The red light on the camera started to glow and a delicious shiver ran through her body. Reporter Lisa Marvell looked straight ahead and began her introduction. Because the opening shot framed her shoulders and head, she knew that at first the audience would not notice anything different about the way she was dressed. She appeared to be wearing a light blue V-neck top trimmed in white. The fabric was definitely form-fitting, but other than that, nothing seemed unusual.
"As most of you know," she began, "this week Phil, one of our loyal viewers, has dared me to have my body painted. Tonight in my special report, I'll show you exactly how that was done and let you see me modeling the artwork. I couldn't believe the fantastic effects the artists were able to achieve, so I wanted to make sure that all of you have a chance to see the results." And with that, she blushed slightly as the camera slowly began moving backward to reveal more of her body.
*****
The week had started, as it usually did, with a Monday conference in which Lisa's co-anchor Natalie Johnson, news producer Bill Reinhart, and the writers met to discuss the dare that Natalie had selected for that week. This had become a regular feature of the Friday Night Special 11:00 news report, proving to be a worthy successor to Lisa's original series on women who "dare to bare." Those segments had established Channel 4 as the leading station in that part of the state and had made the broadcaster the best known television personality in the viewing area. The new pieces, featuring Lisa performing a dare that had been submitted by a viewer, had served to drive the ratings even higher. And both series had the same common goal - they provided the opportunity for the beautiful blonde reporter to display as much of her 34-25-34 body as possible.
The dare selected for the week seemed like an obvious one; in fact Lisa was surprised that she hadn't thought of it herself when she was doing the "dare to bare" reports. A viewer had suggested that she serve as a body painting model, stripping down to allow an artist to apply various paints that created the illusion that she was wearing clothing. Both Natalie and Lisa agreed that it would be interesting to see what went on behind the scenes as well, and the final results could be shot and edited in a way that stayed within the guidelines of Standards and Practices while still making for exciting viewing.
Most of the Monday conference was devoted to determining the type of "clothing" that would be painted on Lisa's naked body as well as reviewing samples of the work of various groups of artists in order to select the team they wanted to use. The obvious choice was also the most expensive one - a group that had worked on numerous professional shoots including several where swimsuits were painted on models for publication in national magazines. Lisa was especially impressed with photos that showed models posing in body paint meant to look like blue jeans and a tight top. "Let's go with that," she suggested.
Bill indicated that he'd have to clear the budget with station manager Ken Barber, but given the latest ratings for the Friday Night Specials, he was certain that the request would be approved.
"Sounds to me like we're all set," Natalie said.
"One last thing," Lisa added. "Let's go through the schedule and sequence for shooting this."
Natalie and Bryan, the lead writer, had proposed that once the outfit was painted on Lisa, they take some shots outside the studio posing near the Channel 4 sign. Since their research had shown that the preparation could take as much as six hours, they would need to start things early in the day if they wanted to be able to film outside in the afternoon while the temperatures were still comfortable for someone who wasn't wearing any clothes. And Nicole Lewis, the station's new weather forecaster, had said there was a chance of rain by the end of the week, but that both Wednesday and Thursday looked like ideal summer days.
Based on that information, everyone agreed that they should aim to have the artists in town by Wednesday and shoot the following day. After they completed the work outside, they could return to the studio to film the introduction. Natalie could then work with the editing crew to assemble the pieces and put together the final cut, inserting any additional narration as needed at that point. All of this pointed to a very full day of work.
So, three days later, Lisa found herself stumbling out of bed hours well before the sun came up in order to be at the studio by 5:30 AM. Opening the door to the trailer that had been set up as a make-shift dressing room in the Channel 4 parking lot, she was surprised that only one of the three make-up artists was there along with Kelli, the loyal assistant from the station. During the last few months, she had gotten more and more at ease appearing naked in front of small groups of people, so as soon as she arrived she stripped out of her jeans and top and removed her bra, leaving on only her thong.
Before slipping into a terrycloth robe, she casually glanced at one of the full length mirrors set up in the room. Lisa had to admit that her rigorous workout program was paying off - her well-toned abdomen and thighs accented the curves of her 34-25-34 figure, and for a 32-year old, her perky B cup breasts and well rounded ass displayed no signs of sagging. Over her shoulder, she caught a glimpse of Kelli staring at her. "Be a sweetheart," she said with a smile as she turned to face the assistant, "run and get us both some coffee. I think it's going to be a long day."
It was another 20 minutes before the other two make-up artists arrived and were ready to begin. The team leader was a woman, Stephanie, and she was assisted by Sarah and Dave. Lisa wondered whether most models felt more comfortable having the paint applied by someone of their own sex. However, the more she thought about it, she realized that she was secretly pleased to have a mixed audience. "But jeez, what does it matter?" she thought to herself. "I'll be doing the report in just my paint, so everyone is going to see me stark naked." Her thoughts continued as she felt a familiar thrill run through her body. "And of course, that's precisely the point of this dare."
As it turned out, the first steps were anything but thrilling. Dave and Sarah began by taping large pieces of paper towels to the parts of her body that would not be painted. She chuckled as she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror wearing this kind of "negative clothing." Everything that was normally covered - including her breasts, ass, and pussy - were on display, while her arms, ankles and feet, neck, and a band of skin around her middle were wrapped up in white paper.
Then, as Lisa stretched out on a massage table that had been appropriated by the team, Stephanie applied the first coat, a thin layer of white spray paint that served two purposes: to provide a base to the color paint that would be applied next and to help bring into relief tiny baby hairs that previously had been invisible. "Now," Stephanie explained, "we can see all of these little hairs that would otherwise ruin the effect we're trying to create with the body paint. So, our next step is to take a dry razor and shave them all off."
"All?" said Lisa somewhat startled. Looking down, she could see the nearly microscopic hairs on her breasts and trailing down to her pussy, despite the Brazilian wax job she obtained just two days before.
"Yes, all," Stephanie said with a loud laugh. "And don't worry, you're not abnormal. Every model I've ever worked with has to go through this. We girls think we're totally smooth but we're really not. So just lie down and let us get rid of all that baby hair."
And with that, Dave and Sarah spent the next hour going over every inch of her exposed body. She felt a momentary sense of embarrassment when she realized that Dave was actually parting her ass cheeks with his hands so Sarah could shave down deep into her butt crack and around her anus, a feeling that was heightened when she realized that Kelli was standing in the far corner of the trailer and appeared to be trying to catch a glimpse of Lisa's puckered rosebud. "Oh my," Lisa wondered, "do I have a new admirer?" and she felt a shiver run down her spine.
From there, the embarrassment only increased as she rolled onto her back and the two assistants began shaving the small hairs off her breasts. This time, they switched roles, with Sarah gently tugging on Lisa's nipples as Dave carefully moved the razor along the smooth contours of her breasts. It required repeated swipes of the blade across the skin between her mounds, with Sarah grabbing the nipples like little handles to help separate Lisa's orbs. Instinctively, her nipples hardened in response and when Sarah released them, Lisa felt that all four people in the room must be clearly aware of her state of arousal.
While Dave backed off, Sarah asked Kelli to step in to lend a hand as they descended to Lisa's most delicate parts. "Now I'm going to ask you to pull lightly on her labia," she explained to the assistant, "so I can get a nice clear stretch of skin and make just a few quick passes with the razor." She then added for Lisa's benefit, "We'll get rid of those pesky little hairs in no time at all."
