This baby belly bodypainting is very telling of the family history. As the (by now) parents have roots in South America and Italy, but also live in Bavaria and embrace its culture, the painting had to include hints to all these. The result is the lama riding a gondola and eating pretzels. I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I liked painting it. It was a fun afternoon with friends. By now the baby is born – lucky for him less wooly than a lama ;) – and I wish all the best to the new family!
The final result of the painting is here:
![A lama eating a pretzel and riding a gondola in Venice](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7246-1024x919.jpg)
For a making-of, see below.
![Outline of white lama on brown gondola](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7198-1024x668.jpg)
![The artist herself](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7181-1024x684.jpg)
![Flag outlines and beige background added](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7211-1024x798.jpg)
![Lama, gondola and surrounding water colored](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7215.jpg)
![Highly focused painter](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7220-1024x671.jpg)
![Details being added to the lama](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7223-1024x786.jpg)
![The colors](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7229-1024x678.jpg)
![Lama gets a bavarian themed saddle](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7231-1024x755.jpg)
![Flags filled with colors](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7233-1024x948.jpg)
![Lama decorated with necklace and eating a pretzel](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7238-1024x849.jpg)
![A lama eating a pretzel and riding a gondola in Venice](https://schrecklich.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC_7246-1024x919.jpg)