Happy New Year Painting Friends,

So you’re ready to take your face painting passion (obsession) to a new level and are ready to let the world know about your business. Here are some promotion ideas.

Business Cards: you will need some business cards with your details, online companies like Vistaprint offer great rates and options for you to use their templates or upload your own design. Print plenty of cards so you can freely give them away. TIP: some painters include removal instructions on one side of their business card as extra incentive for parents to take the cards with them.

Markets and Local Events: If you have time on your hands it is a great promotional tool to get out there and paint in your community. Painting at markets will allow people in your area see what you have to offer. Generally these are “pay per face” events where you charge the parent for each face you paint, this may not be as profitable as painting at an hourly rate, but it is a great way to get exposure on the days you don’t have bookings.

Special Offers:Promote a special offer such as upgrading a booking, you may wish to offer free balloons or extra painting time. If you are starting out and don’t feel ready to charge the going rate for your services yet you could offer a “Opening Special” with a discount of perhaps 20% to customers. You could promote these offers by an ad in the local paper, posters on local notice boards ads in local school newsletters. Vista print also have postcards available, these are great to send off to potential customers with a special offer.

Internet: What a great tool the internet is, you can do much to create free/low cost promotion here. Start a facebook page about your business, set up a website – even just a simple one will be great for your promotion. Find local businesses sympathetic to what you are offering and offer reciprical links – where you link to their website from yours and they return the favour.  if you are painting at markets or charity events for self promotion ask if they are willing to have a link to your website on their site.

Networking: Painting with other facepainters is great fun, and it can be very helpful to work with each other during busy events. Find local painters you connect with and work out a reciprical arrangement to help each other during busy times.

I hope there are some useful ideas there for you, I look forward to reading your promotion tips in the comments below.

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Check out Jamie’s latest video tutorial – a fast face painting design for New Years!!

Find out which products she uses and how you can create the same effects at home

FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED:
Diamond FX Metallic Blue
Diamond FX Metallic Baby Blue
Diamond FX Metallic Violet
Diamond FX Metallic Silver
Peel  & Stick Gems
Gold Gel Glitter
Silver Iridescent Glitter
1” Angle Brush
3/4” Angle Brush
#2 Round Brush
High Density Sponges

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“Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, had a very shiny nose!” Watch the whole video tutorial to find out how Faerie Meadow creates that shiny nose in this wonderful face painting tutorial for the holidays

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FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED:
Paradise Dark Blue, Turquoise, Light Blue, Light Brown,
Dark Brown, White, Red, Black, Prisma Blendset FLEUR
Diamond FX Metallic White, Jungle Split Cake
High Density Sponge
#4 Round Brush
3/4 Inch Square Brush (or Flat)
Snazaroo Peel and Stick Gems

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Just in time for Christmas we’ve just released a NEW Brand and a NEW Brush especially made for face painters!

The brand from Australia is called Heart Face Art – because we “Heart” Face Art!!

The first brush in this line is the 1 Inch Flat Brush: a superb high quality professional flat brush which is perfect for use with split cakes/rainbow cakes.

AND FOR A LIMITED TIME IT IS ON SALE FOR ONLY $10.00 $6.00
YOU SAVE 40%!! CLICK HERE TO ORDER!!

WHY DO I NEED A FLAT BRUSH? A flat brush is the perfect shape to similtaneously pick up multiple colors from a splitcake/rainbow cake and paint multi coloured shapes, ribbons, flowers, rainbows etc in just one brushstroke aka “onestroke painting”!

Not only will a flat brush create a broad brushstroke, but if you turn it so you’re leading with the narrow edge, it’ll produce thin brushstrokes.

BRUSH CARE TIPS: If you handle these brushes with care, they will last a very long time and you will have the pleasure of making beautiful artwork. Regularly wash your brushes with soap or brush cleaner to help them stay in good condition. You can rinse them in 99% alcohol to steralise them – they will need to air dry.

HEART FACE ART is based in Australia and was created by Michelle Drinnan and Philadelphia Tivoli. Heart Face Art’s Flat Brush 1 Inch is the first in a line of professional brushes especially made for face painting.

“Very happy with these! I have noticed these brushes let the paint last for much longer than usual. Instead of having to apply more paint to my brush, I was able to apply more pressure to brush and the strokes continued strong for longer. Very happy with our design!” – Michelle Drinnan

Discover how to face paint this fast and easy Snowy Winter face painting design with Faerie Meadow!

This design can easily be adapted for other seasons just by changing the colors. Enjoy!

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FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED:
Paradise Prisma Blendset COOL
3/4 Inch Square (Flat) Brush
#4 Round Brush
Diamond FX White
Diamond FX Metallic Blue

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Hello Friends,

I was recently asked my view on Christmas and giving. I believe that we should give of ourselves everyday but some people think that giving is only around birthdays, anniversaries and holidays.

What does the Spirit of Christmas mean to you?

Is it rushing to put envelopes in the mail so they can be received in time? How much money you spent on gifts for family members and friends? How many gifts did you yourself receive? Click Here to Answer/Tell Us What You Think

Heather Green recently hosted a 12 hour paint-a-thon on FABATV to raise money for homeless children at the Covenant House in Florida. I watched 8 hours of the paint-a-thon and donated for what I thought was a worthy cause.

I had the opportunity to paint at Delaware Hospice this past weekend; it was their annual Christmas Party for children who have lost loved ones to a terminal sickness or other tragic circumstances.

All though it was sad to hear their stories it brought me great pleasure to see their faces when they looked in the mirror!

Ways to Give
Some of us cut our prices for fundraisers or donate our time at charity events once or twice a year. Being careful not to do too many because we have to make a living too!

But what do you do at Christmas time that is different from your regular routine?

Do you go to homeless shelters in character and read a story, visit battered women houses to spread cheer to the children?

Or better yet how about helping out in a local soup kitchen and getting your hands dirty in another kind of way?

I was always told that giving is better than getting.
What will be your way of giving this Holiday Season?

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Happy Holidays!
Tamara

Our very talented Faerie Meadow has made another wonderful Christmas face painting tutorial!

It’s a festive eye mask with christmas holly that is going to be very popular this month

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FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED:
Diamond FX Metallic White
Paradise Red by Mehron
Diamond FX Big Jungle Split-Cake
Diamond FX Black
3/4 Inch Flat Brush
#2 Round Brush
High Density Sponge

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Just in time for Christmas Faerie Meadow has made this beautiful Winter Fairy/Snow Princess face painting design tutorial for you to watch and learn!!

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FACE PAINT SUPPLIES!

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FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED:
Diamond FX Metallic White
High Density Sponge
Paradise Prisma Blendset COOL >>
3/4 Inch Square/Flat Brush
#2 Round Brush
Snazaroo Peel & Stick Gems
Silver Iridescent Glitter

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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 and
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 I recently contacted Emma to find out what brand of paints/make up she uses and she told me that she likes to use  “a mix of Kryolan aquacolour, Mehron Paradise, MAC Chromacake and Laukram paints”.

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Check out this very special Christmas face painting design video tutorial by Jamie – find out which products she uses including the Paradise Prisma FLEUR Blendset and how she uses them! Click Here to Buy Face Paints!

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FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED:
Paradise Prisma FLEUR Blendset
3/4 Inch Angle (or Flat Brush will do)
1/2 Inch Flat
#2 Round Brush
Silver Glitter
Snazaroo Peel & Stick Gems

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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!

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Each color combination was designed to the exact specifications of world famous face & body artist and instructor: Jinny (as seen in the video). The large surface of the rectangular cake has equal amounts of each color and are made with the smooth and creamy Paradise AQ make up that blends seamlessly on the skin to a vibrant finish.

Application with Sponge:
Dampen sponge in water, ring out any excess water. Begin by placing the sponge at one end of the Prism cake and swipe the sponge across to the other side, back and forth without lifting the sponge. This helps keep the lines in place. When sponge is fully loaded, place on the area to be designed and “pat” colors onto the skin.

Application with Brush:
Wet the Custom Designed Square Paradise AQ brush (1 inch or 3/4 inch) and place it at one end of the Prisma cake and swipe the brush to the other side, back and forth without lifting the brush. This helps keep the colors in place. When the brush is fully loaded begin your design by placing the brush on the area to be designed and brush the colors on. Remove with soap and warm water.

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 tones, so they can achieve that “Wow” factor.

People of color have a variety of beautiful hues and unfortunately not all face paint colors are complimentary to those skin tones. Therefore, colors that may look good on a light skinned person may not have the same effect for a person of a darker skin complexion.

Before I get into which colors to use and avoid, I just wanted to explain a couple things about the color wheel and complimentary colors which will make this easier to explain.

The Color Wheel…
A color wheel will show primary and secondary colors and sometimes tertiary colors. It is handy to keep one on you at a face painting gig!

Primary colors are red, blue, yellow and all other colors are derived from these colors. Secondary colors (orange, violet, green) are colors made by mixing two primary colors. Eg. When you mix yellow and red (primary colors) you get the color orange (secondary color). Tertiary colors are colors made by mixing two secondary colors.

I found the pocket size guide color wheel at Hofcraft.com for under $2.00

Complimentary Colors…
Complimentary colors are colors that are “opposites”. For example: if you want to find the complimentary color to RED, find the color that is opposite RED on the color wheel and you will find that it is GREEN.
IE: RED is complimentary to GREEN
BLUE is complimentary to ORANGE
YELLOW is complimentary to VIOLET

Colors to Use & Colors to Avoid…
There is no such thing as black skin but skin of multiple hues of tans and browns. Over time I have noticed that some darker skin complexions have a red and yellow undertone. These are the colors that you should stay away from when painting these clients.

• If the model has dark skin – stay away from using the undertone color in the design. Eg. If the model has dark skin with yellow under tone – stay away from using yellow in the design.

• If you’re trying to avoid a particular color like yellow because the model has yellow undertones – use its complimentary color (explained above) instead which is violet.

• Also avoid colors that are too close to the models skin tone. You should be able to see (in the photo to the RIGHT) that the Paradise brown that I used for this client’ teddy bear was not a good choice as it looks like I didn’t even paint her skin.

• People of a darkened skin complexion are of the warm color family, so when face painting these clients you will want to stay away from these colors. eg Warm colors are: yellow, oranges, reds, lighter violets and cool colors are: greens, blues to darker violets.

• My greatest success has been using bright bold neon colors (again choose your colors wisely), or metallic colors.

Sponge Technique Tip…
Another technique I have found to be beneficial to my clients is not to drag your sponge as this lightens the color and there may be some areas that are missed. Instead I stipple my colors in the skin. This makes the colors appear more bold, complete and not as sparse.

Have Your Say…
What have been some of your experiences with face painting your clients of darker skin color? Click Here To Answer Or Leave a Comment!

Looking forward to your responses and input!

A very spooky but pretty girly vampire face painting design video tutorial by Faerie Meadow!!

FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED:
High Density Sponge
Paradise White, Red, Purple, Black & #3 Round Brush

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Check out this beautiful Midnight Fairy face painting design video tutorial by Jamie!!

FACE PAINT SUPPLIES USED:
3/4 Inch Angle Brush
1/2 Inch Flat Brush
#2 & #6 Round Brush
High Density Sponges
Diamond FX Metallic Blue, Light Blue, Silver, White & Black
Body Glue, Feathers
Snazaroo Peel and Stick Gems

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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!!

