Body Painting

Body Painting Film Ft Emma Hack

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I fell in love with this short body painting film as soon as I saw it this morning. Watch it to see South Australian Body Painter Emma Hack’s beautiful body painting intertwined in this magical music video and animation. Click Here to Leave a Comment & Tell Us What You Think Music track is “Shining [...]

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Breast Cancer Awareness Body Painting Project

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Just today I was notified by a friend and fellow artist Christopher Agostino about a wonderful project called the Breast Cancer Awareness Body Painting Project. Please share this with all of your friends and family. The Project: The aim of the project is to raise money & awareness in order to support Breast Cancer survivors [...]

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Chinese New Year Dragon Face Paint Tutorial

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Happy Chinese New Year Everybody!! To celebrate, Ambah has made this amazing Dragon Face Paint Design Tutorial below (click on the photos for a close up): Workshop Dates 2012: New Zealand Workshops January 2012. January 27 & 28th in Taupo as part of the New Zealand Body Painting Fesitval 27th 3D TECHNIQUES: JEWELLERY, LACE & [...]

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NEW Bad Ass Mini Stencils for Face & Body Painting

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Grab all 45 of our Bad Ass Mini Stencils in our BAMS PACK and SAVE $51.00!! (Limited time only) CLICK HERE TO ORDER BAD ASS MINI STENCILS PACK!

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Body Painter Emma Hack VIDEOS

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Emma Hack is one of my favorite body painters and I wanted to share 2 videos with you – documentaries/reports on her work to inspire you! South Australian Emma is famous for her body painting that incorporates the beautiful wall papers designed by fellow Aussie Florence Broadhurst. Watch the videos to see her in action [...]

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Tips For Body Painting

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Hello Painting friends, today I thought I would share some of my tips for body painting, for those of you who are eager to try it out. Click Here to Ask a Question/Leave a Comment! Design Preperation: Generally I find that the more I plan and sketch my designs before painting the better the end [...]

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Melbourne Body Art Competition (MBAC) 2011

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The third year of MBAC proved to be bigger and better than ever! With more categories, including brush &  sponge, Amateur, special FX, extreme hair and makeup & face painting. There were around 40 + competitors all painting thier hearts out! A theme of “wired for sound” was given to all categories, and we set [...]

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How to Paint Metallic Live Statues

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I’ve had many requests about how to paint gold/silver metallic ‘live’ statues so I decided to write a blog post about it! This is quite simple to do and it looks amazing! We hand pick all the supplies that we sell and the best products to work with to achieve this shiny metallic look is [...]

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Beast Video Tutorial – Using Prosthetics

Hello Painting Friends, The Australian Body Art Awards (ABAA) was a great success last month – it is always wonderful to be surrounded by Face and Body artists. I enjoyed teaching, competing and learning. I was also delighted to win First place in the Special FX Body Painting competition. The prize for that event was [...]

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“Sweet Heart” Tattoo Style Design VIDEO Tutorial

Happy New Year Everyone!!! With Valentine’s day barely a wink away I thought I would make a romantic video design for you. This design is suitable for all boys and girls, just change the colours, add some flowers/stars & you can make it different for everyone! This design is made easy with your mini split [...]

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Step-By-Step Flowers Using Mini Split Cakes

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Hello Everybody, I am  a big fan of one stroke face painting with split cakes, it makes face painting so fast and beautiful! It’s great to see you can now buy the Diamond FX Split Cakes on here. Today I have  put together two flower step by steps for you to try, using the (one [...]

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International Make Up Artist Trade Show Sydney 2010

Some photos from IMATS in Sydney 2010! I had a wonderful time at IMATS. It’s a great place to draw inspiration from seeing as it is not totally inside the face painting/ body painting world. And its a great place to network too! I was there helping my good friend Michelle from Moz Theatre (the [...]

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Rainbow Name Design Step by Step

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Hello face painting Friends, Today I am going to share a step by step design that is great for older children & teens. Click Here to Leave a Comment or Ask a Question! Designs on arms and legs are always poular with this age group – especially in summer!  They love it when I include [...]

