Hello face painting friends,
I was most excited when Philadelphia invited me to be a regular contributer here. I will be posting monthly chit chat about my life & experiences as a Face & Body Painter. I am more adept with a paintbrush than a keyboard so please bear with me as I warm up to my regular posts….
Christmas has well and truly begun! I have painted at several christmas events in the last week, making great use of my split cakes – these really make face painting so much faster. I had been using split cakes here and there over the last couple of years but I have to say meeting and learning from Rebecca of Arty Brush Strokes in Febuary this year has revolutionalised split cakes for me.
Rebecca comes from a Folk Art background and applied the flat brush techniques to face painting with amazing results and since then split cakes have really taken off! Rebecca has collaborated with sillyfarm.com to produce arty brush cakes, a collection of split cakes in striking combinations to be used for all kinds of creations, they have also put out a DVD. Heather regularly posts fantastic split cake demonstrations in the video corner of the sillyfarm website, these are really worth checking out.
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of visiting Silly farm and made a video for Heather, featuring split cakes – I use a “filbert” shape brush in this to demonstrate one of my most popular eye designs. you can check this out here:
I have developed many of my own split cake designs and am always looking for inspiration for more, I have quite a repitoire of super-fast designs for christmas that I have been using for the busy christmas events. They are so fast, yet people just go “wow” over the designs – I almost feel as though I am cheating!
Working with the flat brush does take a little getting used to, so I have started to teach split cake workshops where I go over the fundmentals of using the flat brush and share some of my designs.
I have workshops coming up December 7th & 9th in Melbourne, Australia to find out more about these and my future workshops please visit www.ambah.com.au and contact me to receive information on upcoming workshops in your part of the world!
I wish you all a Joyful Festive Season and look forward to writing again in the new year.
I have a picture here , my son as a christmas elf, painted for our Family Christmas card.
Happy Painting!
Ambah O’Brien
www.ambah.com.au
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Hey! I love this one!! I know alot of girls would like me to do this one at parties!!! I am now excited to go out and buy a flat brush and try it out!! I love trying a new brush!!
Thanks!!! Keep up the great work and I look forward to see more!!
June in Red Deer, Canada
I must congratulate you on a beautiful face painting tuition it is really professional, thankyou for sharing it with us. regards Nina
I’ve watched all the videos on Silly farm including you’re aussie mermaid. I absolutely love using split cakes. I make my own for my own use as well as for other face painters in my area. I have practised the flat brush technique extensively and have now been asked to hold a workshop to help other face painters.
I just love Face painting it’s so much fun, I think I must be addicted to it.
Hello Ambah, I loved your video. Thanks! Beautiful work! Cheers, Milana (aka – Purplena Fairy – Dreamworld)
Hi Amber
I just watched your video on the aussie mermaid, it looks amazing and looks easy. I would love to learn more, would you ever be comming up to Sydney I would love to do one of your workshops
You are great and your jewel designs are awesome. your shading techniques, excellent, kudos to you Ambah. Are you ever coming to Phoenix, Arizona? I would really hope so. Look forward to see more of your lovely work.
thanks,
Kitzya
aka
Skittles the Clown.
thanks for all of your lovely feedback.
Sarah – I love your picture – it’s beautifully painted. J
une – yes!- this is very popular with the older girls and ladies, the younger girls love a rainbow version.
Hello Wendy, yes I will be – if you can send me an email I’ll add you to my Sydney list and let you know when I am coming, otherwise details for my workshops will be on my website and announced here…..
Happy painting!
Hi,
I am really intrested in learning to face paint. I am 36 years old, and do you think it’s to late to learn? What do you think. Should I take art classes at a community college? Your face painting is beautiful and artistic….Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.
Aixa
aixaub40@hotmail.com