It’s been far too long since I’ve posted. My Living Social Deal was very successful, and I’ve been run ragged trying to keep up with everything. Consequentially, I haven’t had much time for taking photos or painting projects at home. I’m posting what I’ve got along with some photos from a family sidewalk chalk session. Enjoy!
My unfinished Nala
This is my mini-me’s raccoon. Note its many legs. 🙂
My hubby’s Bubbles.
Portrait of me by my husband. He obviously sees me through the lens of love.
Since we have two fun holidays coming up, I thought I’d work on some Easter and St. Patrick’s designs today. First, some Easter stuff.
I have to credit for this bunny design to Daizy Design. I’ve mentioned her before. She is amazing! Be sure to check her out.
So, that was supposed to be an Easter egg in the middle of her forehead, but I didn’t get the shape right. Oh well.
Here is a fun little shamrock tribal. I used glitter, but you could go without for a boy or a man.
I also wanted to do a Celtic knot mask, and since I was in the mood, I did a step by step. First, the finished product:
Step 1: use a green one stroke cake to make a petal in the middle of the forehead and some frills around the eyes.
Step 2: use a gold split cake (this is old gold and copper by tag) to add another layer of petals and some more color on the corners of the eyes.
Step 3: come back in with your green to add the final tier of petals.
Step 4: Add a Celtic knot as a centerpiece. You can be as simple or elaborate as you want. Since I am painting on myself, I kept it really simple. Paint the knot with dark green or, if you want to skip the next step, black. At this stage, I also added a few dark green teardrops to add depth to the finished design.
Step 5: Add outlines, shadows and highlights to the knot to make it stand out. This is what will really make it pop.
Step 6: Add teardrops, swirls, dots and other embellishments in black to create the desired shape and look. For a guy, use tribals. Add some white at the end to create a polished look.
I’d love to see your takes on this design. Let me know if there a any other step by steps you want to see on the blog.
I still have a long way to go, but I’ve had fun practicing my tribals.
And just for fun, a random vampire and rainbow mask.
It’s been a slow January, but that’s par for the course round these parts. Here are some doodles.
This last one started out as a princess, but I think she ended up as something else . . .
Understandably, October is a great month to be a face painter. I get to really stretch myself this time of year. Here are some Halloween themed faces to inspire you. During the month of October I have a special individual face rate of $25 for 30 minutes for those who come to me to be painted. I can travel to you for an additional fee. Halloween day is filling fast, so contact me soon if you want to save a spot.
You can find a step-by-step of this design at Daizy Design. Daizy is amazing and also in New Zealand so I have no qualms about recommending her. 🙂
This second design is also one of Daizy’s. She really great at fancy frilly eye stuff.
Painted some kids. It was patriotic and just a little bad-A at the end. (You’ll know it when you see it. 🙂
These are pictures from a little impromptu face painting in the park yesterday. All my little models were great!
I’ve been adding some new designs and reworking some old ones in preparation for Syracuse Heritage Days, June 29-30th. Which of these would you choose?
Isn’t Memorial Day just the bees knees? It’s such a nice little taste of summer. Even though the kids have to go back to school the next day and a pile of work is waiting on the other side of sleep, it doesn’t seem to matter because summer is officially here.
My family always has a huge BBQ on Memorial Day, complete with groaning tables of salads and scalloped potatoes and screaming kids and elderly people swapping stories and parents being lax and letting everyone have seconds of dessert. This year, I brought my face painting kit along for the ride.
I want to mention that the weird green old man face is supposed to be Yoda. I’ve obviously never painted him before, so I was kind of winging it. For those who wonder why I’m painting a licensed character when I’ve been so against it in the past, please note that this was not a paying job, so I wasn’t violating copyright.
The Painted Otter 