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Splish, Splash - Dolphin Face Paint Design

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A Dolphin, like the sea turtle is classic. It doesn’t matter what movie is out, or what is popular at the moment. If you have a dolphin in your offering, guarantee it will get much use, and make many little ocean lovers very happy!

Tools:

Medium #4 Round Brush
Small Round #1 (1/16″) Brush

paper towels or cloth
water container
(optional) Fine Mist Spray bottle with water
(
optional) Baby wipes

Colors used in this picture:

Black Face Paint
White Face Paint
Light Blue Face Paint
Purple Face Paint
Blue Face Paint

Application:

1. Starting with the medium round brush, and the blue face paint, start to paint the outline of the dolphin.

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2. Fill in with the blue.

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3. Using the light blue, add highlights along the head, fins, nose and body.

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4. Using white, add additional highlights, add a small dot for the eye. Add swirls and teardrops coming from underneath the dolphins to create splashing water. Add a few dots here and there to add interest.  Use purple to create shading,

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5. Using light blue, add more to the swirls, and outline the teardrops. Using the small round brush, outline the dolphin in black. Add a black dot over the eye.

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Easily add glitter by using a spray bottle with water, and spritzing the design lightly at least 12 inches away.  Use a poof-able cosmetic grade  glitter to add evenly all around. Use different colors to really create an effect.

These two are my favorite colors to use:

Amerikan Body Art Cosmetic Glitter – Holographic Bubblegum Pink (Sheer)
Amerikan Body Art Cosmetic Glitter – Holographic White (Sheer