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Glimmer Body Art is the pioneer in the glitter tattoo service industry worldwide. They have been developing glitter tattoo products and supplies for clients around the world including party entertainers and salons.

These products have been carefully selected and the collection of designs has been put together over several years. Glimmer Body Art products are tried and tested to work in the most efficient way and are guaranteed to be the most popular among kids, teens and even adults.

Check out this beautiful Halloween Spider Eye Mask face paint design video tutorial by Faerie Meadow!

FACE PAINTING SUPPLIES USED:
Diamond FX Metallic White, Green & Violet
Paradise Black & White
High Density Sponge & #3 Round Brush

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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!!

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TO CREATE YOUR OWN STAR FACE PAINTING DESIGNS!!

Check out this very cool Sugar Skull Face Painting Design and video tutorial by one of our new artists Jamie!!!

I love this design because it’s great for Halloween but it’s not too scary with all the flowers and jewels, enjoy 

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FACE PAINTING SUPPLIES USED:
Snazaroo 18 Color Wheel
Small Angle Brush
Small Filbert Brush
#2 Round Brush
Snazaroo High Density Petal Sponge
Snazaroo Peel and Stick Gems

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Create this “Jack-O-Lantern” pumpkin face painting design as a Halloween treat (or trick!)

It’s a nice quick and simple face painting design that you can use on boys or girls this Halloween!

Try it with a fun orange pumpkin costume as well! Happy Halloween!

Products Used:
Sponge, Orange, Dark Green, Black, Fine Round Brush. Get all your face painting supplies from www.FacePaintingTips.com

Step 1: Using a damp sponge and orange paint, apply a base coat over the whole face, leaving a clear area in the top corner of the forehead.

Step 2: With  Dark Green paint and brush, draw on the stem of the pumpkin in the clear area, adding wiggly lines as leaves.

Step 3: Using Black paint and the brush, draw lines down the face to make the creases on the pumpkin.

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This theme kit will paint 15 of the full face design shown, the 2ml colors included are – white, black, orange.

Snazaroo was established in 1989 and today its UK factory creates and supplies quality hand-made face and body paints, along with hundreds of other face painting supplies.

Snazaroo puts an emphasis on quality and safety. All paints comply with the strictest cosmetic regulations, are water-based and are easy to apply and remove which has inspired huge brand loyalty over the years.

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Make this Halloween your best one yet with all the right Halloween face paints and make up!!  We’re so excited to have over 40 new products for face painting this Halloween!! Check out our new Halloween face painting supplies below:
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Faerie Meadow has created a new creepy Witch face painting tutorial for Halloween – check out her crazy transformation and find out which products she uses to achive it!

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FACE PAINTING PRODUCTS USED:
Paradise Light Green Face Paint
Paradise Dark Green Face Paint
Paradise Yellow Face Paint
Paradise Black Face Paint
#2 Round Brush
#3 Round Brush
#5 Round Brush
High Density Sponge

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LIMITED TIME ONLY – GET OUR WITCH CHARACTER MAKE UP KIT:

Michelle from Moz Theatre is putting on a workshop where you will learn about painting in public, hygiene procedures, products, using splitcakes, fast designs, techniques, working with children, as well as working in the industry.

Date – Monday 26^th September 2011
Time – 12noon until 3pm
Location - Leichhardt Marketplace Community Room
Contact – Michelle – 0425 849 942
Cost - $86. Please note, the cost is only for the cost of hiring the room, plus covering wholesale professional equipment you will receive on the day.
The instructors’ time is not covered. (ie – this is not a moneymaking event!) No GST has been charged.

Please Bring
-  Any face painting equipment you already have
-  Any photos of previous work
-  A blank folio pad for painting
-  Notepad for notes
-  Your camera
-  You can make orders on the day for professional face paints.
-  There is access to shops, or else bring a packed lunch.
-  You will be given paints to use on the day if you don’t have your own, as well as some product gifts to keep
-  If you have access to a model, please bring them along!

Please be on time, as we will be covering a lot on the day.
If you have any questions, please email michelle@moztheatre.com.au

If you would like to transfer your fees before the event, you can do so with the below information…

Cheque/money order – Moz Theatre, 16 Melaleuca drive Upwey 3158 VIC
Paypal – address to michelle@moztheatre.com.au
Credit Card/Eftpos – via paypal
Direct Deposit –  Moz Theatre, BSB – 063 503, Account – 1030 1802

Moz Theatre would appreciate this payment asap.
Please call or email if you have any questions. Thank you for using Moz Theatre. Please refer us to your friends!

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 result will be. Using a template – an outline of the body, I try out different arrangements to see which will flow well before painting it on the body. This gives me confidence to paint quickly, as I don’t need to spend precious painting time working out the design.

Preperation Tips for the Model:

I ask my models to exfoliate and moisturise well for a few days prior to being painted , this helps the paint go on nicely and will also make it easier to wash off after.

On the day of the paint, I ask my model not to wear any perfume or deoderant, as this can interfere with the makeup. I also ask that they moisturise well before the painting time to allow it to soak into the skin.

I ask them to bring old, dark clothes to wear home after the paint.

Cleaning It Off

Generally I suggest the model rub baby shampoo over her dry body while standing in the shower before turning the water on as this will help to wash the makeup off.

Tools & Products

Typically I use the same make up products as I do for face painting, the paint goes along way.

Brushes as per face painting and also I like to use the Mehron  or Mark Reid body brush  to cover large areas for the base. This differs to face painting where we use a sponge. The sponge is less efficient for bodypainting, brushes are definately the faster way to go!

I also use a fixing spray to set the paint after I have finished so that it will stand up to being worn for a few hours.

Underwear

I prefer briefs with a nylon content as the pure cotton ones are harder to paint over – they absorb much more paint and end up a much lighter colour than the body painted areas.

My preference is  seam -free full briefs or g-strings avilable from Target, I also buy strapless bras of similar material for the more modest events. I purchase these in a flesh colour so that it is easy to paint over, black would be too dark for the paint to work, white would also be suitable. Below is an image from a job I painted for last weekend. I used full brief & bra, which are hardly distinguishable from the skin. I pre-painted the underwear as I only had 3 hours to paint both bodies.

Event body painting with bra & brief

TIP: to keep the underwear in place I glue the tops with pros-aid adheisive.

There are plenty of nipple covers on the market. I avoid the silicone kind, as they are really thick and are very obvious even when painted over. I prefer a thin latex kind, made for body painting, or I also use a thin fabric type that I can get from Bras & things in Australia, see the image below. they paint over really well, and are inexpensive. I am sure you would be able to find similar in other countries.

Its nice to bring a dressing gown along for your model to use, and remember to look after them. Allow them breaks, encourage them to drink and eat and make sure they are warm enough.

Now you’re ready to paint!

Go for it and have some fun, you will only learn by trying it out.

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!

front view: 20,000 leagues under the sea

A theme of “wired for sound” was given to all categories, and we set out to interpret this in our own way. Points are given for originality and interpretation of theme, in addition to composition, use of colour & technique. Body painters are given 6 hours to paint their piece and facepainters 2 hours.  Let me tell you, that time flies by!  The overall standard of work was very high,  I was very pleased to place 2nd.

Mem Bourke travelled from New Zealand to present the big prize: A trip to New Zealand to compete in the New Zealand Body art awards in October 2011. this is a huge event, check out the website here , Artists and Models also travelled far and wide to participate.

The event is well supported by the community, check out the full sponsors list here to see all the wonderful businesses that have supported this event. The Sunday Age photographed the event and you can see some wonderful images online here. Wow I could go on and on, there are so many involved and its hard to mention only a few, Thankyou to Ria, who’s vision, hard work and determination has created a wonderful event for us in Melbourne, I am really looking forward to next year, perhaps I’ll see some of you there? here are some pics for you:  Click on image to see larger view.

Artist: Ambah O’Brien, Model Amanda Law : Concept: 20,000 leagues under the sea. 2nd Place Brush & Sponge

Today Faerie Meadow is showing us how to face paint a pretty rainbow fairy eye mask with the Paradise Prisma FLASH Blendset.

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Do you like to paint Fairy/Eye Designs? What’s your favorite part of the design?
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Face Painting Products Used:
3/4 Inch Flat Brush
1/2 Inch Flat Brush
#4 Round Brush
High Density Sponge (Snazaroo Petal Sponge)
Paradise Prisma FLASH Blendset
Paradise Dark Green Face Paint
Paradise White Face Paint

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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 without a doubt – Mehron Metallic Powders and Mixing Liquid.

The Face & Body…

Mix Mehron Metallic Powder with Mehron Mixing Liquid. Use about 2-3 times as much liquid to powder and make sure it is thoroughly blended before applying, eg. no lumps.

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You must only mix a little at a time as the alcohol evaporates and will not keep for long if pre-mixed, so mix a little at a time as you work.

You will need 1 bottle of powder and 1 bottle of Mixing Liquid 4.5oz per slim female body, but its a good idea to have one in reserve in case of spills or accidents.

The mixture can be applied with a brush or a sponge, though a sponge will absorb lots of the product, which is quite wasteful, and not give such a smooth finish as a brush.

If you are covering large areas, such as a whole body, you will need a large brush.

We recommend Mark Reid’s Body Brush.

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When you have finished painting, you can polish with a soft powder puff or cloth.

Because the finish using the mixing mediums is resistant to touch, it is also resistant to glitter adhering, so you would need to use an adhesive for glitter to stick.

The Hair…
The product can also be applied to hair, but we would not recommend that it is put

on bleached hair as there have been issues with a green tinge lingering afterwards.

Use the same mix as above.

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The Fabric/Clothes…

The product can also be applied to fabrics and props so that everything matches.

Use the same mix as above!

TIP: When painting a model from head to toe, make sure to get them to bend their elbows/knees as you paint them so you can cover all the creases properly – if you don’t you will see the patches as soon as they bend!!

TIP 2: If you want an amazingly shiny, chrome-like finish -  mix the powders with an oil such as Baby Oil, Vegetable Oil, Olive Oil etc. It can be applied very easily using your hands, kind of like a massage. This will look incredible, but be aware – it will also be very oily! Anything that your model touchs will be affected and it will take lots and lots of shower gel/soap and hot water to remove it from the skin.

NOTE: If skin is sensitive it should not be applied near the eye/mouth/nose area because of the alcohol in the mixing liquid – alternatively the metallic powders can be used dry in those areas.

Below we have a photo of the models/ dancers who performed with pop star Pink at the 2011 Grammy Awards Show!!

They are wearing Mehron Metallic Powders & Mehron Mixing Liquid

Have you ever painted a live statue before?
Or do you have any questions about it?
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a design incorporating one stroke roses creates an effective design.

Hello Face Painting friends.

I had a lovely job a few weeks ago where I painted a family for a Masquerade Party. I had around 10 minutes per design including talking to them about what they were wearing so my design would complement thier clothes, so these were fairly fast designs…Please note that the family had to travel a way to their event so they left thier clothes and lipstick off until they were there, so they are slightly unfinished.

I have posted some pictures to inspire you with your own mask designs.

Lace Mask-a pretty design to complement a white dress with black sash.

Here are a few tips to help you create your own mask designs:

- Use the figure 8 on its side as guidence, this will give you a good indication of a flattering mask shape that suits all face shapes.

- Use techniques you are comfortable with. This will allow you to confidently create a design on the spot, showcasing your strengths.

- Practice working out designs on your practice head to get an idea of how the shapes will flow on the face.

