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Tips & Techniques for Fabulous Halloween Face Painting
"Cat"
By Professional Face Paint Designer Rosie Kent
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Safety First... 6 Tips Before You Start Face Painting:
While face painting is fun - and kids love it - consider the safety of yourself, children or anyone you may be face painting.
1. Choose your products carefully. Be sure products are marked FDA approved (in the U.S.). Meaning they've been tested. And may be safely used.
2. Be sure to choose products designed specifically for face or body painting. Since others may cause someone to have an allergic reaction or irritation to the skin.
3. Never use "washable markers", used for labeling, on someone's face or body. These have chemicals which can harm. Or acrylic paints used for arts and crafts.
5. Don't face paint on anyone with open sores as you may spread illness.
6. Always wash and clean your face painting brushes thoroughly after each face painting.
Ghoulish Face Magic Tips for Adults or Kids
Lots of kids and adults want to choose their Halloween character. Unique and different or one everyone knows, the job of bringing that character to life for your child generally belongs to you - the parent. To do it right here's how to create the face of the really scary character your child - or you - want to be this Halloween.
Creating a Monster or Grim Reaper face. You'll need:
* 1 tube of each of the following face paints - black, medium to 1. Begin using: A damp makeup sponge to carefully cover the face with whiteface performance makeup. Start from the hairline, from face edges. Using long strokes, 5. Using thin makeup brush, paint white teeth above the mouth; streak some white uneven lines over forehead. And one rounded line - slanting down - under corner of each eye. To make the process of face painting easier, remember the following tips: Make cleanup a breeze with baby wipes. Since face painting is extremely messy, it's a good idea to keep a large supply of baby wipes readily available to "fix mistakes" and remove excess paint from your hands.
Paints, Cosmetics and Resources to Create Makeup Black Cream Tube Face Paint Profesional Quality Theatrical Halloween Costume Accessory Makeup White Cream Tube Face Paint Professional Theatrical Halloween Costume Accessory Makeup Red Cream Face Paint Tube Theatrical Halloween Costume Accessory Silver Metallic Cream Makeup Tube (1 oz) Makeup Factory for Children with Glitter, Fake Blood, Scar Wax Clear Liquid Latex Tip 2: Don’t have pink? Mix a little red and white together in a palette and make your own shade of pink! Tip 3: Instead of painting a black outline around the eyes you could use a black liquid eyeliner or eyeliner pencil. Tip 4: For fine line work, liquid paints are best. Tip 5: You may need to add extra white in the teeth to make them stand out. Halloween Stenciling and Face Painting Kit
Highlight Color Sticks Face Paint Clown Costume Makeup Kit
Captain America Tattoos and Face Paint Face Painting Book And Starter Color Set Pirate Makeup Kit Highlight Makeup Sticks X-Men Tattoos and Metallic Face Paint Brown Cream Makeup Tube (1 oz) Halloween Pirates of The Carribean Family Makeup Kit Face Paint Stage Make Up Spider-Man Tattoos and Metallic Face Paint The Incredible Hulk Tattoos and Neon Face Paint
dark green, grey, and white tubes of water-based face paint
* Whiteface performance makeup (see list below)
* 1 pale pink eye makeup - liquid (optional)
* 1 pkg makeup sponges
* 1 fine point makeup brush
NOTE: makeup can be purchased inexpensively. But
should be water based for safety and easy removal.
Witches/Ghouls facepaint design by face painting expert
Marion Boddy-Evans
apply makeup from the sides of face and hairline to the nose. Try not to overlap, since second coats will streak. Leave area unpainted 1/8th inch around eyes. To give the impression of bloodshot eyes. Wait 20 minutes to let dry. (If your child can't sit long enough, skip to #2.
Regarding sponges:
Face painting expert Philadelphia Tivoli says - "Sponges are great tools when used properly. A problem a lot of face painters have is trying to get the right consistency. A little trick that helps tremendously is not wetting the sponge, but wetting the paint and dabbing the sponge into the wet paint. If you’re using liquid paint take a dry sponge and dabb it into the paint; if you’re using cakes then put a few drops on the cake and use a sponge to dab a bit of paint then apply it to the face. It shoulds simple but it’ll give you excellent even coverage!! NOTE: When it comes to face paint your best and safest bet is to buy FDA approved face/body paint."
Professional face painters say the best ghouls are made by layering makeup. Since each layer gives a more realistic look to the character. For more character - sponge on pink eye makeup on eye lids and around eyes. Helps give the look of tired, bloodshot eyes.
2. Apply a light layer of black face paint over face.
3. Apply med to dark green face paint. Slowly and evenly applying it from nose out to face edges. Applying color more darkly under eyes, around chin and on forehead from hairline down about 1/4". Let black paint under and around eyes show, above nose and under mouth. No need to cover perfectly. (see graphic above)
4. Apply light layer of grey (or black) face paint to lips. Allowing some of natural lip color to show through. (Or use purple or very dark red lipstick and paint lips lightly.)
Face Painting (Hotshots Series)
6. Removing makeup: Since this should be water-based makeup, simply wash the face a warm cloth to remove. Then wash face with soap and warm water.
In her recent article "Face Painting Ideas for Kids", author Dana Hinders provides the following great points:
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"Terrible Tiger"
by Face Painting Expert Philadelphia Tivoli
Choosing the Right Face Paints for You
Most professional face painters have favorite brands they've discovered. That work well for them. In fact, they generally, use a combination of types - such as creme, cake and liquid - to create their designs. Remember, each brand creates a different coloration. So if you're just starting out, it may be best to stick with one brand for all your color needs.
Cakes: Cake paints can often either be slightly moist or slightly dry. In need of a bit of water to create a smooth mixture which applies easily to the skin. Generally, cakes are used as base coats. On the other hand, are also useful for details. Such as drawing lines for hair, whiskers.
Crèmes: Because crèmes have a softer consistency than cakes, they smoothly - and easily - apply to skin. Can be used for both detail and line work.
Liquids: As a rule, liquids can be used right from the bottle or container. For example, you can uncap the bottle and dip your brush into the color and immediately apply. Don't let the fact they have a runny consistency worry you. This makes them great for creating long or short lines, smooth fine details, precise line work.
Your Scary Halloween Face
Don't have someone to practice on? Philadelphia tivoli suggests the following:
" Practicing can be difficult when you've no-one to practice on but there are ways to practice without a model. One way is practice using clear acetate. It can be found in office supply stores and is a great reusable tool for paint practice. Paint easily wipes
off acetate with a damp sponge so you can paint an endless amount of designs. It's great for improvising and experimenting with new design creations and it's a lot of fun too!"
and Black Tooth Wax
"Rabbit" (below) by face painting expert Philadelphia Tivoli
5 Face Painting Tips from Face Painting
Expert Philadelphia Tivoli
Tip 1: If you’re painting more than one person - use a Q-Tip cotton tipped applicator to paint the lips and then throw it out and use a new one for the next person! Good hygiene habits are a must.
Brown Cream Makeup Tube (1 oz)
Black & White Makeup Kit ~ Halloween Face Paint Makeup Kit
Create a combination of the following to paint a unique face which isn't ghoulish:
* Stars
* Hearts
* Ballons
* Butterflies
* Flowers
* Flag
*Use any of the above (stars, hearts, etc.) to set off a phrase - like Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, Happy Halloween, for instance, which you paint on someone's face.
* LadyBug
* Clown
* Fairy
* Princess
No Mess Make Up Crayons
Fantastic Four Tattoos and Metallic Face Paint
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