Under the Black Sun series

Part of the "Under the Black Sun" series exploring the boundary between human and demonic. The model's entire body was first painted gold, then fully covered in clay to create an organic cracked texture. Once the clay dried, it was painted over in gold and black to produce the final layered, weathered surface. The full body painting process took 7 hours before the studio shoot began. Photographed on Fujifilm GFX 100S. Body paint and photography by Dmitry Shad.