Easy Face Painting

For some, the idea of face painting may intimidate them at first if they are not naturally artistic or have never picked up a brush. This shouldn’t worry you as there are lots of books out there that you can use, start with beginner’s books and work your way up to more advanced.

The more you look the more you will realize how many easy face painting books are out there. When browsing you should pick a book that has more simple designs and keep practicing them. If you haven’t got anyone to paint then you can start by painting on paper or you could use your own hands or legs.

As your confidence grows by painting simple designs you can start to paint more difficult pieces. On a side note – always use FDA approved face paint to ensure the safety of your customer/child. Of course you will need to have the right tools for the job so, brushes and sponges are essential to complete designs properly. Once you have all of the tools and have made a start you will see that it is easy face painting.

When you browse through books you will get some easy face painting designs and inspiration but something to remember is that boys and girls have different likes and dislikes. In my experience princesses, bunnies or a flower on the cheeks are designs girls love, monsters or Spiderman are always hits with boys.

Having an idea of how many children will attend the party will help you to make sure you have a wide range of designs for the kids to choose from.

Displaying the designs you can do will aid an easy face painting session because the kids will be able to choose their favorite design before they have got to you which will speed up the process. You know kids, they are indecisive especially when you have so many cool designs to choose from!

Kelly Van Dorn is a well respected Face Painter and founder of Face-Painting-Designs.com. She has recently revamped her site and by popular demand has included an Easy Face Painting page which will be updated with hints, tips and tricks as often as possible. Go check out Kellys revamped site today.