Facepaint.com Blogs

Professional face painter Eva Wheeldon breaks down the building blocks of great line work — from focal points and flow to the drop-and-pull stroke and metallic depth tricks that "glow up" any design.

Linnéa Önnerby Novak brings five bright, kid-favorite Pokémon to life—Pikachu, Charizard, Eevee, Snorlax, and Dugtrio—with fast one-stroke techniques built for the job.

Glitter specialist Jacqueline Howe shares her pro secrets for loose glitter, glitter cream, clean application, smart placement, and building sparkle right into your face painting designs.

Ever stared at a cloud and seen a bunny? That's pareidolia — and Mara Zegers shows you how to turn it into face paint gold. In this creativity-focused webinar, Mara reveals how everyday objects like wallpaper swatches, coffee stains, rice, and even internet memes can spark completely original designs. Watch her build three one-of-a-kind characters from scratch and pick up the pro tips that'll help you break out of your creative rut for good.

Face painter Monique Lily shares her signature "pretty scary" faces in this webinar—sugar-skull-inspired looks softened with color, glitter, and her flowing mystic lines. Learn her lightning-fast StarBlend base trick, how to lift the face with your line work, and how to remix a skull into a colorful butterfly. Perfect, quick designs for your next Halloween gig.

Artist Yasmeen Hart painted eight wild animal faces—from a spider monkey to an elegant peacock—in record time, sharing speed-friendly tips you can take straight to your next gig. Here's the full recap with every design and the products she used.

How many designs can you paint in one hour? Helene Rantzau races through fast, line-work wildcat designs — tigers, cheetahs, a fierce lion, and a rainbow kitty — built for the busy season.

Pro SFX artist Dutch Bihary breaks down realistic wounds, bruises, scars, and a steampunk cyborg reveal—plus a tour of his special effects kit—in this hands-on FacePaint.com webinar.

Learn to paint fairies, mermaids, dragons, and unicorns fast — and charge what you're worth — with Fusion palette designer Leanne Courtney. Discover her brush-loading secrets, transferable designs, and the "work smarter, not harder" approach that turns simple strokes into professional results.

Turn one simple unicorn head into a whole magical herd! Janice Haney shows you how to paint mermicorns, seahorsicorns, zombiecorns, punkacorns, and a World Cup soccer-ball unicorn — fun, kid-friendly mashups for every skill level.