Face Painting Techniques

Alien/Reptile Face Paint Video Tutorial

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Watch Jamie create this super cool Alien/Reptile Face Paint Design using a combination of stencil work (Bad Ass Mini Stencil 1013) and free hand painting! CLICK HERE TO BUY FACE PAINTING SUPPLIES! LEAVE A COMMENT OR ASK A QUESTION! FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED: Bad Ass Mini Stencil 1013 Diamond FX White Paradise Light Green & [...]

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Flower & Leaves Face Paint Design VIDEO Tutorial

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Watch Jamie create this beautiful Flower & Leaves Face Paint Design using a combination of stencil work (Bad Ass Mini Stencil 1031) and free hand painting! CLICK HERE TO BUY FACE PAINTING SUPPLIES! Leave a Comment/Ask a Question! FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED: Bad Ass Mini Stencil 1031 Paradise Light Green Paradise Dark Green Diamond FX [...]

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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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Christmas Step By Step Angel Face Painting Design

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CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT/ASK A QUESTION Workshop Dates 2012: MELBOURNE Classes March 2012  ***early bird special pricing until January 2012…. March 3 & 4 Face Painting see here for more details March 5 One Stroke Technique see here for more details March 6 & 7 Body Painting see here for more details Special [...]

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One-Stroke Rose Painting VIDEO Tutorial By Jinny

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Watch this video to see how world renowned/celebrity face & body painter Jinny uses her Paradise FLEUR Prisma BlendSet & GlitterMark Silver to paint beautiful Roses and Leaves! CLICK HERE TO BUY OUR PARADISE PRISMA BLENDSETS CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT/ASK A QUESTION Each color combination was designed to the exact specifications of world [...]

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Tips & Tricks For Painting On Dark Skin

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Hi everyone, my name is Tamara, and I am a new blog writer for Face Painting Tips! Today I’d like to talk about painting on darker skin tones. Being a person of color (mixed with Irish/Puerto Rican and Black) I have come across some challenges about what colors work best for clients with darker skin [...]

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Glimmer Body Art: Glitter Tattoo VIDEO Tutorial

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We are sooo excited to now be supplying Glimmer Body Art Glitter Tattoos!! We have glitters, stencils, glue, kits and box sets available!! Below is a video tutorial on how to apply glitter tattoos – they are so easy to use and look amazing!! CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT OUR GLIMMER BODY ART RANGE! CLICK [...]

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Add Stars To Your Face Paint Design Step By Step

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Check out Ambah’s latest face painting step-by-step tutorial on stars!! They are simple to do but look fantastic and really makes your designs extra special!! CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT OR ASK A QUESTION! CLICK HERE TO BUY FACE PAINTING SUPPLIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN STAR FACE PAINTING DESIGNS!! 2012 Workshop dates: MELBOURNE Classes [...]

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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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Koi Fish Face Paint Design VIDEO Tutorial

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Check out this beautiful Koi Fish face painting design video tutorial by Lisa Joy Young and let us know what you think! Buy Face Paint Supplies Here! Click Here to Leave a Comment/Ask a Question Products Used: Diamond FX light blue, dark blue, white, (or marine split-cake) orange, yellow, lavender and black. #1 & #3 [...]

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Rainbow Unicorn Face Paint Design Video Tutorial

Check out this wonderful rainbow unicorn face painting video tutorial by Ambah below. Buy Your Face Painting Supplies Online! Click Here to Leave a Comment or Ask a Question I couldn’t resist adding this image below from a recent job. I body painted some male models to greet the Ladies as they entered for thier [...]

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Simple Flower Fairy Face Paint VIDEO TUTORIAL

Hello Face Painting Friends, I have a fast design tutorial to share with you, its a flower fairy that can be painted quickly for busy events, or added to to make more elaborate. The flowers could also be painted on a cheek, arm or neck line for a more grown up effect. BUY FACE PAINTING SUPPLIES [...]

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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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Hygiene Tips For Face Painting

Hello Everybody, Wow can you believe it’s February already!  This month I am very excited to be an instructor at the Australian Body Art Awards Convention. This event began last year as a Face and Body painting competition, held in Melbourne, Australia, and has grown this year into a bigger competition with more categories to enter [...]

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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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Rudolph Christmas Design VIDEO Tutorial

Season’s Greetings everybody, I hope you are all enjoying the Holiday season face painting as much as I am. I am particularly enjoying painting Rudolph on lots of boys and girls faces, it is so cute on them! I have made a video tutorial for you with a Rudolph design to try… Face Painting Supplies [...]

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Ice Pixie Face Painting VIDEO Tutorial (For Boys)

Here’s a design for the boys! This Ice Pixie can be a fun addition to your christmas theme designs & you can use it all year round. Happy painting this festive season! Buy Face Painting Supplies Here! Click Here to Leave a Comment! To Achieve This Design Get These Supplies: Metallic Face Paints Glitter Gel [...]

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One Stroke Leaves Using Mini Split Cakes VIDEO TUTORIAL

Hello Everybody, Thanks for all of your great feedback everybody, I have made my first, of many to come, youtube video!! I had so many requests for a split cake leaf tutorial that I have made one for you. You can use the Diamond FX Mini Jungle Split-Cake to create this design. To Start Painting [...]

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Zombie Face Painting Design Step-By-Step

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One of my subscribers Betsy Quezada sent this in to share with us, its a simple Zombie Face Painting Design with Step-By-Step photos. Hope you like it! Click Here to Ask Questions or Leave a Comment About the Video! Tips: Apply the White with a Sponge for fast even coverage or a large brush like [...]

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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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Lace Mask Video Tutorial Slideshow

Hello Everyone, I am excited that I have finally branched out into the big world of you tube videos…..I have made this one for you using images from a step by step design of a lacey mask – this is great for teens and adults: Click Here to Buy Your Face Painting Supplies Leave a [...]

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Special FX Make Up

I had some fun painting special FX with my son recently, we are helping out with a school project for my nephew. It’s certainly something that the boys (and girls too) really love! I get quite  a few requests to paint bruises and cuts on boys and girls when face painting and I thought I’d share [...]

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Step by Step Dinosaur Mask Design

  Hello Face Painting Friends, Today I am posting a step by step design for you. It is a dinosaur mask that is very popular with the boys – and occasional dad too. This was first published in issue 11 of Illusion Magazine. Illusion is a magazine especially for Face and Body Artists, I have [...]

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Seating your Model for Face Painting

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Today I am going to talk about how I seat my model for Face Painting. I notice that all of the painters I work with do this a bit differently, so I look forward to your comments about what works for you. I generally like to stand while I paint, while it can be a [...]

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Dragon Girl Face Paint Design Video Tutorial

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Dragon Girl Face Paint Design Video Tutorial by Heather using splitcakes! Wicked design..check it out and let me know what you think Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! To give your face painting the ‘wow’ factor this Halloween get our instructional [...]

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