I recently had a face painter ask me a great question about what to do when your paints get all runny and gooey in the heat. Face painters have this problem all over the world whenever summer comes around.
You definately don’t want your paints to be gooey, because once the consistency has changed, it’s much harder for you to create the designs that you’ve practiced no matter how many times you’ve practiced them!
Your designs will instantly look not as professional as they could, so I’m going to let you in on a little secret…
And it’s so simple, you’ll wonder why you didn’t think of it earlier!
The secret is… put your paints on ice!
Keep your face paint jars/palettes in an ice box to keep them from heating up and getting runny and gooey. Or just get a tray, fill it up with ice and put your face paints on top. Yep, it’s that simple!
All the best for your summer face painting gigs guys!
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Philadelphia Tivoli
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P.S. A how to face paint blog reader just reminded me that you can apply a loose powder over your design, once it’s dry to help set your face paints, so they don’t melt. Thanks for that! And you can also get loose powders that are shimmery, it makes designs look just magical!
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I love this idea. I am going to try it for my next gig this weekend. It is like 100 degrees here in Houston.
Thank you,
Happy Painting ;0)
My Snazaroo face paints began to melt while I was face painting at a church carnival! Thank God the kids didn’t see a problem and were enjoying their designs! The next day, I looked for a rectangle ice pack I’d seen online, but couldn’t find it. I have a large zip lock bag that I’ll fill with ice and water and keep in the freezer until I need it. I have a rectangle, vinyl lunch carrier that I’ll use with it. Man, I won’t ever get caught like this again!
I live in the Bahamas and had the same problem and didn’t know what to do. Thanks for the tip.
I asked this question before and I’m still confused about what type of paint to use. We have a festival the Bahamas called Junkanoo where different groups dance around in coustumes until morning. These groups compete for money. Two groups have asked my daughter to paint their faces and we don’t know what to tell them because we’re afraid the paint will not hold up. Should she take the job and tell them that their faces will only look good for about a half hour of dancing?
Any suggestions?
Chevette