Four Sports Illustrated 2008 Swimsuit Models Didn't Wear Swimsuits

None. Zero. Nada. Nothing at all.

Can we say booyah to product research?

Yes! This really is product research, for airbrush body painting!

My first thought was "hey did this with a paint brush? Don't they know they could've done it a whole lot faster and better with an airbrush?"

It turns out they really DO know what they're doing.

For example Marisa Miller had some airbrush work done on her.
Quiana Grant also got her suit sprayed on.

If the artists used an airbrush on two of them, I can safely assume that the artists probably used an airbrush on all four of them.

I'll let you look over the SI.com pics if you're interested in doing your own research.

I also noticed the use of pens, markers, stencils and even a ruler in the behind-the-scenes pics.

The makeup artists also used a separate model in the real swimsuit for reference.

What's the point?

Use what works. Don't limit yourself to one tool.

Drawing lines with a silver marker was probably far more expedient than airbrushing the lines in. Masking materials might also damage the black base coat beneath the stripes.

Another point.

Learn from the people who do what you do. Staring at a picture to figure it out is okay, well, at least until your spouse walks in the door.

My last point.

Sport Illustrated only does sexy. What happens when people discover that they can get painted up too?

Guess who benefits from that?