Welcome to Beyond The Brush, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the makeup, beauty and body art industries. Created by professional makeup publisher and educator, Emma Rutherford from Warpaint Magazine, and professional body artist and international bodypainting judge Jennie Roberts from Paintopia. The guests interviewed on this pod make fascinating subjects for all makeup and beauty obsessives including students and pros.
Previous guests have included Paul Merchant, Head of Global Makeup at pro brand Kryolan; professional makeup artist Vanessa Davies known to many as The Wigs and Makeup Manager on Instagram and who has over one million followers on Instagram alone; award-winning international fashion makeup artist and author of her Elements book - Yasmin Heinz; and Fashion and editorial photographer and owner of The Glass Factory Studio, Graham Cann.
Yvonne Zonnenberg - "The ball started rolling, and I ended up doing all the promotional Game of Thrones!""
Welcome back to Beyond The Brush, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the makeup, beauty and body art industries. This episode's guest - Yvonne Zonnenberg is an incredibly versatile artist. There’s literally not a single genre area that she hasn’t conquered. From fashion design to film, tv to interior design, not to mention Bodypaint and that incredible White Walker promo for Warner Brothers and HBO, Yvonne’s career is one of the most varied we’ve ever seen. She’...
25 Sept 2026
Lucia Postacchini - "What you are is the secret of us to be in ourselves"
Welcome back to Beyond The Brush, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the makeup, beauty and body art industries. Italian painter, Luccia Postacchini, is a long-time collaborator with the Worlds and runs masterclasses during the Festival each year. She specialises in paint techniques that have their roots in old masters and translates this to the body with great effect. A great interviewee – we hope you enjoy this episode. This episode's presenters are Emma Ruthe...
21 Aug 2026
Gert Leeftink - " It's such a wonderful passion, not only for the results, but also in connecting with your model."
Welcome back to Beyond The Brush, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the makeup, beauty and body art industries. Episode eight introduces you to Dutch artist, Gert Leeftink. His abstract bodyart is truly freeform encompassing shapes and colourways. Painting for more than 20 years, each one is unique, as he prefers to go where the creative muse takes him. He’s been a part of the Worlds as an instructor for many years and we love how his freedom of expression is l...
14 Aug 2026
Michael Müller "I started working with the hair—incorporating it into a body painting piece because doing so allowed me to make my canvas larger."
Welcome back to Beyond The Brush, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the makeup, beauty and body art industries. In this episode we chat to world-renowned multi talented artist Michael Müller, who has a whole host of creative skills, including bodypainting of course! He’s a fascinating interviewee who’s worked with a wide range of artists and brands. With a love of the avante garde, his sculptural hair creations are the perfect complement to even the most intricate bodypain...
5 Aug 2026
Johannes Stötter: "I just had this idea without having ever seen a bodypainting photo before!"
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 LI...
27 Sept 2021
Graham Cann
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 ...
20 Sept 2021
Paul Merchant
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 ...
13 Sept 2021
Yasmin Heinz
She’s an award-winning international makeup artist who is consistently in demand – from catwalk to masterclass, from editorial to books, Yasmin Heinz is never still and her images bear witness to this. Beginning her career in New York back in the ‘90s with the legendary Linda Mason, Yasmin has always been ahead of the curve, working with the biggest names in the business – from Heidi Morawetz to Karl Lagerfeld. We catch up with her to chat about her extraordinary life and those who have inspi...
6 Sept 2021
Vanessa Davis
Known to her 1.3million followers on Instagram as The Wigs and Makeup Manager, London-based Vanessa Davis has come a long way since she first painted half a skull on her face for a Hallowe’en party back in 2015. After study for a BA at the London College of Fashion, Vanessa managed the Wigs and Makeup department at the English National Opera for many years. We talk to her about her career as an accidental influencer and how motherhood fits into all this.
29 Aug 2021
Emma Rutherford and Jennie Roberts
Welcome to Beyond The Brush, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the makeup, beauty and body art industries. Created by professional makeup publisher and educator, Emma Rutherford from Warpaint Magazine, and body artist Jennie Roberts from Paintopia, the UK body art festival and pro paint suppliers. While focused toward makeup students, the artists interviewed make fascinating subjects for all makeup and beauty obsessives. In this very first episode, Emma and Jenn ex...
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