Filigree Butterfly, a jewel inspired mask

- Have some fun and replicate the outfit worn by the person.

- Add liquid glitter, gems and even feathers for extra glamour.

- Google “masks” in google images online to get inspired by a huge array of mask designs.

- think outside the square – a snake wrapped around the eyes could become a suitable mask.

here are some designs from the family I painted, and a few extra I have painted recently.

I talked him out of a full skull face into something more mask-like

a bright mask inspired by her colourful clothes

WORKSHOPS 2011:
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Ambah travels throughout Australia and Internationally to teach. Please contact Ambah if you are interested in workshops in your area: ambah@ambah.com.au

I look forward to hearing your comments,tips  and questions,  please leave  your comments below.
Happy Painting!
Ambah xx

We have a new artist aboard www.facepaintingtips.com — Faerie Meadow!! We are very happy to see her tutorials on FacePaintingTips.com Today she is showing us how to face paint a pretty flower/fairy eye mask. Check out the video below:

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Face Paint Supplies Used:
3/4 Inch Flat Brush
#3 Round Brush
Mehron Paradise Prisma ARC-EN-CIEL Blendset
Mehron Paradise Dark Green Face Paint
Mehron Paradise White Face Paint

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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!

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Products Used: Diamond FX light blue, dark blue, white, (or marine split-cake) orange, yellow, lavender and black. #1 & #3 Round Brushes, Chisel Brush.

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It’s nice to cuddle up to your favorite toy puppy . . . and sometimes it can be just as much fun to be one!

Check out this easy yet fantastic step-by-step puppy dog face paint design brought to you by Snazaroo and Face Painting Tips!

Face Paint Supplies You’ll Need:

White, Black, Bright Red (3 COLOR DALMATION PACK), Sponge and a Snazaroo Face Painting Brush.

STEP 1:

Using a damp sponge and White face paint, apply a nice even base coat of white to the whole face. Make sure the eyes are kept tightly shut.

STEP 2:

With Black face paint and your brush, draw on some patches: around one eye, on the chin, cheeks and forehead. Add an eyebrow over one eye. Also paint the nose and mouth, and add whiskers.

STEP 3:

Using Bright Red paint and the brush, paint on a small tongue hanging out of one corner of the mouth.

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Learn how to face paint a Monster with Lisa Youngs new Monster Face Paint Design Video Tutorial using Diamond FX Face Paints below:

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Products Used:
Diamond FX White, Blue, Light Blue and Black.
Brushes: 3/4 Inch Flat, #3 Round Brush

Lynne Jamieson an international face and body painter from Australia (and friend) had the pleasure of face painting famous actor Tom Cruise and his daughters at his forty-ninth birthday party! Check out the very cool Tiger face painting design.

Cruise was surprised by wife Katie Holmes with a secret bash for him and forty of their closest friends and celebrated the occasion in Miami where he is filming Rock of Ages. Click Here to Leave a Comment/Tell Us What You Think

(Photo above from Splash News Online.)

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Below are 2 photos from an Australian Face Painting Convention called “Wonder Down Under” where Lynne Jamieson (on the right) painted me (on the left) – A truly amazing artist!!

Check out this wonderful rainbow unicorn face painting video tutorial by Ambah below.

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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 Ladies night – an event for a region affected by flooding. I stayed on to paint the Ladies faces too…..a wonderful, purple themed night.

WORKSHOPS 2011:
I have workshops in PERTH July/August, QUEENSLAND & SYDNEY in September & Melbourne in October
I’m looking for expressions of interest for Classes in Tasmania, please contact me if you are interested.
Please sign up here for latest news to recieve occasional updates and details about my workshops, blogs and videos.
Visit Ambah’s youtube channel here. “Like “ Ambah’s face & body art facebook page here for updates.
Visit Ambah’s website here to find out  more about her workshops and tutorials and latest news.

Ambah travels throughout Australia and Internationally to teach. Please contact Ambah if you are interested in workshops in your area

ambah@ambah.com.au

I look forward to hearing your comments,tips  and questions,  please leave  your comments below
Happy Painting!
Ambah xx

Once you have gathered a precious collection of brushes for your face (and body) painting it is important to take good care of them. properly looked after, your brushes will serve you well and will last a long time.

Here are some tips for brush care below, I look forward to your tips too.
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Keep your white white! I use a seperate brush for painting with white, this saves me from trying to wash all of the black or colour out of the brush before using the white. I save time this way and I also keep my white bright instead of grey. I also keep a brush (in a couple of sizes) for black and another for colours.

Regularly wash your brushes with soap or brush cleaner to help them stay in good condition. You can rinse them in 99% alcohol to steralise them – they will need to air dry. Sometimes I use brush shaper on my clean brushes to help the bristles stay in good shape. I dip the brush in and arrange the bristles and leave to air dry. The bristles will remain stiff and hold thier shape, the stiffness disapears the next time you use the brush.

Storage. I like to keep my brushes in a “brush wallet” I can stand it up ready to use at a job, then fold it for storing the brushes when not in use.

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self standing brush wallet for use and storage.

At a recent workshop I took this picture of a participant’s great idea for her brushes while working; she has stretched netting over a container holding it in place with a band. its a great way to have your brushes ready to use at a job, keeping  them seperate.

"brush cup"

Important: Please don’t leave brushes standing bristle down in water! They will bend and will never be the same again. Also if you have wooden handles these will become swollen causing the  paint to crack and chip off.

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WORKSHOPS 2011:
I have workshops in Perth July/August, Queensland in September & Melbourne in October
Tasmania dates also to be announced.
Please sign up here for latest news to recieve occasional updates and details about my workshops, blogs and videos.
Visit Ambah’s youtube channel here. “Like “ Ambah’s face & body art facebook page here for updates.
Visit Ambah’s website here to find out  more about her workshops and tutorials and latest news.

Ambah travels throughout Australia and Internationally to teach. Please contact Ambah if you are interested in workshops in your area

ambah@ambah.com.au

I look forward to hearing your comments,tips  and questions,  please leave  your comments below
Happy Painting!
Ambah xx

Feed your little tiger’s imagination with this effective and impressive tiger face painting design! Get all your Snazaroo Face Paint Supplies here!

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STEP 1:

Using a damp sponge, cover the bottom of the face from below the nose to the jaw line, with a yellow base. Then sponge the top of the face with orange paint.

STEP 2:

Apply the white detailing with a brush. Paint a wide/moustache’ underneath the nose and across the top of the lip.

Add two upside down triangles at either side of the bottom lip to create fangs.

Then draw white spiky eyebrows above each eye and 3 white strokes at the corner of each eye.

Add extra white strokes along the side of the cheek, just above the jaw line. Leave enough space between each line to add in more color at the final stage.

STEP 3:

Color the tip of the nose black and add black strokes to the white eyebrows and at the corner of the eyes.

Do the same between the white lines on the jaw line and them at the edge of the mouth and fangs.

Finally paint a line from the middle of the nose to the middle of the top lip and add black dots on the white moustache.

And finish with 3 whiskers on each side.

Face Painting Supplies Used:
Snazaroo Orange, Bright Yellow, White, Black, Medium Round Brush and Sponge.

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Contact Wendy Catlow on 0400197656 if you’re interested in buying her Flutter Fairies business.

It includes all party supplies, brand new parachute for games, 2 large bubble blowers, everything u see inside, set of 25 fairy outfits,25 wands,necklaces for parties, as well as 6 adult one size fits all dresses, near new, all benches, cabinets and decorations to be left in, rego on van,it has all new axles and wheels, tyres, I have it registered as a business named flutter fairies, public liability for 12months.

Will accept any reasonable offer I  am in maryborough,VIC my no is 0400197656.

I am still using the van and i have 2 huge festivals to do this month, last yr i did them and did 220 kids for the day. I get 350 for an hr and a half. I am only selling it due to lack of time and i have a whole farm to run and need to run my other two businesses, but the van is magical and everyone who steps in it loves it!

Thank you,

Wendy Catlow

Check out our new Paradise By Mehron Face and Body Paint Range including Paradise face paints, palettes, brushes, glitters, prisma blendsets (split-cakes) detailz and more!!

PARADISE MAKE UP AQ BY MEHRON

Designed by a World Renowned Celebrity Face & Body Painter Jinny Houle, Paradise is a semi-soft, water activated moist cake make up with a unique blend of ingredients – Aloe and Chamomile to make it gentle for the skin – Glycerin, Avocado oil and Cocoa Butter to provide vibrant color, saturated coverage, a beautiful creamy texture and wonderful aroma.

You will love the scent (smells delicious), face & body painters everywhere are raving about it!

Paradise face paints are easy to apply with either a sponge or a brush and the colors blend very easily with each other which is why so many beginner face painters love it!

Professional face painters also love it for its vibrant colors, quality, safety, coverage and gorgeous scent!

Check out our new range of Snazaroo face paints, palettes, brushes, sponges, glitters, stencils, stamps books and more!

Snazaroo Face & Body Paints

Snazaroo was established in 1989 and today its UK factory creates and supplies quality hand-made face and body paints, along with hundreds of other face painting supplies to over 20 countries around the world.

This brand is all about colour, fun and inspiration and, of course, the finest face painting products.

It has grown from its modest roots supplying fancy dress hire shops to become the world’s leading maker of water-based face and body paints.

Snazaroo puts an emphasis on quality and safety. All paints comply with the strictest cosmetic regulations, are water-based and are easy to apply and remove which has inspired huge brand loyalty over the years.

I am super excited to tell you that Face Painting Tips has moved to a bigger warehouse in California & have over 100 new products for face painting, including 2 NEW World Renowned Brands – Snazaroo and Paradise!

We’re also happy to announce that you’ll receive better shipping/tracking info with each order and cheaper shipping on most US orders!
So, check out all the new products below & let all your friends know!

Thank you for your support and Happy Face Painting!

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

Hello Face Painting Friends,

Often I am asked to paint for fundraising events and/or volunteer for a good cause.

I find this to be an interesting dilemma and thought I would post my thoughts on this topic, and I look forward to hearing your ideas and thoughts too, as I know many of you have come up with great ideas already. CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT

There are so many wonderful causes out there, and I find it a pleasure to support these through what I love to do – face painting.

I have several levels of volunteering or sponsership that I offer, and I find I need to strike a happy balance as it is not economical for me to dedicate too many of my weekends toward volunteering when I need to keep these days clear for my customers too. (Read on Below…)

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Benefits: In addition to feeling good about supporting a cause, face painting at these events can be a great way to promote yourself. This is particularly good if you are starting out and your business is a bit  quiet to begin with, by painting at as many events as possible you can hand out cards and begins to establish yourself. I usually volunteer  to support my  favourite causes.

At the start of each year I decide which organisations I would like to support and  how. Generally I have some that I support each year. I lock in those dates and keep myself available for them. These dates I usually paint at for no cost to the organisation, sometimes they may charge the public and keep the proceeds for thier fundraising. Throughout the year I am asked to contribute to other events and I may or may not be able depending on my other commitments and interest in the particular organisation. I find I feel less guilty about saying no, when I can tell them that I have already allocated my annual volunteer hours for the year and am unable to fit them in too.

Charging: Some face painters have a special fundraiser/charity rate. They offer a discount to organisations that have less funding. This could be any discount you like eg: 10, 20 or even 50% off your normal rate.

