Ideas for Face Painting Designs

By Kelly Van Dorn

It is common to be fascinated by the artistic skills displayed by the professional face painter you saw hard at work at a fundraiser! It is indeed thrilling to look at how easily the faces were turned into works of art .It is so inviting at times that you may also want to try your hand at face painting. In fact you may have purchased all the colors and the brushes you need and are ready to get started but you just don't know what to paint! Don't worry. There are enough resources that will help you to get started.

First thing to look for is a simple face painting design in a toddler's painting book. The elementary coloring book will have very simple designs. You may have to use your imagination a little as the book will give little help in transforming it into a design for the face.

You can start practicing the simple designs on paper or on your hand but once you are sure that you can pull it off then try the same design on the face of the child. Don't worry if it does not look like a professionals work, the child whose face has been painted would just be happy for the effort you are taking.

There are specific books for face painting designs that are great to look in for ideas. There are literally hundreds of books to choose from with lots of different ideas and designs. Often included are simple steps by step designs and all that is required is to follow the instructions

If you open your eyes you will find that there are ideas for face painting everywhere you look. When you go online you will see ideas for designs everywhere as there are many face painting sites. Common designs are skull, pirate, monster, Spiderman, dog, bunny, butterfly and princess.

Learning 10-15 designs and perfecting them over time will be a good foundation going forward. Once you can paint these well and feel comfortable you can try out harder designs. Practicing makes your skills improve very quickly but always have fun when face painting - 31989

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