Face Painting Designs Inspirations with Pauline: 001 – Screen Print to Face Painting Design

by Philadelphia from FacePaintingTips.com on August 3, 2007

Hi guys, my name is Pauline – Philadelphia’s sister in law and co author of the Comprehensive Guide to Face Painting and I’ll be making guest posts on the blog every now and then….depending on whether or not you like my posts ofcourse hehe…so leave a comment to show Philadelphia that you like me too! I hope you enjoy my first post :-)

screen print designComing up with original designs can be tricky, but coming up with face painting designs on the spot is even trickier.

It’s good to train yourself to look outside the box, to look at things in your current enviroment.

So here’s some food for thought. I’ll show you my thought process and process in coming up with an original design.

STEP 1: I had an old screen print hanging on the wall. In the corner was a very complicated,and intricate design. From this I could make a simpler design. (see picture one)

STEP 2: design ideaLooking at part of the print and looking at it sideways, I could see a part that would fit perfectly under the eye, with the similar curvature. Normally I would just sketch in my face painting scrap book. But here is a computerized version of what I’d do. (see picture 2)

STEP 3: It’s as simple as that… simplify and add your own elements to it. Your painting is always going to be different, from what you have designed on paper to what ends up on the face. This is not a bad thing. It just means that every time you paint this design, it will be unique and different on every face. (see picture 3)face painting design eye mask

Now this particular design probably wouldn’t be suitable for little kids, but its great for teenagers and adults who want and can appreciate something with a little more detail. 

It’s always rewarding when you can sit back and look at the wonderful creation you have made…

Something you have created with love and care.
So share the love and go paint :-)

Pauline Keogh-Tivoli
We can teach you how to face paint!


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1 Karen Holland August 3, 2007 at 1:14 pm

Hi Pauline

Great advice, thanks. Loved the book and look forward to seeing more of your posts here.

2 Yvonne Scherban August 7, 2007 at 8:02 pm

Thanks for sharing your great suggestion!

3 Maria Elena Perez-Roca August 9, 2007 at 11:13 pm

Hi friend
My English not is very well, but try
The videos 1 y 2 are wonderful , its have tecnic and art, believe its are very good (Spiderman in black and red and Unicorn and rainbown , also cat girl.
I liked know where I can buy the tool (Sponge brush)and other tools .
I work make face painting , I love face painting and I like learn more design.
Thank you for your teach
Maria Elena

4 Philadelphia from FacePaintingTips.com August 10, 2007 at 1:21 am

Hi Maria,

Thank you so much for making a comment! Glad you’re enjoying the blog. I think what you’re after is the smoothie blender – have a look at this website…you can buy them here: http://www.sillyfarm.com/brushes.html

5 Bonita Evans April 7, 2008 at 4:11 am

Pauline… I love how this turned out! Thanks so much for sharing your thought process. It’s amazing how something seemingly unrelated to facepainting can inspire a truly magnificent design. I know your post was ages ago, but I hope you get this message :)

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