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I’m sure you’ll agree with me when I say that your display board is pretty crucial for your face painting business at bringing in new customers when you’re out face painting right?

I thought I’d give you a simple way to make your own display board for face painting designs from home, that won’t cost you an arm and a leg!

* First of all, take photos of your face painting designs. Make sure you’ve got good lighting and the photos are nice and close up. Also makesure that your models are smiling in the photos, you won’t impress people with sad or cranky looking models now, will you?

* Then print them out and glue them to a piece of cardboard carefully and neatly.  Think about where you’re going to place each photo before you glue them down. 

* Makesure to put a title at the top with your Company Name/Stage Name.

* Laminate the cardboard, then stick that to a thicker piece of board (the kind of one that has foam inbetween maybe) And find a way to prop it up like maybe put it on your table between two books.

For all the face painters out there, who already have display boards for their face painting designs …

…How did you make your display board?

Or if you bought yours, where from?

Leave your answer by leaving a comment.

You can even send in photos of your display board to
info(at)facepaintingtips(dot)com and I’ll post it on the blog so
you can show it off to the world!

Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli

P.s You’ll be suprised at how quickly you’ll master face painting when you use our fun and easy face painting designs with step by step photos and instructions!

Some face painters stand while they paint, and others prefer to be seated. Either way you need to make sure that you are comfortable, thats the main thing. 

It is very easy to do long-term damage to your back by holding an uncomfortable position for hours, and face painting is an activity that can easily cause repetitive-stress injuries.

Thats why I’m writing this post.

It’s easy to get caught up in the fun of face painting and forget to look after yourself.

You really need to organize your work space to minimize the amount of repetitive bending, stretching, and twisting that you have to do while painting, to avoid repetitive-stress injuries.

So remember to stop and take a break to stretch after every few paintings and read the following notes on how to minimize any negative impacts on your body whether you prefer to stand or sit.

If you prefer to sit…

When it comes to chairs, you might want to get a chair with adjustable height for the model, so you can adjust the seat accordingly depending on whether they’re tall or short. It’s much easier when the models face is at the same height as yours.

When you’re sitting down, always paint in a comfortable position, don’t lean forward too much because you can hurt your neck and back, make the model lean forward if anything, (they only have to do it for 5 minutes, you have a lot longer)

Directors chairs are really popular, a popular place for face painters to get them is EZ up: http://www.ezup.com/accessories/dirchair.shtml

If you prefer to stand…

You definately need to wear comfortable and supportive shoes. Make sure to sit your model at the right height so that you don’t need to bend or lean and can keep good posture at all times. 

What do prefer? What do you find works best for you?

Leave me a comment to tell me what you think, or maybe send me a picture of you standing or sitting while you paint, to show how you are able to paint comfortably at info(at)facepaintingtips(dot)com

Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli
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Great news fellow face painters and loyal blog readers… We’re now rewarding you for participating on the blog! There will be 2 prizes that you could win every month on the How to Face Paint Blog, thanks to Heather Banks from www.SillyFarm.com and yours truly at www.FacePaintingTips.com!

You Could Win…

A $50 Gift Certificate and a $10 Gift Certificate
From Silly Farm Supplies

That you can spend on your choice of their face and body paints (- Kryolan, Paradise/ Mehron, Snazaroo, Wolfe Brothers, Ben Nye, F.A.B. Paint) paint brushes, palettes, kits, glitters, powders, airbrushing supplies and heaps more!

To Find Out How To Win Click Here!

Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli
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With Christmas coming up I’m sure that you’ll want to do something very special with your face painting, and if you haven’t tried Snazaroo Electric Face Paints then I happily recommend you do!

What’s so good about these paints you ask? Well Snazaroo Electric Face Paint colors have an extremely bold and ”sheen” appearance. It has a really cool metallic and slightly pearlescent look.

I swear, some kids want to get their face painted just because they saw someone else thats already been painted with these electric colors! They look amazing. In the header picture above, we used Snazaroo electric blue on the design to the right, and trust me… it looks ten times better in real life!

