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Video Companion to the Ultimate White Guide
Every artist has his or her favorite whites to use on the job, but if you're new to face painting, the options can be overwhelming. How do you choose which one is best for you?
Video Tutorial: Alien Eye
This design looks impressive, but it’s actually easy to do. The shading and the highlights are what makes it a wow-design for either kids or adults who are into sci-fi, monsters, or aliens.
Art Of War For Face Painters: The Emergency Kit
Problem: While face painting for a small birthday party, the other performer, a balloon twister, approaches you with a problem.
Video Tutorial - Spring Fairy Mask
With hopes of warm weather coming soon, you can prepare for spring fairy requests with this lovely floral fairy mask tutorial.
Video Tutorial: Purple Cartoon Octopus
This crazy cartoon octopus is sure to be a hit with the aquatic animal fans in your line.
Cartoon Possum Face Paint Video Tutorial
For this video tutorial, I choose a possum (or opossum, if you prefer that spelling).
Video Tutorial: The Grumpy Fish Face Paint Design
Designs with animation potential are especially fun for both children and adults we face paint. This grumpy fish will get plenty of laughs at an event for the person who wears him, just because he has such a disgruntled expression.
Video Companion to the Ultimate Black Guide
Every artist has his or her favorite blacks to use on the job, but if you're new to face painting, the options can be overwhelming. How do you choose which one is best for you?
Face Painting Personal Trainer: Becoming An MVP (Part 1)
While there are surely other important MVP traits, I’ve listed a few below which should provide ideas for any face painters hoping to become MVPs for their clients.
The Art of War For Face Painters: The Dreaded Call
You pick up the phone to find a concerned mom on the other end. Her daughter's face seemed to be overly red after they removed the face paint. Is it an allergic reaction? What should she do? As a face painter, you feel immediate concern for the child and also for your business. This is the call you have hoped you will never receive.
Video Tutorial: Mermaid Mask (inspired by Natalee Davies)
This lovely mermaid mask is inspired by Natalee Davies’ gorgeous butterfly designs which I’ve long admired.
Tutorial: Football Fumble
Fall is a great time for football designs, and as it’s just around the corner, this football design uses simple shapes, but is fun to do.
Video Tutorial: Christmas Cartoon
I hope you enjoy this cartoon, which is likely to please children and adults because it’s whimsical and humorous.
Video: Personalized Graffiti Arm Tutorial
This personalized graffiti arm design inspired by Kerry Tobin's fabulous graffiti arms and legs is one of the most versatile designs you can have in your bag of tricks as a face painter.
Video: How to Organize Your Airbrush Stencils
I chose a binder system because I didn't like using file folders for my airbrush stencils. In a folder, the stencils tended to get caught on one another, and I still had to shuffle through them to find what I needed.
Art Of War For Face Painters: Keep An Eye On My Child
Beth Mackinney shows you exactly what to do and say when parents leave their children unattended at large events!
Tutorial: Construction Jackhammer Cartoon
Like most face painters, I have loads of super hero, princess, animal, and butterfly designs.
Big Nose Buddies Jungle Series: Rainbow Tiger Tutorial
This week the Swirly Girlies, the collaboration group that I'm a member of, decided to do a not-your-average rainbow tiger challenge, so I incorporated it into the Big Nose Buddies jungle series.
Tutorial: Emerald Princess
One of the most popular themes for parties is the princess theme. This gorgeous tiara will work with any color scheme.
Video Product Review: Craft-N-Go Kit
Several artists have done reviews of the Craft-n-Go, but after a year of use, here’s my take on what I consider an excellent product and great piece of equipment which has made my job as a face painter easier.
Big Nose Buddies: Sea Turtle Tutorial
Ocean animals are huge hits with kids, so whether it's turtles and dolphins or sharks and sea horses, you should have a few on your board. For children who would rather have a mask than cheek art, the Big Nose Buddies can help complement your other options at events with an underwater theme.
Holly Fairy Mask Tutorial for Face Painting
Whether you have snowy cold or sunny warmth for the winter months, I hope the children you face paint, will enjoy this Christmas design.
Face Painting Personal Trainer: The Power Of Daily Challenge
If you’ve avoided participating in groups like the one I described above in the past, consider giving one like this a try.
Big Nose Buddies : Mermaid Tutorial
Nothing says adventure on the high seas like a mermaid sighting or two, and your mermaid aficionados will love this Big Nose Buddies design, which is sparkly mermaid to the core.
Face Painting Personal Trainer: Making Your Business Grow
I have to admit that, in general, I have a very relaxed attitude toward business. This last year, I set a goal of increasing my gross income by 50%!
