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How To Adopt Good Basic Face Painting Techniques

As the saying goes "Old habits die hard."  Hence, building a strong foundation on Face Painting  Techniques will go a long way in your face painting career (or even hobby) in making your "work" more fun and relaxed.

The following are good tips to being with.

Base Color

Always apply a base color first using a damp sponge.  A white base coat is recommended since it is easy to cover it up with any other colors, even the lighter and brighter colors sit well on the white base.  

As the saying goes "Old habits die hard."  Hence, building a strong foundation on Face Painting  Techniques will go a long way in your face painting career (or even hobby) in making your "work" more fun and relaxed.

The following are good tips to being with.

Base Color

Always apply a base color first using a damp sponge.  A white base coat is recommended since it is easy to cover it up with any other colors, even the lighter and brighter colors sit well on the white base.  Take note that excessive water in the sponge may produce streaky results.

Sponge It

Speaking about sponge, it is often the preferred choice for applying base colors and filling in large spaces.  The most common form is of course the square or rectangle sponge.  After all, this is probably the only shape you can get from your local painting store.  I would suggest you try cutting it into triangle shapes for 2 reasons.  First, the multiple sharp edges allow you to get into finer details on the face using different colors – 3 edges, 3 colors.  It saves a lot of work rinsing the same sponge over and over again in order to reuse it for other face paint colors.  Second, you can use small triangle sponges as a "stamp" to put patterns over the face designs or on the arms and hands.

Deeper Color

To get a deeper color effect, it is advisable to apply multiple thin layers as compared to one thick coat.  However, it is important that you ensure the first layer is dry before you proceed to apply the second or even a third layer.  This is easily achievable if you are using water based make-up like the Snazaroo face paint.

Color Mixing

This requires a little bit of practice and experience if you haven't done this before.  Apply the first color on the face, and while the paint is still wet, quickly apply another color over it and you will get a very nice artistic color mix effect.  This is completely different from blending 2 colors in the palette first before you use it.  Such an approach only creates a uniform mixing of colors.

Getting yourself acquainted with good face painting books is a good way to stay updated with new techniques or ideas to stay in the game.

Take note that excessive water in the sponge may produce streaky results.

Sponge It

Speaking about sponge, it is often the preferred choice for applying base colors and filling in large spaces.  The most common form is of course the square or rectangle sponge.  After all, this is probably the only shape you can get from your local painting store.  I would suggest you try cutting it into triangle shapes for 2 reasons.  First, the multiple sharp edges allow you to get into finer details on the face using different colors – 3 edges, 3 colors.  It saves a lot of work rinsing the same sponge over and over again in order to reuse it for other face paint colors.  Second, you can use small triangle sponges as a "stamp" to put patterns over the face designs or on the arms and hands.

Deeper Color

To get a deeper color effect, it is advisable to apply multiple thin layers as compared to one thick coat.  However, it is important that you ensure the first layer is dry before you proceed to apply the second or even a third layer.  This is easily achievable if you are using water based make-up like the Snazaroo face paint.

Color Mixing

This requires a little bit of practice and experience if you haven't done this before.  Apply the first color on the face, and while the paint is still wet, quickly apply another color over it and you will get a very nice artistic color mix effect.  This is completely different from blending 2 colors in the palette first before you use it.  Such an approach only creates a uniform mixing of colors.

Getting yourself acquainted with good face painting books is a good way to stay updated with new techniques or ideas to stay in the game.

About the Author

Dawn Anderson is a pre-school teacher who teaches Art & Craft. She is also the author of Simple Face Painting, a website resource where she offers FREE face painting tips to those who share the same passion and interest. You can access the FREE resources here: www.SimpleFacePainting.com

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