If you are happy to volunteer your time but would like to cover your expenses, you can offer a rate for that too; to do this you will need to work out what it actually costs you per hour to face paint. Looking at all of your costs over a year and dividing them by the number of hours worked will help you to work this out – the real costs can add up when you are including materials, travel, insurence, training ect.

Sponsorship: there are two aspects to this: if you are volunteering or offering a reduced rate, you are in effect sponsoring the event. In return you can request some reciprocal benefits such as a website link on their site, your name on promotional material or anything else that seems approriate to the organisation and event.

The other aspect of sponsorship is that you are sponsered by a business to face paint at the charity event. This has happened for me a number of times, I usually invoice the buisness directly, so they get to claim it as an expense and the charity is sure to promote the business as a sponser of their event.

I look forward to hearing about your Charity face painting.
CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT/ASK A QUESTION!

You can also visit Ambah’s youtube channel here.

Face & Body Painting Workshops with Ambah 2011….

“like “  Ambah’s face & body art facebook page here for latest news updates.

Visit Ambah’s website here to find out  more about her workshops and tutorials and latest news.

Ambah travels throughout Australia and Internationally to teach. Please contact Ambah if you are interested in workshops in your area ambah@ambah.com.au

Happy Painting!  Ambah xx

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Cute little butterfly face painting design around the eye, great for teenagers and adults and little girls as well. Join Lisa Joy Young as she teaches you how to use the Diamond FX Big Tropical Split-Cake to create these fantastic little designs around the eye area, they’re quick and easy!

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Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

Mel from Mels face painting made this quick video to show you what our Diamond FX Neon Face Paints look like in day light/normal light and the spectacular way they look under UV/Black Light. It looks amazing!!

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Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

Kim Baker has made another video tutorial you guys are going to like. It’s a Dragon Body Painting design that can be done on the arm sort of like a tattoo as seen in the video or it can be modified and used on the face.

It’s quite detailed and a design that you would use when you don’t have a long line.
I love the part where she paints in the scales – it really comes to life!

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Kim used a Diamond FX Mini Marine Split-Cake and Mini Sunshine Split-Cake,
you can order them online below:

Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

One of my favorite face painters Lisa Joy Young has just released a video tutorial on how to dress up cheek art. Watch the video to see how she paints a cute Dolphin cheek art design and a cute LadyBug cheek art design!

For more Cheek Art Designs, Download Our Cheek Art eBook Today!

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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.

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You can also visit Ambah’s youtube channel here.

Face & Body Painting Workshops with Ambah 2011….

“like “  Ambah’s face & body art facebook page here for latest news updates.

Visit Ambah’s website here to find out  more about her workshops and tutorials and latest news.

Ambah travels throughout Australia and Internationally to teach. Please contact Ambah if you are interested in workshops in your area ambah@ambah.com.au

Happy Painting!  Ambah xx

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FacePaintingTips.com and Clayton from Marvelous Masks in Chicago are proud to host a one-stroke face painting contest on YouTube! We can’t wait to see your one-stroke face painting entries!

Watch the Video Below for Details & to Enter! Good luck!

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1st Place:
Diamond FX Metallic 6 Color Palette (includes 2 Brushes) & Sponge !

2nd Place:
DFX Big Rainbow Split Cake Face Paint, DFX Round Brush #4 & Sponge!

3rd Place:
Mini Party Split-Cake and ¾ Inch Brush!

Theme: One Stroke Designs; Face, Cheek & Body Art designs.

Rules: Must incorporate One Stroke cakes or Split cakes into your designs. Must use a brush for your one stroke, but if you want to put a base of some sort on first, sponges are fine for that. Feel free to add “teardrops, swirls, etc…. but “brownie points” for finished looking designs that don’t require anything but your one stroke cakes.

You can enter two designs.

Contest runs from May 4 to June 6, 2011 and is open to those 18 and older.

Get your entries in asap, Good luck!

Watch All The Entries Here:

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Lisa Joy Young has just posted a very pretty Swan Mask Face Painting VIDEO Tutorial using Diamond FX face painting supplies, check it out below:

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Kind Regards,

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

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 sponsored by bodyfx.co.nz  inspiring  me to create a turorial video using their special FX. I have also used the skin pallette, available from here, in this video.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Also, below the video are some images of my work from ABAA, click on the images to enlarge.

You can also visit Ambah’s youtube channel here.

Face & Body Painting Workshops with Ambah 2011….

“like “  Ambah’s face & body art facebook page here for latest news updates.

Visit Ambah’s website here to find out  more about her workshops and tutorials and latest news.

Ambah travels throughout Australia and Internationally to teach. Please contact Ambah if you are interested in workshops in your area ambah@ambah.com.au

Happy Painting!  Ambah xx

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One of our fans on facebook: Marianne Schminkt (Feestelijk tintje) posted this step by step using the Diamond FX Neon Rainbow Split-Cake we sell here at FacePaintingTips.com, and it’s such a fantastic design that I thought I would share it with everyone on the blog!

Click Here to Buy the DFX Neon Split-Cake Used In This Design!

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Leave a Comment Below and Tell Us What You Think!

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Offer valid till 20th March 2011, Minimum order $25.
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Out of nowhere Diamond FX have released a NEW Mini Split-Cake Color Combination called: Diamond FX Mini Elegant Split Cake with 2 colors, black and white!

Perfect for creating shadow in and around your designs to make them POP!

Buy the DFX Mini Elegant Split Cake Here!

The perfect size to use with a 1 inch or 3/4 inch flat brush and the best way to add speed and multiple colors in one stroke to your face painting designs.

Pick up both colors at once with one brush, and use one brushstroke to instantly paint and blend 2 colors – a very professional look with no effort or skill required!

Click Here to Buy the DFX Mini Elegant Split Cake!

DFX Mini Split Cakes have 10 grams of paint with a flip top container measuring 1.5 by 1.5 by 1/2 inch.

FACE PAINTING TIPS:
Spray the cake with water to moisten, then drag your brush over the cake back and forth making sure to pick up both colors. Then apply the brush to the skin in one direction and watch as the colors instantly blend perfectly with total ease!

When applied, the make up will last all day without cracking or fading and is so soft on the skin you won’t even know it’s there!

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I have been waiting for these to come out and they’re finally here!! The perfect brush kit for beginners including a 1/2″ and 3/4″ Flat Brush for multi-color split-cakes and a #3 Round Brush for more detailed work like dots, lines, stripes.

Click Here to Buy the Beginner Brush Kit!

1/2″ and 3/4″ Flat Brush:

A flat brush is quite wide but not very thick which makes them perfect for use with split cakes/rainbow cakes. In this kit you’ll get 2 sizes, so you can paint different sized one stroke designs including multi coloured shapes, ribbons, flowers, rainbows etc in just one brushstroke!

Not only will a flat brush create a broad brushstroke, but if you turn it so you’re leading with the narrow edge, it’ll produce thin brushstrokes.

#3 Round Brush:

Just like a round brush should, this DFX Round Brush #3 comes to a lovely sharp point, enabling you to paint lines and detail with it. Whether it is a precise line work, or dots our brushes are very capable. Synthetic bristles.

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Tips:

If you handle these brushes with care, they will last a very long time and you will have the pleasure of making beautifull artwork.

Clean your brushes with brush soap after every gig, shape the bristles with your fingers and leave to dry on an angle so that the water runs down and out through the bristles. This will help your brushes last longer.

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Hey St Patricks Day’s coming up, and I’ve been surfing the net for some face painting inspiration for the occasion. And I wanted to share my findings, so here is a video tutorial by the newly popular online face painter Clayton from Marvelous Masks! It’s a very “out-there” green and orange tiger, grrrrrrrr!!

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Our new must-have for face painters is our Da Vinci Brush Soap! It’s a beautiful 100% vegetable oil based conditioning soap for cleaning and maintaining your brushes.

This special soap will prevent brush hair breakage and make your brushes last longer, saving you money!

Click Here To Get Your Da Vinci Brush Soap! It’s a must have for every face painter!

Just like your own hair, brushes benefit from moisturizing treatments. So, make your brushes last longer by proper cleaning and conditioning with the Da Vinci Brush Soap!

Our special conditioning brush soap based with vegetable oils keeps natural hair and synthetic fibers smooth and elastic.

Professional face painters can’t live without it! It’s a must have in your face painting kit!

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It’s important to care for your face painting brushes so they can last longer. A little extra effort cleaning and maintaining them will save you money in the long run. Treat your brushes well and they will treat you well!

Tips for Cleaning & Maintenance of your Face Paint Brushes:

* Wash brushes regularly with brush soap.

* Take care that all face paint remains are removed from the brush, especially around the edge of the metal ferrule.

* Massage brush soap into wet brush head thoroughly to ensure the reconditioning action.

* Rinse. After rinsing, gently remove excess water with a soft cloth by wiping in the direction of the brush tip, bringing the brush back to its original shape.

* Lay brush on an angle, with the hair lower than the handle to dry. This way all the water runs down and doesn’t get stuck in the ferrule or in the handle.

* Let the brush dry completely before next use.

This small effort pays off by increasing brush-life and maintaining the natural elasticity and suppleness of the brush!

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Just in time for Valentines Day is a gorgeous Valentine face painting video tutorial that girls will love by amazing artist Natalie Foxhill.

See Natalie Foxhill live in our exclusive face paint workshop this March! Come along to improve your face painting & increase your profits as a professional face painter!!

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Our Face Painting Workshop!

Face Painting Supplies Used in Video Available Here!

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Our Face Painting Workshop!

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 and a 3 day convention with additional pre and post convention classes being offered by a host of talented International Instructors including: Yolanda Bartram, Lucy  Bruillard and Christina Davison. Check out the website link below to find out more about this huge event for Australian Face and Body Painters. Come and visit if you can join us to either enter a competition, watch the awards or participate in one of the many classes on offer. I hope I get to meet some of you there.

I love all of the feedback and responses I get to my posts, and I really enjoy hearing about how you all do things, I have learnt from some of your tips and I am sure many others have too. This month I have decided to open up a topic that is usually a big discussion in my beginners class, the issue of Hygiene when face painting. I will post some of my tips on the topic and would love to hear your thoughts and ideas too.

common sense: plays an important role in hygiene matters. as I am sure most of you are aware that it is important not to paint over broken skin/cold sores to minimise the spread of contageous conditions. Even if the parent assures you its ok! discreetly offering to paint on the arm or elswhere instead so that the child still has a design without feeling embarressed is a tactful way to manage these situations.

regular kit cleaning: so that the paints are wiped clean, my brushes and equipent are regularly cleaned, steralized and air-dried. Throw out broken and untitdy items. This not only is essential for professional presentation, but it is also more hygienic and parents will notice that you take care.

sponges: Personally I like to use a fresh sponge per child. I find the benefit not only in presenting a hygienic approach, which parents have commented favourably on, but that it suits my technique too. I like load up my sponges with colours suitable  for the particular design and find that they end up with lots of colours on them anyway so I couldn’t really re-use them if I wanted to!

antibacterial gel: its great to have this on hand, regularly cleaning your hands with this between children will help to minimise the spread of bacteria.

I look forward to reading your ideas and comments.

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT/ TELL US WHAT YOU THINK!!

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***********  UPDATE – 11th March 2011  **********
Conference Cancelled By Event Promoter

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to get to Texas another time!

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Attention All Future Professional Face Painters in the USA:

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(15th & 16th March 2011)

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Philadelphia Tivoli (International Artist and Author ) & Natalie Foxhill (Professional Face Painter as seen on “Good Morning America”) are about to reveal their innovative designs and techniques to improve your face painting and grow your face painting business!

