Free Face Painting Designs For Children

When I first decided to learn face painting, I looked all over for free face painting designs For children.

I went to the library, bookstores and searched the Internet. I had dabbled in One-Stroke Painting (a neat ornamental painting technique made predominant by Donna Dewberry) so I figured I could paint a kids' face at the same "pretty good" level that I could paint a mug for Father's Day. Um, not quite.

Once I really got into the research, I couldn't believe the level of artistry that was out there in expert Face Painting. The world of expert Face Painting was filled with real artists from all over the world. I'd never seen an island sunset painted on someone's face that looked so real I wanted to grab my coconut drink and head for the nearest hammock.

The designs were really breathtaking, but not quite what I was looking for. I had fifteen three and five-year-olds arrival over and I wanted to paint sweet slight designs on their cheeks. Not to mention the concentration span of a three-year-old didn't lend itself to a full-blown Caribbean sunset.

In the procedure of much more in depth research, I learned these basics:

- Use the right paints (in other words, if the packaging doesn't specifically say "face paints" or if they're for some other purpose also face painting, don't use them on skin!)

- Use the right supplies (this includes brushes, sponges, glitter, etc.)

- pick designs that are within your skill level and that are suitable for your audience.

- When you are just starting out, pick just a handful (maybe five or six) designs and offer those to the children. convention them religiously so that you can paint quickly and keep the line moving.

- Speed is key. Nuff said.

- The attractiveness is in the details. Small touches like glitter or highlighting can make a invent from "okay" to "Wow!"

Look for Free Face Painting Designs that show you step-by-step directions; you will find the learning process much easier.

Practice some basic, popular designs like hearts, butterflies, flowers, snakes, fish, spiders, balloons and you will have adequate designs in your arsenal to make most kids happy. Preschool Coloring books are great places to find Free Designs like these because the lines are bold without a lot of detail.

In the end my event was a huge success. everybody went home with a slight butterfly, heart, monkey or sun on their cheek. The kids were so proud of their cheek art and I was so proud to be able to paint them.