Face Painting Tools

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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Face Painting Brushes

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Working out which face painting brush will give you which results is tricky so I’ve posted a few pics that should help you out! *Click Here to Buy Professional Brushes for Face Painting* ***************************************************** Round brushes are the most used brushes in facepainting. They come to a sharp point, letting you to paint nice lines, [...]

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Face Painting Kits for Beginners

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Choosing your first face painting kit can be hard.  And I’ve received lots of emails asking what I recommend so I decided to publish this post revealing exactly which products are most important and popular for beginners! Face Paints/Palettes – Which Colors? At the VERY least you need Black, White, Red, Blue and Yellow because [...]

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Enhance Your Face Painting with Split-Cakes!

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  Split-Cakes or “Blending Cakes” are taking the face painting world by storm, and it’s not suprising because they’re the perfect tool to make your designs look super professional with practically no effort!! Split-Cakes are cake paints made up of multiple colors so you can apply many colors at once and have them blend easily [...]

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New Face Paints Shop Online!

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Attention All Face Painters: Face Painting Tips is now selling your favorite Face Paints & Face Painting Supplies! You’ll love our range of face paints, face painting kits and face painting supplies!! Diamond FX – This month we’re stocking the popular Diamond FX, a professional brand with amazing products at affordable prices. In the future [...]

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Milana’s Face Painting Tips: Using Quality Paints

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I have been very fortunate over the past 12 months, to have met and worked alongside some of Australia’s best and most creative face and body artists. I believe in asking lots of questions! What paints do you use? Brushes? Glitter? Sponges? Equally as crucial, I always ask “WHY” – are they so important, the [...]

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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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Boys Face Painting Designs – Mark Reids Instructional DVD

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Boys Face Painting Designs: One of the biggest problems face painters have is not knowing what designs to use for boys. And even if you know what designs to use, alot of the time the problem is not having the right techniques to make those designs really ‘pop’ or be ‘scary’ or give it that [...]

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Eye Face Painting Design Video Tutorial

Hey guys, I found this video tutorial for an eye face painting design that Heather made using arty brushstrokes, and I loved it…especially because she uses my favorite color which is purple!! Press play to watch the video now: Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! Buy Face Paints for your Face [...]

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Dangers of Cheap Face Paint

“Dangers of Cheap Face Paint” By Erika Cataldi Last year, I started a business where I provide children’s birthday parties and special events with cartoon mascot characters.  Having little artistic ability, but a great idea of adding face painting as an option, I began studying the art of face painting. I went to a local [...]

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Mollies Face Paint Product Review

The following is an entry sent in for our monthly Competition! “Mollies Face Paint Product Review” By Molli Stofan Hi Everyone, I have been trying-out different kinds of paint for the last few months, and I thought that I should do product reviews on 3 brands of black face paint: Paradise/Mehron, Snazaroo, and Wolfe Brothers [...]

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Face Painting Display Board Ideas

Sent in by Kim Baker Hi Philadelphia- I wanted to show my display boards.  I got the ideas from other face painters.  I used a black board 30″x40″ (76x102cm) that is about a 1/4″ thick.  My mother picked them up at Office Depot I think.  Then I laminated my pictures using Self- Adhesive Laminating Sheets (also [...]

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Starblend Powder Product Review Video

Hey guys, today I put together a product review video of Starblend Powders by Mehron. Check it out if you are curious about combining powders with face painting It’ll give you a fast and easy way to block colors/put down base colors for loads of designs! Buy Face Painting Supplies Right Here! Stay tuned because [...]

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Cheek Art Guide Vol. 1 Has Been Launched!

It’s finally been released — You can now get ONLINE ACCESS to The Cheek Art Guide Vol. 1! Click Here to Check Out The Cheek Art Guide Vol.1! FacePaintingTips.com/cheekart 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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Brushstroke Practice Techniques Video

Hey there, I found a video made by highly respected professional face painter Kat Sinclair from BrushStrokesMag! Her video will show you how to paint tear drops, curls and tiger stripes. So watch the video and start practising your brushstrokes Buy Face Painting Supplies Here! What did you think of the video? Do you have a question? Say [...]

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3 Tips for Your Face Painting Brushes Video

Hi  there, I got 3 great tips for storing brushes, cleaning brushes and rescuing old brushes! Buy Face Painting Supplies Right Here! Buy Face Painting Supplies Right Here! Click here to Leave a comment, tell us what you think, ask a question or offer your own tips! Tips for those of you who want to read them instead:

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P2 Pro Practice Pad Product Review Video

My opinion and all your questions answered about the P2 Pro Practice Pad in a video review that I just recorded! Find out about this cool little practice tool that you might want to have in your face painting kit. Enjoy Buy Face Painting Supplies Right Here! Buy Face Painting Supplies Right Here! __________________________________ So what did [...]

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Detailz Mehron Product Review Video

So, I wanted to write a product review on Detailz, but I though it would be even better if I did a video about it! So today I quickly put together a video to tell you what I think about this awesome face painting tool made by Mehron… I’ve also shown you a quick design that I [...]

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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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How to Create a Display Board for Your Face Painting Designs

I’m sure you’ll agree with me when I say that your display board is pretty crucial for your face painting business at bringing in new customers when you’re out face painting right? I thought I’d give you a simple way to make your own display board for face painting designs from home, that won’t cost you [...]

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Body Glitter Tattoos: How to Apply!

Hi there! My good friend Kim Baker  just recently made this very helpful video that will show you exactly how to apply body glitter tattoos! It’s a very exciting technique and art that you can add very easily to your list of services as a face painter – And best of all, its quick and very easy to do…Click on play to watch it [...]

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Snazaroo Electric Face Paints

With Christmas coming up I’m sure that you’ll want to do something very special with your face painting, and if you haven’t tried Snazaroo Electric Face Paints then I happily recommend you do! What’s so good about these paints you ask? Well Snazaroo Electric Face Paint colors have an extremely bold and ”sheen” appearance. It has a really cool [...]

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Christmas Face Painting Supplies

I wanted to help you and show you where to get Christmas Face Painting Supplies. And, I know for sure that many of you are planning on doing face painting this Christmas, because our “Christmas Face Painting Guide” is selling like hot cakes! If you haven’t downloaded it yet and you want to learn Christmas face painting designs for [...]

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Save Time on Face Painting by Using a Spray Bottle!

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Looking for more ways to save time when you’re face painting? Well, why wouldn’t you…after all, the more time you save, the quicker you become, and then you’ll be able to paint more faces right? So here’s my quick tip for today… If you’re using cake paints that need water to apply, use a spray bottle to [...]

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How to Use Sponges for Face Painting Without the Streaks

Sponges are an amazing tool… when used correctly that is! Sponges are great for applying base coats with speed, but alot of face painters have the problem of not being able to apply the face paint without creating streaks. If you don’t want streaks, just follow these simple instructions: * First things first, you’ll get getter [...]

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