Here’s What You Will Get Out Of Our
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* To Learn Fast and Fun Face Painting Designs to add to your portfolio of impressive designs! – Girls & Boys Designs, amazing Split-cake Designs – you won’t believe how fast and professional these designs look, creating the 3D effect in face painting, beautiful jewelry designs and all the essential techniques needed to achieve the best results!!

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* Get To Know Your Face Painting Tools – see which products are our favorites and why – then watch how we use them to create my beautiful face painting creations!

* A Face Painting Jam with us and many other local face painters to learn limitless face painting tips, tricks and techniques!

* Make Valuable Contacts and Connections For Your Business by networking with other amazing local face painters to get more gigs, and learn more about face painting in your area.

* LUCKY DOOR PRIZES – Prizes/face painting supplies will be won on the day. Good Luck Everybody!!

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When & Where Is the Workshop?

When:
10am-4pm – 15th & 16th March 2011

Where:
Doubletree Guest Suites, 303 West 15th Street, Austin, TX 78701, United States (Parking available at the hotel for $6 per day.)

What to Bring to the Workshop:

The workshop is hands on so you need to bring your own face painting supplies – all the basic colors/split cakes/ brushes/sponges and glitter. If you are a complete beginner, I suggest you also buy our “Workshop Supplies Kit” which includes:

Essential 12 Color Palette, Big Neon Rainbow Split-Cake, Big Jungle Rainbow Split-Cake, Mini Party Rainbow Split-Cake, Mini Marine Rainbow Split-Cake, 3/4 Inch Brush, #2 Round Brush,#4 Round Brush and Sponge.

– It’s valued at $117.50 but it’s only $100 for workshop attendees!!
Just select the “Ticket PLUS Workshop Supplies Kit” option when you Add to Cart!

These are the products we will be using on the day and will teach you how to create amazing face painting designs with them!! AND they will last a long time after the workshop too – atleast 1000 faces!!!

Don’t forget your camera & baby wipes as well!!

Click Here to Book Now!

How Much Is The Workshop?:

Our exclusive Face Painting Workshop that will run over 2 FULL Days with International Artists, Instructors & Authors Philadelphia Tivoli & Natalie Foxhill PLUS all the FREE Bonuses valued at over $600 is ONLY $199 (This ticket with all the free bonuses is worth over $600)!

2 Day Exclusive Face Paint Workshop Ticket
PLUS FREE Bonuses:
$199 (Valued at over $600)

PLUS FREE BONUSES INCLUDE:
* “How to Start a Face Painting Business” Home Study Course Download (Value $97)
* “Gold Face Painting Guides” 110 Step-By-Step Designs Download (Value $67)
* 1 Hour Phone Business Consultation – with Philadelphia Tivoli (Valued at $250)
* Discount on your next Face Painting Tips order (Valued at $20)

Total Value of Bonuses is $434.00 BUT it is yours FREE for signing up today!

Click Here to Book Now!

2 Day Exclusive Face Paint Workshop Ticket
PLUS FREE Bonuses PLUS Workshop Supplies Kit:
$299 (Valued at over $700) plus p&h.

This is the best offer we’ve had yet and you won’t see it again! This will be one of your only chances to meet and learn from us in person this year. AND With all the free bonuses, even if you didn’t come to workshop it would still be worth the money!!

Click Here to Book Now!

Here’s What Natalie Foxhill Has to Say…

“Besides the step-by-step hands on training you will get by the instructors, (we will accomidate all skill levels!) the marketing information that Philadelphia Tivoli will provide you at this workshop is priceless! You could be the world’s most talented face painter but you need to effectively market your talent so clients contact you for jobs!

This workshop will provide you with the necessary skills to begin – or grow your face painting business. We are here to help you become successful in this fun and exciting industry! I look forward to the opportunity to meet everyone in Texas! It will be an unforgettable event!”

We hope to see you there

Get a Taste of What You Can Expect At Our Workshop…

Check Out Natalie Foxhill teach a Monster & a Valentines Design in the videos below! And remember our workshop is hands on so you’ll paint everything Natalie and Philadelphia paint!:

This is an exclusive one-off face painting workshop with Philadelphia Tivoli and Natalie Foxhill so Book Now Before It’s Too Late!

We hope to see you there

Click Here to Book Now!

Hi Face Painting Friends, I just wanted to make a quick post to tell you about another face painting blog that you will find inspiring! It is written by Kim Baker who makes fantastic video tutorials for Face Painting Tips.

365 Days of Face Paint

Everyday she posts a design that she has painted and they’re beautiful!

Let Us Know What You Think!

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

Buy Face Paints Online Here!

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Here is a beautiful pink and purple (violet) butterfly painted by Lisa Joy Young, using Diamond FX Face Paints.

You can create this design with different colors if you like, its up to you!

Face Painting Supplies Available Here!

Click Here to Leave a Comment/ Tell Us What You Think!

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

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 cakes and a large flat brush – I used a 1″ flat brush in this video, a 3/4″ flat brush will be perfect too.

Workshops and Classes: I am currently planning my workshop schedule for 2011, see below for the dates & contact me to register your interest in a workshop near you!

Face Painting Supplies Available Here!

Click Here to Leave a Comment/ Tell Us What You Think!

Face & Body Painting Workshops with Ambah 2011….

“like “  Ambah’s face & body art facebook page here for latest news updates.

Visit Ambah’s website here to find out  more about her workshops and tutorials and latest news.

Please visit the Courses page to view current workshop details.

Ambah travels throughout Australia and Internationally to teach. Please contact Ambah if you are interested in workshops in your area ambah@ambah.com.au

I look forward to hearing your comments,tips  and questions,  please leave  your comments below

Get Your Face Painting Supplies Online Here!

Happy New Year everybody! Face Painting Tips has a busy year ahead including moving to a bigger warehouse, workshops in the USA, more face paint brands about to be stocked and of course more video tutorials and helpful face painting tips!!

If there is anything you would like to see more of on our website feel free to email us at info@facepaintingtips.com

Or leave a comment in the comments section below.

Kind Regards,

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

Merry Christmas! Here’s a beautiful Christmas Face Painting Design Eye Mask for you to learn! Have fun

Face Painting Supplies Used: Diamond FX Metallic Gold, Diamond FX Dark Green, Diamond FX Brown Face Paint, Diamond FX Black Face Paint, Diamond FX Metallic Blue Face Paint, Diamond FX Metallic Red Face Paint, Sponge, #3 Round Brush, #4 Round Brush & #5 Round Brush.

Get All Your Face Painting Supplies Here!

Click Here to Leave a Comment, Let Us Know What You Think!

Merry Christmas! Let us know what you think of this new Christmas Face Painting Design Video Tutorial – its a Winter scene with a cute little penguin!!

Face Painting Supplies Used: Diamond FX Yellow, Diamond FX Orange, Diamond FX Light Blue, Diamond FX Dark Blue, Diamond FX Dark Green, Diamond FX Black, Diamond FX White, #3 Round Brush, #5 Round Brush & a Sponge.

Get All Your Face Painting Supplies Here!

Click Here to Leave a Comment, Let Us Know What You Think!

Just a quick post to let you know that the famous Diamond FX White Face Paint is back in stock after selling out quicker than we anticipated!

Perfect for line work & detail, it still maintains its brightness, boldness and density even when painted over other colors!

White is one of the most popular and most used colors by face painters. It’s a color you’ll definitely want to stock up on. We have it available in 3 sizes: 32g, 45g & 90g

Click Here to Buy Diamond FX White Face Paint!

Click Here to Buy Diamond FX White Face Paint!

Here are the details for face painting workshops, courses, classes and events that are happening around the world in January 2011. If you’re holding face painting courses and classes yourself or you know of face painting workshops that are coming up (that aren’t listed here), then email me and I’ll have them posted asap: i n f o (at) f a c e p a i n t i n g t i p s (dot) c o m

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12th-16th January
Pashur Workshops
Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Zodiac Attack, Bad Ass Butterflies,Medieval & Mythological Designs, Death & Zombies,Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Playboy Style.

Contact Name    Pashur
Contact Phone     321-278-6668
Contact eMail    Pashur@CanvasAlive.com
Event Location     Manchester Super 8 Motel & Conference Center

Monday, January 18 2010
10:00am – 4:00pm
Kenyon Face Painting Class
Avon, Connecticut, USA

As all the rooms in the convention Hotel are booked already for Monday, I am going to try to organize a one day class here in Avon, CT on Monday, January 18th with Alison Kenyon. If you are not familiar with her work, you can see it at bodymasterpiece.smugmug.com/galleries. If you go to “Workshops”, you can see some of the designs she was teaching at a class this summer.

The class will be from 10-4 with an hour break for lunch. (We will bring in something for lunch so we don’t waste any time).

The price is $100 per person and we need at least 5 people.

Note: You do not have to attend the convention to come to this class. If you are not free that weekend, but still want to fit in a class, this would work for you.

Contact Name    Alisa Lehman
Contact eMail    alehman3@comcast.net

Tuesday, March 2 2010
11:30am – 2:30pm
Face Painting Class
Montclair, California, USA

Learn to Create Several Popular Designs:

* Butterfly; Flower Princess; Tigers and Cats; Superheros; Camo Solider; Pirate and much more!

What You Will Learn

* Getting Started With Professional Level Skills, Techniques and Tools
* Professional Set-up in 3 Minutes
* Speed Painting Tips
* Using Glitters Safely and With Amazing Effects
* Adding Jewels and Feathers
* Sanitary Safety Musts
* Beautiful Brush Strokes
* Essentials Elements for the Best Fantastic Designs
* Using Face Paints and Powders With Professional Level Skills
* Introduction to Multi-Colored Cakes
* Several Demos of Professional Level Face Painting

Who Should Attend:
Those who want to learn face painting skills, to be the hit of the party with their friends and family. AND, those who want to learn about the world of professional face painting.
Event Website URL    www.funfacepainting.com/facepaintingclass.html

Contact Name    Lily Waters
Contact Phone     909-398-1228
Contact eMail    lilly@funfacepainting.com

Buy Face Painting Supplies Right Here!

Saturday, January 23 2010 – Sunday, January 24 2010
10:00am – 5:00pm
Face Art and Prosthetics Workshop
Rockville Centre, New York, USA

“On January 23rd an 24th Nick and Brian Wolfe will be hosting a Face Art and Prosthetics Workshop. It is from 10 to 5pm each day and the cost is $325 for both days. All that is needed are your kits and cameras.

You will be painting along side the twins step by step, and
> making your own appliances. The Wolfes will cover brush strokes, blending, 3-D shading and highlighting, sponging, silicone, foam, latex, buildups, fire, boy and girl design, tribal and requests. A perfect holiday gift!”

The location is Rockville Centre, NY and the class is limited to the first 15 students who get their $75.00 deposit in to Brian. Please e-mail me directly if you are interested and I will let you know what the payment options and address are. This class is NOT to miss!! I
just took the FX portion of the class and it was AMAZING!!!! Well worth every penny. Take a look at few of the pics…the best ones aren’t even posted yet!

Contact Name    Michelle Wettstin
Contact eMail    artfullinc@gmail. com

Wednesday, January 27 2010 – Friday, January 29 2010
Face Painting Classes at Kapital Kidvention
Springfield, Virginia, USA

Welcome everyone to the first Annual Kapital Kidvention! This convention is for magicians, face painters, ventriloquists, clowns, and balloon artists. The convention will begin at 5pm on January 27th and will end after a Stage Show on January 29th. We will have something for everyone there!

