Cartoon animals are fun to face paint, but octopuses are amusing in particular because there is a great deal of artistic flexibility with their many arms sprawling all over the place (or face). I hope this crazy octopus splatted on the side of the face will be popular with the kids in your line this year. 

Materials

• Purple face paint (Paradise)
• Light blue face paint (TAG)
• Orange face paint (TAG)
• Yellow face paint (TAG)
• White face paint (Diamond FX or Wolfe)
• Black face paint (Diamond FX or Wolfe)
• Cosmetic grade glitter
• Small filbert brush
• Stencil (TAP organic scales)
• #5 round brush
• #2 round brush 

Beth MacKinney is the owner of and primary face painter for Face Paint Pizzazz in Elgin, Illinois, and her artwork has appeared in The Colored Palette and SkinMarkz magazines. She services the western and northwestern Chicago suburbs, Chicago’s north side, and the eastern and southeastern suburbs of Rockford. Stop by Clownantics.com to enjoy more of Beth’s face painting tutorials.