Illusion Magazine - Issue 9 Summer 2009

· 56 high-quality pages packed with original artwork including:

An original front cover from the one and only Marcela Murad. Inside this issue, Marcela gives her most frank interview ever, revealing the ups and downs of her amazing career.

· Ten step-by-steps from talented artists across the world. Hitomi Fukai, founder of the Japanese Facepainting Association shares her Funky Tribal Eyes while master painter Mark Reid illustrates how simple a Stinging Scorpion can be.

· The thought-provoking work of Linzi Foxcroft and her company Trauma FX as their special effects and casualty simulation help to make a real difference to the treatment of wounded in conflicts around the world.

· Stunning headpieces from Syl Verberk and instructions that show you just how easy they are to create.

· The story behind the Arty Brush Cakes – the new product from Silly Farm and Rebecca Tonkovich.

· Mark Greenawalt’s first experiences of liquid latex and insider tips on how to use latex in body painting.

· Exclusive interview with Israel’s Einat Dan that gives details of her label-laden fashion shoots in Milan.

· All the regular articles that you’ve come to expect from the Illusion team. In this issue’s Get Technical Helen Eyre explains how to paint and create your own tribal designs while in The Art of Business Fionna Doney gives plenty of recession-busting ideas.