* Lectures for Magicians
* Lectures for Face Painters
* Lectures for Balloon Artists
* Lectures for Ventriloquists
* General Session Lectures

Are you interested in learning how to make balloon animals? How about face painting? Want to learn some new kid friendly magic tricks? Want to increase business?????

THEN THIS IS THE CONVENTION FOR YOU!!!!

There will be lectures for beginners and advanced in each area of children’s entertainment. In addition, there will be General Session lectures for everyone!

Event Website URL    www.kapitalkidvention.com/
Contact Name    Louis
Contact Phone     703-765-1923
Contact eMail    info@kapitalkidvention.com
Event Location     Comfort Inn

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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 Available Here!

Leave a Comment to Let Us Know What You Think!

You can also visit Ambah’s youtube channel here.

Face & Body Painting Workshops with Ambah 2011….

“like “  Ambah’s face & body art facebook page here for latest news updates.

Visit Ambah’s website here to find out  more about her workshops and tutorials and latest news.

Please visit the Courses page to view current workshop details.

Ambah travels throughout Australia and Internationally to teach. Please contact Ambah if you are interested in workshops in your area ambah@ambah.com.au

I look forward to hearing your comments,tips  and questions,  please leave  your comments below

Happy Painting!

Ambah xx

P.S Leave a Comment to Let Us Know What You Think!

A Beautiful Snow Fairy Princess Design Video Tutorial from Diamond FX USA! Products Used: Metallic White Face Paint, Metallic Baby Blue Face Paint, Sponge, #4 Round Brush & Iridescent Glitter.

Face Painting Supplies Available Here!

Click Here to Leave a Comment/Tell Us What You Think!

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!

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To Achieve This Design Get These Supplies:

• Metallic Face Paints
• Glitter Gel (Liquid Glitter)
• Tools (Sponges & Brushes)

P.S. Click Here to Leave a Comment
& Let Us Know What You Think!

As requested we here at Face Painting Tips (Kim Baker) made a video tutorial today to show you how to use our new glitter tattoos!

Click Here to Tell Us What You Think!

Glitter Tattoo Kit #1

Get Started With Our Glitter Tattoo Kit which  includes:

* 50 Different Stencils
* 24 Jars of Glitter  (1/3 oz each)
* 2 Brushes
* 2 x 10ml Bottle of Liquid Body Glue.

Click Here to Get a Glitter Tattoo Kit!

Check out our new Glitter Tattoos – Stencils, Glitters and Body Glue!

Glitter Tattoos are an amazing addition to your face painting kit, they’re fast, easy to use and look incredible!

They can last up to 3-7 days depending on where you place the Glitter Tattoo.

Simply clean the skin, remove the white layer of the stencil and stick onto the skin.  Once on the skin,  remove the clear cover, apply the special body glue, add polyester glitter, take off the stencil and presto you have a beautiful glimmery decoration for your skin!

Hello Face Painting Friends! Today I wanted to showcase a video tutorial I found by Mona Turnbull (Little Precious Face & Body Painting UK) of a pretty Pearl Bead Necklace. She uses all Diamond FX Face Painting Supplies.

Get Your Face Painting Supplies Here!

The Diamond FX 12 Color Palette
Available Online

Mona also uses Q-Tips in this video which you can find at your local supermarket.

Click Here to Tell Us What You Think!

Artist and teacher Kim Baker has made a face painting tutorial for Autumn Leaves Eye Mask Face Painting Tutorial! Let us know if you like the design, please leave a comment
(Sorry about the video quality, it’s not the best. The next lot of videos Kim will be doing will be inside so the light is more even.)

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Click Here to Ask a Question or Tell Us What You Think!

PRODUCTS USED:
Diamond FX Brown
Diamond FX White
Diamond FX Black
Diamond FX Yellow
Diamond FX Orange
Diamond FX Red
Diamond FX Metallic Yellow
Diamond FX Metallic Blue
3/4 Inch Flat Brush
#3 Round Brush
#4 Round Brush
Sponge

Buy the Face Paints Used in the Video Here!

My wonderful friend, artist and teacher Kim Baker has made a face painting tutorial for a Scarecrow design – a fun Autumn inspired design!

As always you can get all the face paints used in the video from www.FacePaintingTips.com

Buy Face Paints Online Right Here!

Click Here to Leave a Comment & Tell Us What You Think!

Products Used:
Diamond FX Brown
Diamond FX White
Diamond FX Black
Diamond FX Red
Diamond FX Yellow
Diamond FX Orange
Diamond FX Dark Blue
#2 Round Brush
#4 Round Brush
Sponge

Hi everyone! Thanks again for the opportunity to share some more (hopefully) sound business advice for your face painting businesses. While many of you know me as the head painter and trainer for www.thefacepaintingcompany.com -  facepainting is merely one of many things that I like to teach to my all staff and subcontractors, that work with our company. I have seen some outstanding artists in the short time I have been involved in this industry, and I also feel that being a fabulous face painter is not enough in this competitive day and age.

Click Here to Leave a Comment, Ask a Question or Tell Us What You Think!

Presentation – Learning about costume coordination, grooming, make up and hair, adds to the final product that you are ultimately selling – YOU! Do your homework on how your competitors are presented, and step it up!

Hygiene – Training and learning about the best and safest application techniques will add value to your business. E.g. glitter puffers! This minimises the direct contact to the face and the product. My team are also trained in the importance of painting only clean, healthy faces! It only takes one dirty, snotty nosed face to spread germs and bacteria, and also makes you look very unprofessional to the parents that may be watching with their children in the line.

Etiquette –My team are trained in all aspects of professional etiquette on every job. It is lovely to be offered a “cup cake” at a child’s party, and I encourage everyone to accept these offers graciously. But… NEVER stop your paid work, to eat or drink while on the job! (Except your hydration bottle) Put it aside, and after you have packed up, thank the host again and eat it on the way out, or after you have left. Breaks should always be taken away from your station and preferably out of view of clients and waiting patrons. And NEVER accept to have a “drink” with the clients at the end of the event/party.

Communication – Greeting your client before and after the job is respectful and courteous. Personally, I always hand out my cards, but never discuss business while on a job for someone else. Your client may not appreciate paying you to have a conversation with someone else about future bookings, prices, etc. One idea, is to politely hand a business card, and say “I’m sure you can appreciate I can’t chat now, but please feel free to phone the number on this card when convenient.” Never refer to your client as “mate”, or “bro”… and avoid using statements like “yeh, man” and “that’s cool”. May sound old fashioned, but good communication skills will give you repeat business.

Research –. Working as Purplena Fairy at Dreamworld, I get asked some really difficult “fairy” questions. I have used this experience to teach my team what works and what doesn’t. Learning about the television shows that kids are interested in and knowing a little about what kids are “into” can help a shy child gain confidence in getting face painting. Outside of Dreamworld, I also like to know a little about each Company that I am working for. I feel it adds that little bit of special personalised service to be able to say something like – “I read recently that *company* is sponsoring the *something* appeal.”

Well, I hope this information has been somewhat helpful! Please leave your comments, and until next time…

Living The Dream

Milana xxx

www.thefacepaintingcompany.com

P.S…
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Here are the details for face painting workshops, courses, classes and events that are happening around the world in November 2010. If you’re holding face painting courses and classes yourself or you know of face painting workshops that are coming up (that aren’t listed here), then email me and I’ll have them posted asap: i n f o (at) f a c e p a i n t i n g t i p s (dot) c o m

Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here!

Monday, December 6 2010 – Friday, December 10 2010
Workshop on the Waves
Port Canaveral,Florida, USA

PASHUR’s WORKSHOP ON THE WAVES 2
THE CREATURE CRUISE!!
3 Face Paint Workshops on a Caribbean Cruise to the BAHAMAS!!

Get ready for the next workshop adventure on the seas with THREE awesome hands-on, sponge and brush workshops (MYTHICAL CREATURES, CREATURES OF THE NIGHT and CREEPY CRAWLIE CREATURES)! Our destinations this year are Coco Cay, a tropical paradise and Nassau, where you can swim with dolphins, go to the Atlantis Resort, or eat rum cake all day on the beach! Trade in the winter cold for sun, palm trees and ocean air on a long weekend of fun and learning, painting and partying. Don’t forget, cruise ship margaritas always make a brush stroke look better! Pashur suggests the drink, The Lava Flow! More cruise details are below.

***DETAILS***
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Ship: Monarch of the Seas
Passport: You must have a passport
Food: All Meals are Covered
Maximum Amount of Workshop Students: 50
Age Limit: Any age for the cruise, 16 years or older for the classes.

***DATES***
Dec 6 – Depart Port Canaveral, Face Paint Jam at Night
Dec 7 – Coco Cay, Mythical Creatures workshop at Night
Dec 8 – Nassau
Dec 9 – Creatures of the Night and Creepy Crawlie Creatures Workshop and Zombie Ocean Stroll
Dec 10 – Return to Port Canaveral

***ALL INCLUSIVE***
Deposit, Cruise Fee, Port Fees, Taxes, All Meals on Ship and the 3 Workshop Fees are all included in the fee.

***RSVP, PAYMENTS & DEADLINES***
May 8 – $50 Deposit Deadline (non refundable)
Sept 17 – $299 Cruise Balance Deadline (non refundable)
Nov 1 – $150 Pashur Workshop Fee Deadline (non refundable). You will pay the workshop fee to me directly via PayPal at Pashur@CanvasAlive.com. You can pay the workshop fee anytime, but it is due by Nov 1st.

Note: Anyone that accompanies you on the cruise that is not a face or body painter, does not have to pay the workshop fee, but still must pay the cruise deposit and payment.

*** TO BOOK PASHUR’s WORKSHOP ON THE WAVES 2, Contact:
Ann Lee, T.S., LLC
4713 Pinnacle Dr
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941) 448-1311
Ann.Lee8@verizon.net

***QUESTIONS***
Cruise Questions: Contact Ann at Ann.Lee8@verizon.net
Workshop Questions: Contact Pashur at Pashur@CanvasAlive.com

*** Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! ***

Tuesday, December 7 2010 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Face Painting Jam
San Francisco, California, USA

Jams are for people interested in entertainment: for beginners, seasoned professionals and everyone else in between. Pass this information along, the more stars the merrier!

Come to teach, come to learn, come to network. Oh heck, just come have fun!!

If you have supplies, bring them. If you are new, we have extra.
Event Website URL none
Contact Name Cheryl Ferguson
Contact Phone 510-468-0931
Contact eMail none
Event Location Round Table Pizza
Event Location Phone none
Event Location Address 20 Chestnut Avenue
Event Location City San Francisco
Event Location State California

*** Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! ***

Tuesday, December 7 2010 – 11:30am – 2:30pm
Face Painting Class
Montclair California, USA

An introduction to the tools, tricks and skills used by high quality professional face painters. The most popular faces, with the flair of an advanced painter. This has amazing benefits for those who wish to understand the world of professional face painting and brings those already being paid to paint to a new level.
Event Website URL www.funfacepainting.com/facepaintingclass.html
Contact Name Lilly Walters
Contact Phone 909-398-1228
Contact eMail lilly@funfacepainting.com

Wednesday, December 8 2010 4:30pm – 8:30pm
Orange County Face Painting Jam
Santa Ana, California, USA

Jams are for people interested in entertainment: for beginners, seasoned professionals and everyone else in between. Pass this information along, the more stars the merrier
Event Website URL none
Contact Name Diane
Contact Phone 714-395-8030
Contact eMail kdsprty@verizon.net
Event Location Hometown Buffet
Event Location Phone none
Event Location Address 2321 S. Bristol St
Event Location City Santa Ana
Event Location State California

*** Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! ***

Thursday, December 9 2010
7:00am – 9:00amFace Painting at Kapital Kidvention Jam
Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Come join us for food, creativity, and fun.

