What kind of paint is used in face painting?

Question

I'm doing a booth at a picnic----also, are there websites that have info or templates for children's faces? It's at an open house for our horse farm.

Answer 1

Tons of paint *is* used, so you need to be careful. Only professional quality water-based makeup, *never paint* should be used. I strongly recommend Kryolan Aquacolor and Mehron Paradise. Both products can be purchased from Silly Farm Supplies at www.sillyfarm.com and they've always treated me right. LaRocks has Paradise at www.larocks.com and NorCostCo has a limited selection of both at www.norcostco.com (I strongly recommend Silly Farm though - they cater to face painters and have amazing service and all their products are at least safe)

For designs, Snazaroo's website has an amazing selection at www.snazaroo.us . Click "photo gallery". I do not recommend their makeup, it isn't durable and it just isn't as good as competing products. They say theirs is the safest, but I've talked to product reps from Mehron and Kryolan who disagree. All meet FDA regs for cosmetics (except for the blacklight Kryolan colors which are a special effects product).

I really look up to Mark Reid, both as a painter and a person (and hey, he has the same first name as me so that counts for something!), www.markreidart.com is his site and Silly Farm sells a DVD by him called "On your mark, get set, paint!" that is *VERY VERY* helpful and well worth the money!

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Blessings,

Mark

Answer 2

go to a stationary shop and you will find there face paint, face crayons. everything is written on the box, and it will be very easy to see. otherwise, at home, i don't think it's easy to make, you need some special chemicals i guess.  

Answer 3

You can buy face paints at party stores, costume stores, and Halloween stores, which believe it or not, have already begun to spring up. You may also use tempera paints, which you can buy at crafts tores. Make sure they are non-toxic, which tempera paints usually are. Tempera paints are not meant for face painting though, so they will crack and flake off the skin after a short while and can be itchy for the kids. It's kind of a last resort to me.

Your public library may have a book or two about face painting with instructions to do things like full-face make-up to look like a tiger or a bunny. For small things you can check out the clip art on your word processing or card making computer program. They are usually full of simple graphics.

Some easy standards that keep little kids happy are rainbows, clouds, suns, ladybugs, butterflies, daisies, balloons, peace signs, yin-yangs, stars, hearts, moons... Lucky charms shapes, ha. If you're feeling artsy you can try practicing unicorns, horses, kitties, and puppies. You should be able to satisfy most kids with an assortment like that.