February 2008

February Competition Winners Announced!

Firstly, I’d like to say a big thanks to everyone who sent in their entries. The blog is so much more diverse because of it and our blog readers all around the world are enjoying checking it out.And I’d like to add, that it was sooooo hard to pick the winners, you all did a wonderful job! But, [...]

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Round Brush Brushstrokes Techniques Video

I found a great video by Donna Dewberry who will show you how to paint beautiful scroll work - curls, twirls, letters and leaves with a round brush. Now, she uses a canvas, but you can apply these techniques to face painting for fantastic looking princess and fairy masks. Watch the video, then practice the pressure/release exercises [...]

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Websites to Advertise Your Facepainting Business

This is the first of many posts about advertising your facepainting business online. To start off, I wanted to help out people who don’t have a website yet but want to have a prescence on the web to begin with. (For those of you who have a website, this post will still be beneficial). You [...]

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Mum Loses Her Models When They Become Face Painters – SF Comp

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “Mum Loses Her Models When They Become Face Painters!” Sent in by Karen Witt For the past year I have been getting right into face painting. I love it! But of course every eager face painter needs eager, patient (and forgiving) models to practice on in the [...]

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Face Painting for a Spring Play in Guam – SF Competition

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “Face Painting in Guam for a Spring Play in Guam!” Sent in by Mister G/ Frederick Rosal Gonzalez Just wanted to share with you that last Saturday, I conducted a workshop for parent volunteers for our school. I shared with them some techniques that I have been [...]

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Cake Paints Vs Liquid Paints: What Do You Prefer?

Had a question on the blog recently about cake paints and liquid paints. Kim Baker left a comment with the question: “What are the pros/cons of liquid paint? Do most face painters use the cakes and only liquids for certain things?” For those of you who didn’t see the comments thread last week this is what I said: [...]

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Are You Advertising Your Face Painting Business Online?

If you’re not advertising your face painting business online, you’re probably losing money! Gone are the days where people refer to only the yellow pages when ever they need to look up a trade or service. People are doing their searching online…. so can these potential customers find your face painting business online? In the next couple of weeks I’m going to [...]

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Beginner Face Painting Success – SF Competition

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “Beginner Face Painting Success!” Sent in by Mylene Losier I am very new to the face painting world, but wanted to share a great experience I had starting out.  I was recruited to do face painting for a childrens christmas party at my work.  Needless to say [...]

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Valentines Day Princess Face Paint Design Video

Happy Valentines Day Everybody! Here’s another video that will show you how to paint a wonderful girly design for Valentines day! Enjoy! Happy Face Painting Philadelphia Tivoli Face Painting Tips “Helping You Paint with Your Favorite Face Paints!” Buy Face Paints Right Here! P.S. If there are any other face paint designs that you would like to learn [...]

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Heart Designs Video for Valentines Day

Here’s a video to show you how to ’jazz up’ your heart designs for Valentines day! (Heather) Happy Face Painting Philadelphia Tivoli Face Painting Tips “Helping You Paint with Your Favorite Face Paints!” Buy Face Paints Right Here! P.S. There’ll be another Valentines Day Design video on the blog tomorrow, so stay tuned! P.P.S. If there are [...]

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How Much Should I Charge for Face Painting?: Part 3

Okay, here it is, my 3rd and final installment of “How Much Should I Charge for Face Painting?”. If you haven’t read part one or two, I really suggest you read those first and here it is: How Much Should I Charge for Face Painting?: Part 1 and How Much Should I Charge for Face Painting?: Part 2 [...]

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Face Painting for Smiles – SF Competition

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “Face Painting for Smiles” Sent in by Darell G. Victoria Hi, Just as eager as I am to master my Face Painting talent, I volunteered to do a party for underprivileged children. When I was about to setup my things at the party, a child approached me and said “Can [...]

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Cheetah Face Painting Design – SF Competition

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “Cheetah Face Painting Design” Sent in by Valerie Hanson I don’t have a story, but I did want to share my pic of the cheetah face I did on my 6 year old daughter for Halloween. Hope you like it! The costume was made with a Cheetah patterned leotard [...]

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8 Tips for Designing Your Facepainting Flyers

I recently came across an article that I thought you might find helpful when it comes to the business side of facepainting . If you want to be getting as many facepainting gigs as possible then I’m sure you’ve already looked at many different forms of advertising. This article will give you some great tips on flyers and [...]

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Rainbow Face Painting Fun – SF Competition

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “Rainbow Face Painting Fun” Sent in by Polly Ester Clown Recently I was face painting at a park and gentleman and his dog came over to watch me paint a very cute little butterfly on an even cuter little girl. As they watched he started talking about [...]

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How Much Should I Charge for Face Painting?: Part 2

Okay, here it is, my 2nd installment of “How Much Should I Charge for Face Painting?”. If you haven’t read part one, I really suggest you read that first and here it is: How Much Should I Charge for Face Painting?: Part 1 After reading How Much Should I Charge for Face Painting?: Part 1 [...]

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Face Painting in Spanglish – SF Competition

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “Face Painting in Spanglish” Sent in by Patrice Bowes Hi everyone! I thought I would share a quick story that happened recently. I am fairly new in the world of face painting, but having a blast. Recently My company was asked to provide our services at a [...]

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Face Painting Courses February

Here are the details for face painting courses and classes that are happening around the world in February 2008. If you’re holding face painting courses and classes yourself or you know of face painting courses/classes that are coming up (that aren’t listed here), then email me and I’ll have them posted asap: i n f [...]

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