Floating Lanterns and Fabulous Faces

So last weekend I had the opportunity to paint at another HUGE birthday party. This time, the birthday girl was turning six, and she was surrounded by a lot of love. The party was Tangled themed, but the face painting was a free for all. Tigers were popular, with zebras and puppies close behind. There were also a lot of fun boy faces.

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Once again, hubby came along to do balloons. He’s mastered swords, shields, puppies and flowers–he even invented a balloon “gun” which was popular with the boys. One of the coolest moments of the evening was when the guests released lanterns–just like in the movie.

The World’s Luckiest 2 Year Old

I have to admit, when I got a call a couple of weeks ago for a 2-year-old’s birthday party with 20-30 kids expected, I was a little wary. I mean, who throws that kind of party for a 2 year old? I was a slightly worried that this was going to be a lot of spoiled little kids in party clothes that were used to getting their way. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

What this party was really about was sharing one family’s joy with an entire community. There were dozens of people, tons of great homemade food, lively music, and just a lot of love in the room. I truly felt honored to be invited to celebrate with these kind, generous people. I can only hope I made them happy. Best of all, I got to bring my hubby along to do some balloon twisting. All in all, it was a truly enjoyable night.

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Winter Face Paint Step by Steps

Hello Peaches!

This week I have some fun wintery step-by-steps for you. My niece and nephew were in town for the holidays and were kind enough to model for me. (Aren’t you all glad you don’t have to look at my mug anymore?) I have two designs: The Abominable Snowman for boys (and tough girls) and a snow fairy mask for girls (or boys who like bling–including my son).

The mighty Yeti in his native habitat.

Today I’m posting the Abominable Snowman Face Paint step by step. Stay tuned later in the week for the snow fairy.

My nephew before his transformation.

Sponge light blue around eyes and mouth. Make a wide mouth since we'll be creating teeth out to the side. I used Tag pearl blue.

Sponge white around entire face, blending out the edges of the blue patches. I used DFX essential white.

Create a dark blueish-gray by watering down some dark blue and black. It should be the consistancy of thin water colors. We'll use this for shading. I used DFX dark blue and DFX black.

Using the thinned out color you just made, make wrinkles and lines using a number 2 round brush. Use the same types of lines you would on a monster face (eye wrinkles, brows, mouth, etc.)

Using the same brush and thinned paint, add in furry eyebrows,nose, cheeks and chin. Add some dark blue wrinkles below the eyes. I used DFX dark blue.

Use black to create a dog nose and lips. Add large fangs and teeth around mouth. I used DFX black and white.

Use black to create a muzzle and outline teeth. I used a size 0 round brush. Touch up white on teeth if needed. Add glitter if desired to create an icy effect.

Here's a sneak peak out the winter fairy coming later in the week.