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Painting Pregnant Bellies

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One of my favourite canvasses to paint on is a lovely round belly of an expectant mother. Often the little one inside let’s you know they are there with a few wiggles and kicks! its really beautiful. Whether you have ten minutes or an hour to spend here are a few tips to help you and [...]

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St Patricks Day Celtic Knot Design Video Tutorial

An awesome St Patricks Day design for your arm of a Celtic Knot! If you can’t get the green peace rainbow cake in time, just modify it slightly and make it into your own! (By Heather Banks) Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit [...]

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How to Paint a Rose Bud Video – SF Comp

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “How to Paint a Rose Bud Video” By Kim Baker ____________________________________ Kim, thank you soooo much for making such a helpful face painting video!!! I can’t wait to see more people sending in videos to this blog. Great work!! I’ll be posting the rest [...]

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NSW Body Painting Competition

A couple weeks back I had the chance to go to the New South Wales Body Painting Competition (Presented by Tim Gratton)…I had only heard about it the night before and only because I was asked to model. I didn’t end up modelling but I went anyway and had a great time catching up with [...]

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More Valentines Day Face Painting Designs Video

Hey guys, I just had to share this with you…a another really beautiful face painting video where she’ll show you how to paint a great necklace design and an eye design that is perfect for Valentines Day this weekend! You’ll love it! Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! Buy Face Paints [...]

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Body Art Controversy – My Thoughts!

Hows it going my fancy face painting peoples! Last week I put up a post about myself modelling for body painters and a person who was offended by it, and the response was crazy! There were about 20 pages worth of comments left by people who strongly agreed and disagreed so thank you all for sharing your opinions…. now its my turn - to have [...]

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Body Art Controversy: Artistic Or Offensive?

Hello face painting friends one and all….last week I uploaded a slide show with photos of myself in body paint (and of others) that many of you saw… now while the majority of the comments and feedback were very positive and people enjoyed the artwork (painted by Mark Reid, Yolanda Bartram and Lynne Jamieson) and my [...]

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My Wonder Down Under Photos!

Here you go, my photos from Wonder Down Under! My favs are the body paintings…the one with the Aussie flag with a koala is Mark Reids, the ragedy anne doll/clown is Yolanda Bartrams and the Purple Wonder Down Under Girl was painted by Lynne Jamieson! Enjoy! If you like, send in your photos of the convention, and I’ll [...]

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Interview with Thea Mackay from Wonder Down Under!

Hi Guys! As promised I have just recorded an exclusive interview with Thea Mackay from “Wonder Down Under” Australia’s 1st Face & Body Painters & Entertainers Convention!!! It’s happening from the 8th – 12th Septemeber 2008 in Melbourne. Listen to the interview to find out all about it, then go and register at www.WonderDownUnder.com.au NOW!!! www.WonderDownUnder.com.au Click Here to [...]

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First Face Painting – SF Competition

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “First Face Painting” Sent in by Jan Volkmann I’m hooked!  After downloading Philadelphia’s e-book and watching her tutorials, I knew I had to give this craft a try!  I was asked to do face painting at a Independance Day celebration July 13, and admitted needing some instruction.  I’ve painted on [...]

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4th July Arm Design Video Tutorial

Here’s another 4th July Video tutorial for the Americans watching my blog, Heather B. also made this video – it’ll show you how to paint an arm design…Enjoy Buy Face Painting Supplies Right Here! Happy Face Painting, Philadelphia Tivoli www.FacePaintingTips.com “Helping You Paint with Your Favorite Face Paints!” Buy Face Painting Supplies Right Here!

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Face Painting Designs Practice Photos – SF Competition

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “Face Painting Designs Practice Photos” Sent in by Marilyn _______________________________ Thank you for sending this in Marilyn, you’ve some simple yet fun design ideas! I’ll be posting the rest of the entries until the end of June when I announce the winner. Please leave a comment if you want to ask questions, [...]

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