A body art transfer device is disclosed which comprises a base support having a generally planar shape, a substantially nonabsorbent textured surface, and a surface area, a body art coating upon the nonabsorbent textured surface, the coating having a pigmented composition of oils and waxes having a thickness of uniform homogeneous consistency and an amorphous non-crystalline structure, and a cover for covering the body art coating and for forming stilting of the body art coating between the nonabsorbent textured surface of the base support and the cover, the stilting for preventing wicking of body art coating, and the body art coating for releasing from the base support when the cover is removed and the body art covering is placed against skin of a user.