Silly Alien Face Paint Tutorial
When I don’t know what to paint, I paint aliens, because they can be anything that I want them to be (and come in brilliant fashion colors).
Quirky Hippie Snowman Face Painting Tutorial
Just when you thought you’d used up every possible snowman variation, you discover the hippie snowman. At least, that’s what I call this design.
Tutorial: Basic Superhero Mask
Sometimes kids want a plain superhero mask that isn’t affiliated with any specific superhero.
Video on How to Cut Kit Clutter
If clutter has become a problem for you, check out this video with two strategies for keeping kit clutter under control.
Video Tutorial: Green Alien Sneakadoodle
One of the things which has changed for my Sneakadoodle designs over the years is that the newer designs are bolder and brighter on the face.
The Face Painting Personal Trainer: Capturing Your Ideas
Sketching is an important part of face painting because it allows you to capture fleeting ideas which can be triggered at any time of they day.
Springtime Baby Chicks and Flowers Tutorial
At our house, spring and summer mean baby chickies, so I couldn't resist a little cheek art design using one as inspiration. Like all babies, chicks spend most of their time eating, and sleeping, so the two little chicks in this design are tuckered out and deep in their naps.
Tutorial for a Captain America Inspired Mask
Super heroes are always popular with both boys and girls. After all, who wouldn’t wan’t to be a super hero, even if only temporarily? If you struggle with super [..]
Big Nose Buddies Christmas Series: Rudolph
The Christmas series of Big Nose Buddies would be incomplete without a Rudolph design, because when it comes to Rudolph, it's all about the nose.
Tutorial: Robot Sneakadoodle
While many designs are requested particularly by one gender or another, it’s also important to have plenty of gender neutral designs available which appeal to all kids and adults.
Big Nose Buddies Jungle Series: Cobra Tutorial
Technically, a cobra isn't a jungle snake, but it's at least something you'd find on the African continent, so we're putting it in this series, anyway.
Big Nose Buddies Jungle Series: Monkey Tutorial
For kids like this guy who want an animal design but hate getting face paint near the eyes, Big Nose Buddies are for them.
Tutorial: TAG Neon Split Cake Princess Crown
This beautiful princess design showcases gorgeous neons, which look lovely under regular lighting conditions as well.
Art of War For Face Painters: When to Hand Off a Job
You've booked an event as a face painter for a large adult birthday party, but two days before the event, you get a call from the host. What do you do?
Avengers Infinity War inspired Face Paint Design: Nebula
Infinity War is out, and I won't give you any spoilers. Let's just say that even getting there 30 minutes ahead of the showing we were able to get tickets for, we barely managed to get three seats together. This epic superhero movie is popular, and since it contains many favorite superheroes, it's likely you'll be painting a whole lot of superhero-inspired designs in the months to come.
Video Tutorial: Hard Hat
I try to offer at least four to six theme-specific designs for clients when they have a party. For some parties which have popular themes, such as superhero or fairy parties.
Big Nose Buddies Jungle (or Grasslands) Series: The Zebra
Technically, a zebra would have to be part of a grassland series instead of a jungle series, but we're just generally talking African wild animals, so we'll throw it in here, anyway.
How to Glitter When Using Powders
Summer has arrived in Chicago with a vengeance, and it's HOT outside. Really hot. We don't usually get a run of weather in the 90s (which feel like the 100s) in May. But like it or not, if you're a face painter, you know exactly what king of heat means—your beautiful artwork, after being remoisten with perspiration, will be in danger of serious smearing.
Art Of War For Face Painters: When The Client Wants To Under-Book You
Problem: A client who booked you a few weeks ago gives you a call with a party update.
Video: Grimas Face Paints Product Review
Grimas face paints are an excellent choice for the face painter who is looking for a product free of chemical preservatives (parabens, which are used as preservatives) or halogenated organic compounds.
Becoming a Successful Bling Cluster Designer- Part 2
Today we’re going to walk through the actual process of creating the clusters.
The Art of War for Face Painters: A Cautionary Cell Phone Tale
Problem: You're checking through your spreadsheet and doing weekly follow-up calls when you realize that one client hasn't returned her event information to you although you sent her an email followed by a text reminder. You pick up your phone to give her a call. After she answers and you explain who you are, she suddenly hangs up.
Video: How to Clean Brushes
When artists aren't subject to external regulations for cleaning our brushes, it's extra important that they self-regulate to make sure their brushes and equipment is clean and hygienic during and after events.