Now this will save you some time and hassle! When you’re facepainting, every little tip and trick you know can help enormously. So, here’s one about keeping your brushes and water clean, to save you from wasting time, having to change the water every 10 minutes.
And, I can’t take credit for this one. This is a tip from my sister-in-law Pauline (she co-wrote The Comprehensive Guide to Face Painting“.
Instead of using a jar, or cup to hold your water…use a plastic ice block/popsicle mould to hold your water. So, if you have an 8 popsicle mould (like in the picture) you have 8 separate sources of water and can use each one for a different color group!
You can use one for just white, one for your pinks and reds, one for yellows and oranges, one for browns, one for blacks, one for greens, one for blues and one for purples.
And if you assign certain brushes to certain color groups, you’ll save a heck of a lot of time because you won’t have to wash your brushes anywhere near as often! But the really cool thing is, it’s cheap, easy to find and it makes life easier!
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What a wonderful idea! Whodda thunk something so easy/cheap could work so well? It’s one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” ideas. Thanks so much! I’m thinking one of the “bottle” ice cube trays might do the trick too. Ok, here’s me going to Walmart to buy a new brush washer!
Outta the way everyone!
Great Job with all the cool & helpful ideas. You are wonderful!
Leilani
What a brilliant idea, makes perfect sense. Guess what I’m off to buy??
I have a pair of ‘face painting jeans’ and I just wipe the excess paint straight onto my jeans and only occasionlly have to wash the brush with water. This saves so much time, and the kids seem to like it too! This wasn’t my idea, but a friends. Another plus is that you have a very funky pair of painting jeans to wear when you’re face painting!
Thanks for your input Linda, sounds like a fun and useful tip to me
And I’m always happy to see face painters share their ideas on the blog, thanks again!
great ideas from everyone! Thanks
Neat Tip, guess what Im off to look for at the pound store!!!!!