When Lady Gaga stepped in as guest editor for V Magazine, she broke the record for number of covers for one issue by having a total of 16.

But while most were shot by photographer Steven Klein, it was a submitted selfie of the singer and her fiancé Taylor Kinney that is her favorite.

Gaga reported that the fully naked photo shoot took place right after a sex session covered in paint — something they've been meaning to get around to for a long time.

"I could not complete the covers of this issue without relinquishing one to an important cause. Taylor and I talk all the time about our unique existence on this earth. How can we use our creativity to heal people? Since we first met, Taylor's been painting and drawing all over me. Years ago, when we were secretly living in San Diego and crashing on the floor of a beach shack, we never wore shoes. He told me he wanted to make love to me on a canvas. And though he made many murals on my body in the wee, small hours of our stoked, gypsy mornings with our friends, for whatever reason we never got around to it."

But as the photo proves, the couple finally did get an opportunity to make it happen, and Gaga describes it as only she can.

"We made love on this canvas on a Sunday in Chicago," she said. "We made love amidst chaos. We talked about shootings. We made love amidst terrorism. And we talked about how people's hearts are also suffering all over the world as they watch and witness a swell of violence. We made love amidst violence."

You can order a copy of Gaga's issue of V magazine and check out some of the other covers here.

h/t: OUT