Meet at 7pm and have dinner and then jam with everyone. This is just like a mini Kapital Kidvention. We will continue to share ideas and help each other grow. This is for face painters, magicians, and balloon artists. The focus will be children’s entertainment and will have a theme every month. We will meet the second Thursday of every month. Same place, same time.

FREE, excluding the food. They have a nice buffet.
Event Website URL none
Contact Name Louis
Contact Phone 703 765-1923
Contact eMail info@kapitalkidvention.com
Event Location Holiday Inn
Event Location Phone none
Event Location Address 2460 Eisenhower Ave
Event Location City Alexandria
Event Location State Virginia
Event Location Mail 22314

Monday, December 13 2010 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Face Painting & Balloon Jam
Chantilly, Virginia, USA

Our monthly jams are the 2nd Monday of each month. We do balloons and face painting for the guests at Cici’s and share ideas/techniques. The jam officially begins at 7:00pm, but I suggest arriving early and enjoying their buffet (it is free to anyone who does face painting or balloons).
Event Website URL none
Contact Name Mike
Contact Phone 703-627-5527
Contact eMail none
Event Location CiCi’s Pizza Buffet
Event Location Phone 703-627-5527
Event Location Address 14392 Chantilly Crossing Lane
Event Location City Chantilly
Event Location State Virginia
Event Location Mail 20151
Event Location Area none
Event Location Country USA

*** Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! ***

Tuesday, December 14 2010 – 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Face Painting Jam
San Diego, California, USA

Fuddruckers in Mira Mesa has graciously agreed to allow the area face painters, clowns, balloon twisters and henna artisits to hold a monthly jam every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

We will be practicing new designs, twisting balloons and working on anything you have wanted to try but not sure how to go about it.

The first jam is Tuesday, March 9th, from 3:00pm to 9:00pm. There will be a band there so we can rock out while we paint… ;o) Since we are getting the room free of charge, jam attendees are asked to purchase meals.

There’s also the possibility of having beginner and intermediate classes prior to the jams if enough painters show an interest. There will be a couple of demos and some door prizes for those of you that RSVP, (just reply to this email off-line).

Anabel Rodas of Curly Tops Entertainment will be there with face painting products, Diamond FX, Mehron/Paradise/StarBlends and Glimmer Body Art. We will also have henna and henna supplies.
Event Website URL none
Contact Name Anabel
Contact Phone none
Contact eMail bananas4facepainting@yahoo.com
Event Location Fuddruckers
Event Location Phone none
Event Location Address 8285 Mira Mesa Blvd
Event Location City San Diego
Event Location State California

*** Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! ***

Tuesday, December 21 2010 – 3:30pm – 6:30pm
Moreno Valley jam
Moreno Valley, California, USA

Learn to Create Several Popular Designs:

* Butterfly; Flower Princess; Tigers and Cats; Superheros; Camo Solider; Pirate and much more!

What You Will Learn

* Getting Started With Professional Level Skills, Techniques and Tools
* Professional Set-up in 3 Minutes
* Speed Painting Tips
* Using Glitters Safely and With Amazing Effects
* Adding Jewels and Feathers
* Sanitary Safety Musts
* Beautiful Brush Strokes
* Essentials Elements for the Best Fantastic Designs
* Using Face Paints and Powders With Professional Level Skills
* Introduction to Multi-Colored Cakes
* Several Demos of Professional Level Face Painting

Who Should Attend:
Those who want to learn face painting skills, to be the hit of the party with their friends and family. AND, those who want to learn about the world of professional face painting.
Event Website URL www.funfacepainting.com/facepaintingclass.html
Contact Name Lily Waters
Contact Phone 909-398-1228
Contact eMail lilly@funfacepainting.com
Event Location Shakey’s Pizza
Event Location Phone none
Event Location Address 23346 Sunnymead Blvd
Event Location City Montclair
Event Location State California

*** Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here! ***

Today is a Super Sunday which means you can save $5 off your order for today only! Save on all face paint supplies! Don’t forget to check out our NEW Neon Glitters here!

To Get $5 Off Your Order Today…
Use this Promo Code when you check out: sunday5

Offer expires: MIDNIGHT 7th Novemeber 2010 PDT
Promo code can not be combined with other promo codes.

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 One Stroke Leaves Today
Click Here to Get Your Own Diamond FX Mini Jungle Split-Cake!

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To Start Painting One Stroke Leaves Today Get Your…
Diamond FX Mini Jungle Split-Cake AND
1 Inch Flat Brush Here!

I’m very excited to tell you about a new product in the face painting world that will make a really give your face painting an edge!

They’re Cosmetic Grade Polyester Glitters in NEON Colors – absolutely gorgeous, vibrant, vivid and bright!

The cool thing about Neon Glitters is that they’re fluro in color which makes your designs really ‘pop’ under normal light. AND under UV or black light this glitter gives a shiny glow-in-the-dark effect!

They come in a 1/2 oz clear case and can be used for fantasy makeup, face & body painting.

The Neon glitter needs no special adhesive to stick to your face painting design. Just place it with your fingers or brush/qtip onto the skin or on top of the face paint on the skin.

They come in 6 colors: Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple and Yellow to match any face painting design.

Click Here to Check Out All Our Iridescent Glitters!

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Okay, so you’ve been face painting this last weekend and now you’re in the laundry thinking…”How on earth am I going to get this face paint out of my clothing?”

So I thought I’d let you know what has worked for other face painters and I’d like you to share your own tricks and techniques for gettings paint stains out of your clothing.

• Wet the stained area of clothing
• Rub vegetable/glycerin soap into it
• Stretch the area tight and then
• Run under a fast-flowing hot water
• Once the stain it out you can throw it in the wash as you normally would.

You’ll have a better chance at getting the stains out the earlier you try to wash the stain out.

If you have any ideas, tips and tricks on getting paint stains out of your clothing
Click here to leave a comment on our blog!!

Witch Face Painting Design Tutorial for Halloween by Natalie Foxhill. It’s a fun Halloween face painting design, thats not too spooky. Enjoy!

Click Here to Buy the Face Paints
Used in this Video Tutorial!

Ask a Question or Leave a Comment About the Video by Clicking Here!

Products Used:

* Diamond FX Essential Color Palette

* Diamond FX Dark Green

* Big Jungle Split-Cake

(Big Critters Split-Cake will also work for this design)

* Diamond FX Yellow

* Diamond FX White

* Diamond FX Black

* High Density Sponge

* #2 Round Brush

* Gemstone Glitter Powder

Skull Face Painting Design Tutorial for Halloween by Natalie Foxhill. It’s a fun Halloween face painting design, thats not too spooky. Enjoy! Natalie and I are putting on a Face Painting Workshop in Texas March 2011 – Click here to come and learn from us in person!! People just like you from all over the country are flying in to take this workshop, book now and don’t miss out!

Buy the Face Paints Used in this
Video Tutorial Right Here!

Click Here to Ask Questions or Leave a Comment About the Video!

Products Used:

* Diamond FX Essential Color Palette
* Diamond FX White
* High Density Sponge
* Diamond FX Black
* #4 Round Brush
* #12 Filbert Brush

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 the #12 Filbert Brush. Use a #4 Round Brush to apply the lines on the face, around the eyes and to color the lips.

If you would like to share your step by steps please email them to info@facepaintingtips.com

Leave a Comment to Ask a Question or Tell Us What You Think!

Products Used:

* White Face Paint
* Pink Face Paint
* Black Face Paint
* Red Face Paint
* Purple/Violet Face Paint
* Sponge
* #4 Round Brush

Happy Halloween Face Painters

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

Hey there, a few awesome Face Painting Workshops are taking place in Australia in the next month or so, I thought I’d share the details with you here:

Friday 29th October 2010
10am until 3pm
Leichhardt Marketplace Community Room
Sydney, NSW

You will learn about painting in public, hygiene procedures, products, working with children, as well as working for Moz Entertainment.
Cost – $76. Please note, the cost is only for the cost of hiring the room, plus covering wholesale professional equipment you will receive on the day.
The instructors’ time is not covered. (ie – this is not a moneymaking event!)

Please bring –
-    Any face painting equipment you already have
-    any photos of previous work
-    A blank folio pad for painting
-    Notepad for notes
-    your resume and/or CV
-    your camera
-    your availability over the christmas season
-    If you have other entertainment skills, please bring equipment to demonstrate.
-    You can make orders on the day for professional face paints.
-    There is access to shops, or else bring a packed lunch.
If you have access to a model, please bring them along!
Please be on time, as we will be covering a lot on the day.

If you have any questions, please email michelle@moztheatre.com.au
Contact – Michelle – 0425 849 942

Nick Wolfe & Athena Zhe
Tues 16th November 2010
9am – 5pm
Brisbane/Gold Coast Area

Nick Wolfe and Athena Zhe are doing a 3 day workshop in Brisbane/Gold Coast Area hosted by Robyn from Always Wicked Art from 10am to 4.30 pm. 14th & 15th will be Face Painting, 16th will be Body Painting. All 3 days workshops will be held at 15 Wendy Court, Upper Coomera, at the Lisa the lovely Movieworld Fairy’s home. The workshops will suit painters of all levels, and models will be supplied, though if you have a willing friend please bring her with. Morning & afternoon tea is provided. Facepaints & supplies will be available for purchase.

Contact Robyn on 0438020861, or veiw the official Nick Wolfe approved poster at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Always-Wicked-Art/274722981425

Ambah’s Workshops
November 2010
Perth, WA

Monday 8th : Beginners Workshop – Tips, Tricks and Technique
Tuesday 9th : More of Ambah’s popular children’s faces.
Wednesday 10th: Split Cakes/one stroke
Thursday 11th : Jewellery, Lace, Teen & Adult designs
Friday 12th: Body Painting

Private workshops also available.
Contact Ambah ambah@ambah.com.au
Or 0437 667 962 for more information about the workshops you are interested in.

Ambah’s Workshops
21st and 27th November 2010
Melbourne, VIC

November 21 : Beginners Workshop – Tips, Tricks and Technique
November 27: More of Ambah’s popular children’s faces.

Contact Ambah ambah@ambah.com.au
Or 0437 667 962 for more information about the workshops you are interested in.

*** ATTENTION ALL AUSSIES ***
Take Advantage of the Strong Australian Dollar and
Buy Your Face Painting Supplies from the USA
(It’s cheaper even with the price of shipping right now!!)

My good friend and awesome artist Natalie Foxhill has put together the cutest Kitty Cat Face Painting Design Video Tutorial that girls will love this Halloween!

Buy the Face Paint Supplies Used in the Video Right Here!

Leave a Comment to Ask a Question or Tell Us What You Think!

Products Used:

* Diamond FX White
* Diamond FX Pink
* Diamond FX Black
* Diamond FX Essential 12 Color Palette
* #4 Round Brush
* #12 Filbert Brush
* DFX Gemstone Diamond Powder

Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

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 stroke) Mini Split Cakes and a 3/4 Inch Flat Brush.

