| When I first decided to learn face painting, I | | | | painting, don't use them on skin!) |
| looked all over for free face painting designs For | | | | - Use the right supplies (this includes brushes, |
| children. | | | | sponges, glitter, etc.) |
| I went to the library, bookstores and searched | | | | - Choose designs that are within your skill level |
| the Internet. I had dabbled in One-Stroke Painting | | | | and that are appropriate for your audience. |
| (a neat decorative painting technique made | | | | - When you are just starting out, choose just a |
| famous by Donna Dewberry) so I figured I could | | | | handful (maybe five or six) designs and offer |
| paint a kids' face at the same "pretty good" level | | | | those to the children. Practice them religiously so |
| that I could paint a mug for Father's Day. Um, not | | | | that you can paint quickly and keep the line |
| quite. | | | | moving. |
| Once I really got into the research, I couldn't | | | | - Speed is key. Nuff said. |
| believe the level of artistry that was out there in | | | | - The beauty is in the details. Small touches like |
| Professional Face Painting. The world of | | | | glitter or highlighting can make a design from |
| Professional Face Painting was filled with real | | | | "okay" to "Wow!" |
| artists from all over the world. I'd never seen an | | | | Look for Free Face Painting Designs that show |
| island sunset painted on someone's face that | | | | you step-by-step directions; you will find the |
| looked so real I wanted to grab my coconut drink | | | | learning process much easier. |
| and head for the nearest hammock. | | | | Practice some basic, popular designs like hearts, |
| The designs were absolutely breathtaking, but not | | | | butterflies, flowers, snakes, fish, spiders, balloons |
| quite what I was looking for. I had fifteen three | | | | and you will have enough designs in your arsenal |
| and five-year-olds coming over and I wanted to | | | | to make most kids happy. Preschool Coloring |
| paint sweet little designs on their cheeks. Not to | | | | books are great places to find Free Designs like |
| mention the attention span of a three-year-old | | | | these because the lines are bold without a lot of |
| didn't lend itself to a full-blown Caribbean sunset. | | | | detail. |
| In the course of much more in depth research, I | | | | In the end my event was a huge success. |
| learned these basics: | | | | Everyone went home with a little butterfly, heart, |
| - Use the right paints (in other words, if the | | | | monkey or sun on their cheek. The kids were so |
| packaging doesn't specifically say "face paints" or | | | | proud of their cheek art and I was so proud to |
| if they're for some other purpose besides face | | | | be able to paint them. |