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Video on How to Remove Face Paint & Prevent Stains on Skin
One of the most frequently asked questions by moms and dads whose children are being face painted for the first time is how to remove face paint.
Video Tutorial: Purple Cartoon Octopus
This crazy cartoon octopus is sure to be a hit with the aquatic animal fans in your line.
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: 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.
Video Tutorial: Brilliant Bling Tiger
You can dress up your basic tiger design for the upcoming holidays or for children who love shimmer and shine by using metallics instead of the traditional yellow, orange and red face face paint.
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 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: Mermaid Mask (inspired by Natalee Davies)
This lovely mermaid mask is inspired by Natalee Davies’ gorgeous butterfly designs which I’ve long admired.
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?
Video: Product Review for PartyXplosion
Each face paint has features which make it good for particular uses based on the ingredients from which it is comprised. For this video, I had the opportunity to experiment with PartyXplosion face paint for the first time, and I was impressed by it's strengths.
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 Tutorial: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Everyone loves a celebration, and if you’re looking for a fun cartoon to help you celebrate Cinco de Mayo, enjoy this quirky red pepper with personality.
Video Tutorial: Christmas Cartoon
I hope you enjoy this cartoon, which is likely to please children and adults because it’s whimsical and humorous.
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.
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.
Tutorial: Construction Jackhammer Cartoon
Like most face painters, I have loads of super hero, princess, animal, and butterfly designs.
What Do I Need To Get Started as a Pro? 10 Tips Every Professional Face Painter Should Know!
If you're looking to become a professional face painter, look no further than this comprehensive article where you'll learn exactly what you need to become a pro in the face painting industry.
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.
Video Tutorial: Neon Grumpy Ghost
Unleash these grumpy ghosts at your next blacklight party and watch them glow as they float around the room. This design is great for both boys and girls!
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.
Video Tutorial: Mehron Intense Little Owl Eye Design
The first time a child asked me for an owl design, my mind went blank, and I couldn't even remember what an owl looked like. Having enjoyed some of Barbara Breitung's cute owl designs and tutorials, though, I thought I'd give owls another try, but with Mehron Intense powders.
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.
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.
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.
Video Tutorial: Unicorn & Rainbow
Every painter has her most favorite or least favorite designs, but if unicorns and ponies fall under the latter for you, I hope this tutorial will help you!
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.
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.
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: Basic Superhero Mask
Sometimes kids want a plain superhero mask that isn’t affiliated with any specific superhero.
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.
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.
Video Tutorial: Mehron Intense Powders Rainbow Eye Design
The great advantage of Mehron Intense powders is that they are durable in hot, humid weather, because they ride lightly on the skin and don't tend to smear like traditional face paints.
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 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.
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.
Video Tutorial: Face Painting On Vintage Skin
Most of your face painting customers are going to be children, who have the advantage of having quite smooth skin to face paint on. However, as people age, their skin changes.
Tutorial: TAG Neon Split Cake Princess Crown
This beautiful princess design showcases gorgeous neons, which look lovely under regular lighting conditions as well.
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.
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.
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: Fairy Mask
In planning some fairy designs as potential stage makeup for a Shakespeare festival coming in the spring, I’ve been playing around with floral ideas and color choices.
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.
Sneakadoodle Butterfly Design
In the fall I enjoyed a class by Margi Kanter, so I thought I’d try a Sneakadoodle butterfly design which is reminiscent of her bold cartoon style.
How To Use Texture To Enhance A Superhero Mask
There are many mask versions inspired by the Wolverine, but if you’d like to take your superhero masks to a new level, adding some unusual texture with stencils is a great way to do it.