finlayson

Huge thanks to our brilliant Podcast Editor George Clayton and our Season Two Sponsors - Kryolan Professional Makeup.

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Welcome back to the last in this debut series of Beyond The Brush, although, as you'll hear, it was actually the first that we recorded!
Our final guest is multi-published photographer, Graham Cann, who specialises in fashion, beauty, editorial and commercial work. Working in a mixture of analogue and digital imagery, he’s as comfortable on location as he is in a studio – and in fact he’s often found shooting bodypaint at exhibitions and shows.

Jennie and Emma headed to meet Graham in his studio, The Glass Factory, the largest daylight and commercial photographic and film in Essex and find out about a boy from South London with a background in construction got into the photography game.

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This week’s guest is Global Head of Makeup at professional giants, Kryolan. British artist Paul Merchant is that rare creature who is a master at everything he turns his hand to. From education to live TV, theatre to Fashion Weeks, bodypainting to cosmetic camouflage, Paul’s self-taught style breaks down barriers and his natural ease make him one of most in-demand artists working today.

Cheekily dubbed a frequent flyer, Paul’s punishing schedule is not for the faint-hearted and his work frequently sees him crossing continents. On top of this he edits Make-up International Magazine, produced by Kryolan, and during Covid he and the team have turned their hands to online workshops and Live streaming. Is there nothing he can’t do?

We find out about his start in the industry and why performance will always be close to his heart.

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