Just as a tip… if you want an even bolder shine to your finished face painting, you can sprinkle a little of the SNAZAROO iridescent powders on top of the make-up cake and mix prior to adding to the face. For example this can make the silver look almost like aluminum foil. You can do the same with the gold iridescent powder or any of the other powders.

If you really want to take your face paint designs to the next level, then you’ve got to be using the right tools. And to make your designs extra special, I recommend you try Snazaroo Electric face paints. 

If you already use them, and know how amazing they look compared to the standard colors then leave a comment and share your thoughts and opinions!

And it doesn’t matter where you are in the world, if you want to get your hands on some Sparkle face paints you can order them online right here at Party Domain! 

Click here to buy Snazaroo Electric Face Paints!

Merry Christmas and Happy Face Painting,

Philadelphia Tivoli
P.s. Want to learn how to face paint? Get our step by step photos and instructions from: www.FacePaintingTips.com

I wanted to help you and show you where to get Christmas Face Painting Supplies. And, I know for sure that many of you are planning on doing face painting this Christmas, because our “Christmas Face Painting Guide” is selling like hot cakes!

If you haven’t downloaded it yet and you want to learn Christmas face painting designs for your kids or a party coming up… Then don’t you think that step-by-step photos and instructions would help you master face painting and save you time this Christmas? Instantly download your own copy right here: www.FacePaintingTips.com/christmas

Now on to Christmas face painting supplies. There’s are some great little palettes/packs of Snazaroo face paints that you can get from Party Domain that are perfect for doing a little face painting this Christmas, they have seven colors and will be enough to do about 30 faces! You can get them right here: Christmas Face Painting Supplies

And if you want to get extra colors, you can buy them separately so check out this page: Snazaroo Standard Face Paints.

These are the paints that we use and love, and thats why we recommend them. Have any questions about Snazaroo face paints? Leave them on the blog by leaving a comment.

Happy Face Painting and Merry Christmas

Philadelphia Tivoli
P.s If you really want to learn face painting this Christmas, there is no easier way to learn then with our Christmas Face Painting Guide because it’s the only face painting guide specifically for Christmas. Find more right here: “Christmas Face Painting Guide“

Looking for more ways to save time when you’re face painting? Well, why wouldn’t you…after all, the more time you save, the quicker you become, and then you’ll be able to paint more faces right?

So here’s my quick tip for today…

If you’re using cake paints that need water to apply, use a spray bottle to moisten it. It’s alot quicker than constantly loading your brush with water and then transferring that to the paint and its alot easier!

If you have any time saving tips, or tips that make face painting easier then share it with us by leaving a comment on the blog by clicking on this link.

Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli
Learn face painting with our step-by-step photos and instructions! 

Sponges are an amazing tool… when used correctly that is! Sponges are great for applying base coats with speed, but alot of face painters have the problem of not being able to apply the face paint without creating streaks.

If you don’t want streaks, just follow these simple instructions:

* First things first, you’ll get getter results with high density make up sponges, so make sure you’re using the right kind of sponges for the job. Buy quality make up sponges here.

* When painting a base coat, don’t dunk the sponge in water! If your sponge is too wet, the paint will streak for sure! Infact I’ve found that it’s better to just leave your sponge dry.

* If you’re using cake paints, wet the paint (instead of the sponge.) I like to use a spray bottle to wet the paint, just a couple sprays and, I get the correct consistency. And if you’re using liquid paints, then you don’t need to add more water. This will ensure that you’ve got the right amount of paint versus water.

* Fully load your sponge with paint on the side of the sponge you’re going to use, don’t leave any gaps because this will cause streaks. 

* Now that your tools are ready, make sure that you dab the paint on, don’t drag it across the face too much because this can also cause yucky streaks especially if you’ve got too much water in the mix!

