FACE PAINTING

Face Painting

Tips for Buying And Using Face Paints Properly

1.    Make sure the package explicitly states that the paints are for painting faces and skin.

2.    Purchase only FDA-compliant Face Paints, Glitter and other supplies.

3.    Face paints are produced in an array of bright, bold colors.   Buy the brightest, boldest colors you can find.

4.    Shop for face paint kits large enough for the type of event you are painting.  The packaging will tell you how many 'faces' that particular product will paint.  If you are simply painting cheek art, most palettes will last a lot longer than the package states.

5.    If you are painting outdoors in how weather, place your face paints on ice (or a freezer block) to minimize melting.

6.    Practice often with your new Face Paints before the big event.

7.    Use separate paintbrushes for each color family of Face Paint. This will alleviate mixing colors accidentally which could make your face paints muddy or dirty.

8.    DO NOT use craft paints or acrylic paints instead of authentic face paints.  It may seem like it's not a big deal to using another type of paint, but allergic reactions can result from using something other than FACE paint.

9.    Rinse your face paint brushes and other tools with clean water after each event. Let air dry.

10.   Do not use face paints on someone with cuts, abrasions, rash or sensitive skin.  Offer to paint their arm, wrist or leg instead.

And the Last Tip for Buying and Using Face Paints:  Be Brave.  Have Fun.  Don't Worry.  Children are very forgiving and the process of having their face painted is almost as fun as the end result!

Easy Face Painting is the guide that over 1,000 first-time face painters have used to guide them through their very first face painting event.  Whether it's a birthday party, charity fundraiser, school festival or community picnic, Face Painting is a popular activity with kids of all ages and Easy Face Painting makes it, well, Easy! 

2.  Simple Face Painting Designs

Without formal training, it is still possible to create simple face painting designs that are also eye-catching and beautiful.  Cheek art is the best way to accomplish simple face painting.  

One of the biggest benefits of developing simple face painting designs (or cheek art) is saving time.  In a fraction of the time, you can paint a small design or character on a child’s cheek or arm and generate the same kind of “wow” that you would if you spent ten minutes painting an elaborate full face design.  

Versatility is a big advantage with simple face painting.  These small designs can be adapted and painted on the face/cheek, neck, shoulder, legs and arms.  A simple snake looks fantastic slithering up the arm.  A rose or other flower looks beautiful on the shoulder.

Here are some things you can do to create simple face painting designs for your kids or kids at heart.

1.    If you’re at a loss as to what designs to start painting, look no further than the television or movie theatre.  What is the hottest kids’ movie playing right now?  What about the funniest animated show?  Classic children’s television programming is also a great place to start.  Particularly for preschoolers, the characters are very simple in nature and therefore fairly easy to replicate.

2.    A clown face is a very simple face painting design.  And since clowns can be happy, sad, silly or goofy, this one simple design with a few adjustments around the mouth is a great face painting design to have in your arsenal.  A bright red nose, a larger than life red mouth (paint around the outside of the lips), large white area surrounding the red mouth, oversized eyebrows and some eye lines that extend from the outside of the eye toward the temples altogether make a simple clown face painting design that will get rave reviews.

3.    Turning a little girl into a fairy princess is as simple as a few feathery lines around the eyes, starbursts at the end of each line and a bit of glitter.

4.     Painting a pretend bracelet or necklace is a simple design yet very unique.  Start by painting pearl sized dots around the wrist or neck and “dangle” a painted heart, peace sign or other “charm” from the painted “jewelry.”

5.    Try a simple rainbow face painting…a classic, but always popular.  Paint red, yellow, green and blue ‘horseshoe’ shapes and add two little white puffs for clouds at the end of each side of the rainbow.  Voila! A happy kid!