How to Face Paint - Face Painting Tips

We get a lot of phone calls and e-mails from customers with questions about Neon and Glow in the Dark paints. We created this post to use as a quick guide to help you decide if you want to use...

Introduction to Face Painting Face Painting is a fun and creative art form. Although it can be done by kids and adults just as a form of personal entertainment, it can also be done in a professional way to complement...

There are different kinds of face paints available and they each activated a different way. We will start with the most basic type of face paint which is the water activated kind. Water activated face paints come in solid cakes (like...

Face Painting sponges are great tools for covering large areas of the face and or body in just a few seconds. Once you learn how to use them they will be your best friend. The most basic face painting sponge is...

Face Painting brushes are delicate tools and they need to be well taken care of for them to provide consistent results. If you are familiar with art brushes you will find that these are use in the same way. If...

The first step for almost all designs is to create a smooth base. Start by activating your face paint color as explained on our previous post using a face painting sponge like the Splash Half Moon sponge by Jest Paint. Once you have a...

Being able to do great line work while face painting is probably the hardest part of it. Line work requires a lot of practice, good techniques and good quality tools. One of the most important things is to use really...

One of the most basic techniques that can be applied to every style of line work is the “thin to thick” technique. The more pressure you put on your brush, the more your brush will spread. Also, more pressure means...

Tear Drops are the second most popular face painting design element, beyond basic line work. Learning how to do good looking tear drops takes a lot of practice, but once you learn it is like riding a bike, you never...