The first design, Frangipani, can be painted using the DFX Mini Sunset Split-Cake, just use the side with the white for this design (don’t pick up the violet). You can also use the DFX Mini Jungle Split-Cake for the leaves in both designs. You can use the DFX Mini Party Split-Cake for  the rose design (don’t pick up the violet).
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Get Your Own DFX Mini Sunset Split-Cake Here to Paint this Design! Products Used in the Frangipani Design:
DFX Mini Sunset Split-Cake, DFX Mini Jungle Split-Cake, 3/4 Inch Flat Brush

Get Your Own DFX Mini Party Split-Cake Here to Paint this Design!

Products Used in the Rose Design:
DFX Mini Party Split-Cake, DFX Mini Jungle Split-Cake, 3/4 Inch Flat Brush

Click Here to Leave a Comment and Let Us Know What You Think!

Click Here to Leave a Comment and Let Us Know What You Think!

Here are the details for face painting workshops, courses, classes and events that are happening around the world in November 2010.  If you’re holding face painting courses and classes yourself or you know of face painting workshops that are coming up (that aren’t listed here), then email me and I’ll have them posted asap: i n f o (at) f a c e p a i n t i n g t i p s (dot) c o m

Monday, November 1 2010
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Face Painting Jam
San Jose, California, USA

Jams are for people interested in entertainment: for beginners, seasoned professionals and everyone else in between. Pass this information along, the more stars the merrier!

Come to teach, come to learn, come to network. Oh heck, just come have fun!!

Contact Name    Cheryl Ferguson
Contact Phone     510-468-0931
Event Location     Round Table Pizza
Event Location Address    4400 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Event Location City    San Jose
Event Location State    California
Event Location Area    Southwest
Event Location Country    USA

Tuesday, November 2 2010
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Face Painting Jam
San Francisco, California, USA

Jams are for people interested in entertainment: for beginners, seasoned professionals and everyone else in between. Pass this information along, the more stars the merrier!

Come to teach, come to learn, come to network. Oh heck, just come have fun!!

If you have supplies, bring them. If you are new, we have extra.
Contact Name    Cheryl Ferguson
Contact Phone     510-468-0931
Event Location     Round Table Pizza
Event Location Address    20 Chestnut Avenue
Event Location City    San Francisco
Event Location State    California

Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here!

Wednesday, November 3 2010
11:00am – 3:00pm
Intro to Face Painting
San Diego, California, USA

Personalized training for 3 hours in a small class setting with Lilly Walters. Followed by hours of jam time with other professionals from your area.
COSTS: $50 for Class, $75 for parent/child combo
$25 for returning student refresher.
Event Website URL    www.funfacepainting.com/facepaintingclasssignup.html
Contact Name    Lilly
Contact eMail    Lilly@funfacepainting.com
Event Location     Fuddruckers
Event Location Phone    909-398-1228
Event Location Address    8285 Mira Mesa Blvd
Event Location City    San Diego
Event Location State    California

Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here!

Monday, November 8 2010
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Face Painting & Balloon Jam
Chantilly, Virginia, USA

Our monthly jams are the 2nd Monday of each month. We do balloons and face painting for the guests at Cici’s and share ideas/techniques. The jam officially begins at 7:00pm, but I suggest arriving early and enjoying their buffet (it is free to anyone who does face painting or balloons).
Contact Name    Mike
Contact Phone     703-627-5527
Event Location     CiCi’s Pizza Buffet
Event Location Phone    703-627-5527
Event Location Address    14392 Chantilly Crossing Lane
Event Location City    Chantilly
Event Location State    Virginia

Tuesday, November 9 2010
3:00pm – 9:00pm
Face Painting Jam
San Diego, California, USA

Fuddruckers in Mira Mesa has graciously agreed to allow the area face painters, clowns, balloon twisters and henna artisits to hold a monthly jam every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

We will be practicing new designs, twisting balloons and working on anything you have wanted to try but not sure how to go about it.

The first jam is Tuesday, March 9th, from 3:00pm to 9:00pm. There will be a band there so we can rock out while we paint… ;o) Since we are getting the room free of charge, jam attendees are asked to purchase meals.

There’s also the possibility of having beginner and intermediate classes prior to the jams if enough painters show an interest. There will be a couple of demos and some door prizes for those of you that RSVP, (just reply to this email off-line).

Anabel Rodas of Curly Tops Entertainment will be there with face painting products, Diamond FX, Mehron/Paradise/StarBlends and Glimmer Body Art. We will also have henna and henna supplies.
Event Website URL    none
Contact Name    Anabel
Contact Phone     none
Contact eMail    bananas4facepainting@yahoo.com
Event Location     Fuddruckers
Event Location Address    8285 Mira Mesa Blvd
Event Location City    San Diego
Event Location State    California

Wednesday, November 10 2010
4:30pm – 8:30pm
Orange County Face Painting Jam
Santa Ana, California, USA

Jams are for people interested in entertainment: for beginners, seasoned professionals and everyone else in between. Pass this information along, the more stars the merrier
Contact Name    Diane
Contact Phone     714-395-8030
Contact eMail    kdsprty@verizon.net
Event Location     Hometown Buffet
Event Location Address    2321 S. Bristol St
Event Location City    Santa Ana
Event Location State    California

Buy Face Paints for your Face Painting Kit Right Here!

Thursday, November 11 2010
7:00am – 9:00am
Magic at Kapital Kidvention Jam
Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Come join us for food, creativity, and fun.

Meet at 7pm and have dinner and then jam with everyone. This is just like a mini Kapital Kidvention. We will continue to share ideas and help each other grow. This is for face painters, magicians, and balloon artists. The focus will be children’s entertainment and will have a theme every month. We will meet the second Thursday of every month. Same place, same time.

FREE, excluding the food. They have a nice buffet.
Contact Name    Louis
Contact Phone     703 765-1923
Contact eMail    info@kapitalkidvention.com
Event Location     Holiday Inn
Event Location Address    2460 Eisenhower Ave
Event Location City    Alexandria
Event Location State    Virginia

Tuesday, November 16 2010
3:30pm – 6:30pm
Moreno Valley jam
Moreno Valley, California, USA

Learn to Create Several Popular Designs:

* Butterfly; Flower Princess; Tigers and Cats; Superheros; Camo Solider; Pirate and much more!

What You Will Learn

* Getting Started With Professional Level Skills, Techniques and Tools
* Professional Set-up in 3 Minutes
* Speed Painting Tips
* Using Glitters Safely and With Amazing Effects
* Adding Jewels and Feathers
* Sanitary Safety Musts
* Beautiful Brush Strokes
* Essentials Elements for the Best Fantastic Designs
* Using Face Paints and Powders With Professional Level Skills
* Introduction to Multi-Colored Cakes
* Several Demos of Professional Level Face Painting

Who Should Attend:
Those who want to learn face painting skills, to be the hit of the party with their friends and family. AND, those who want to learn about the world of professional face painting.
Event Website URL    www.funfacepainting.com/facepaintingclass.html
Contact Name    Lily Waters
Contact Phone     909-398-1228
Contact eMail    lilly@funfacepainting.com
Event Location     Shakey’s Pizza
Event Location Address    23346 Sunnymead Blvd
Event Location City    Montclair
Event Location State    California

Last month at the International Make Up Trade Show Sydney I was lucky to meet the famous Make Up Artist & Teacher Koren from Enkore Make Up.

He told me he really liked face painting as well and would make a Halloween Design Video Tutorial using Diamond FX as soon as he got back home, which he did and now it’s available for you to watch right here! It’s a very cool Stained Glass Styled Mask that would be great for adults and teens:

Get the “Diamond FX Essential 6 Color Palette” Used in the Video Here!

Koren uses the Diamond FX Essential 6 Color Palette which has Black, White, Blue, Yellow, Red, and Green but you can use any Diamond FX colors you like!

Tell Us What You Think, Leave a Comment or Ask a Question Here!

Clown Face Painting Design Tutorial by Kim Baker
Products Used: Diamond FX White, Pink, Metallic Blue, Black, #4 Round Brush, #2 Round Brush ,Sponge , Iridescent Glitter

Click Here to Buy Face Paints Used in this Video Tutorial!

Click Here to Leave a Comment
Ask a Question Or Tell Us What You Think!

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Video tutorial by Kim Baker for a cute Dolphin face paint design using a Diamond FX Mini Marine split-cake!

Products Used: Diamond FX Mini Marine Split-Cake, #2 Round Brush, Diamond FX Black, Diamond FX White,  Gemstone Diamond Glitter Powder.

Click Here to Buy Face Paints Used in this Video Tutorial!

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Ask a Question Or Tell Us What You Think!

Click Here to See Our Gorgeous Split-Cakes!

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Happy Face Painting Everbody

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Ask a Question Or Tell Us What You Think!

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*

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Round brushes are the most used brushes in facepainting.

They come to a sharp point, letting you to paint nice lines, stripes, tear drops, dots & detail.

Most full face designs can be done with a sponged base & a round brush for the detail.
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Flat Brushes will create a broad brushstroke & if you turn it on its side it’ll produce thin brushstrokes.

The reason you must have flat brushes:

They’re the perfect shape to pick up multiple colors from a mini splitcake/ rainbow cake in one brush stroke!!

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A Filbert is like a flat brush except with rounded edges. It can create thin lines; broad strokes and by varying the pressure or flicking it across, you can get a tapering mark.

Great for flower or petal designs and tear drops!

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Angle Brushes: Good for painting around the eyes/eye lid and for painting the line around butterflies as it creates such a lovely line!

It can be used to form wide lines or very thin lines if you use it along the dagger edge.

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One of the most important things to look out for is the type of bristles on the brush. You can use brushes with synthetic or natural hair bristles (I prefer synthetic because its easier for me to work with).

And you’ll want a brush with soft bristles that won’t scratch the skin – but at the same time it needs to be firm enough to give you control.

When you’re starting out I would recommend… you get 2 Round brushes, a #2 Round Brush for fine detail and a #4 Round Brush for bigger details like lines, tiger stripes, dots, swirls and curls etc.

Flat Brush & DFX Mini Flames Split Cake

I would also recommend a… 3 Quarter Inch/1 Inch Flat brush to use with the mini split cakes. These are the only brushes wide enough to pick up all the different colors on a split-cake.

This is the bare minimum though, if you want to increase your speed as a face painter, you need to have more brushes so that you’re not washing your brush every 2 seconds! So it helps to get 2 of every brush you need.

Buy Your Face Paint Brushes Online here today!

If you have any questions or want to have your say:
Click Here to Leave a Comment/Ask a Question/Share Your Thoughts!

I hope you found this helpful

Happy Face Painting {!firstname_fix},

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

Buy Professional Brushes for
Face Painting Here Online!

This week on the blog – a video demo of the world renowned face & body painter Nick Wolfe using Diamond FX face paints. It’s not a full blown tutorial but you’ll get some interesting tips & see what you can do with Diamond FX Face Paints!
Buy Diamond FX Face Paints Right Here!

Buy Diamond FX Face Paints Right Here!

Let us know what you think by leaving a comment

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

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 Distributor of Diamond FX in Australia) and had fun playing with the paints and talking with face painters and make up artists to find out what they’re up to and what they want to see more of! Also caught up with some friends Yolanda (Body FX), Natalie, Amy and Kelly (Mehron) – you’ll see some of their work below.

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