But remember to experiment, I know that there are other face painters who can make it work by spraying the sponge instead of the paint… you’ve really got to try it a couple different ways to find out what works for you! 

So, what does work for you? Leave a comment here to share your thoughts!

Happy Face Painting :-) 

Philadelphia Tivoli
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If you really want to take your face paint designs to the next level, then you’ve got to be using the right tools. And to make your designs extra special, I recommend you try Snazaroo Sparkle face paints. 

Unfortunately Sparkle face paint colors can not be seen properly on any screen, computer screens just don’t do them any justice at all! But I’ll do my best to describe it for you…

And if you already use them, and know how amazing they look compared to the standard colors then leave a comment and share your thoughts and opinions!

The Sparkle face paints create a beautiful ”pearl-like” finish to your face paint designs due to its pearlized pigments. They also tend to be less opaque than the normal face painting colors. I love using sparkle face paints on fantasy designs for both boys and girls.

And it doesn’t matter where you are in the world, if you want to get your hands on some Sparkle face paints you can order them online right here at Party Domain! 

Click here to buy Snazaroo Sparkle Face Paints!

All the best,

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

A stipple sponge can be very useful to you in face painting!

It’s a textured sponge with lots of holes that when applied can give you a great stubble effect.

It works great on pirate face painting designs when trying to create a 5 o’clock shadow and makes it easy to paint clouds on a design with a blue sky. You can use it to create leaves/bush on trees and it can help you create some pretty impressive sea foam effects on an ocean themed design. 

Get yourself a stipple sponge now and start practicing so you can have this great face painting technique under your belt!

If you already use stipple sponges, tell us which designs you use them on… 

Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli
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I constantly get emailed by face painters asking about which professional face paints that we use, where’s the cheapest place to buy face paints online and where do we buy our face paints from. So I thought I’d write a blog post about it, to refer all future face painters who ask me these same questions.

I also wanted to tell let as many people as possible know where to buy our favorite professional face paints for the cheapest prices that we’ve found on the net! (And I spend a lot of time on the net so, I’d know!) 

1. Which professional face paints do you use?
Pauline and I prefer to use Snazaroo face paints - It’s a high quality face paint that’s used by professionals all over the world, they last ever so long and the colors are amazing! They go on so smoothly making designs easy to paint, give a great even coverage and they feel very light on the skin. The way it feels on the skin is very important, if you get children who find the face paint thick and irritating they’re not going to have much fun at all! We also like Mehron but use Snazaroo face paints the majority of the time at the moment.

2. Where’s the cheapest place to buy face paints online?

Let me answer this question by showing you a comparison of prices between a few online snazaroo face paints stores - Party Domain, Silly Farm, and Snazaroo UK + US: 

Snazaroo Standard Color 18ml:

Party Domain: GBP £2.60 BEST PRICE
Snazaroo Uk: GBP £3.39
Silly Farm: US $ 7.50 (approx. GBP£3.69) 
Snazaroo US: US $8.99 (approx. GBP£4.43) 

Snazaroo Sparkle Color 18ml:

Party Domain: GBP £3.55 BEST PRICE
Snazaroo Uk: GBP£4.29
Silly Farm: US$ 8.50  (approx. GBP£4.18)
Snazaroo US: US $11.99 (approx. GBP£5.90)

3. Where do you buy your face paints from?
From the cheapest place we could find ofcourse. We buy Snazaroo face paints from an online store in the UK called Party Domain. Their service is very professional, secure and fast! What I like that you can check the status of your order online, so you always know what’s happening. 

To Buy Snazaroo Face Paints from Party Domain click on one of the links below:

Buy Snazaroo Standard Colors Face Paints here.

Buy Snazaroo Metallic and Glitter Face Paints here.

Buy Snazaroo Face Paint Kits here.

Happy Face Painting

Philadelphia Tivoli
www.FacePaintingTips.com

P.S Tell me what your favorite kind of face paints are! Do you like Snazaroo? Where do you buy them from? Leave your comments here.