Here is my theory on why people like to watch face painters in action.
Folks are under the impression that Art Takes a Lot of Time.
When we paint a fast, recognizable spiderman in 3 minutes (on a moving target) - that is impressive!
My Favorite - You can't really add much!
That’s why I was always fascinated watching Bob Ross whip out a cottage in the middle of a forest in less than 20 minutes.
“Did he really just paint that picture while I watched?”
Happy Trees? Anyone?
It’s also like watching a name painter do their thing. They are so efficient with their strokes – it’s as if they are on auto pilot and barely touch the paper.
The impressive face painting designs are the ones that look like ANYONE could do them – except that they are perfectly executed and not a single brushstroke is wasted.
And that’s why folks enjoy watching face painters. Fast Art – what a thought!!
Show me your favorite efficient design.
You can put a link to it in the Comments Section Below.
I promise to rip you off and make a video w/o your permission :)
Juuuuuuuuuust kidding… maybe.
March 23, 2010
Yes, it’s time for another product review.
One of my pet peeves about face painting books is not having step by step PHOTOS (you know who you are).
Fast Fun Faces delivers the actual step photos and some other goodies.
Here is the Dreamy Dolphins design that I adapted to my style:
Pros:
- Lists Products and Colors used
- Easy Designs
- LOTS of designs (29)
- Mostly children as models
Cons:
- The wording on some steps is fuzzy
- Several of the faces add a full base when it is unnecessary
- I’m not a huge fan of the style of some of the paintings
Smashing designs I haven’t seen elsewhere:
- Noble Knight – totally worth the price of the book
- Totally Tiger – cute cute cute version of a half tiger
- Witch’s Web – I like the details and color of this one
Overall:
I like this book. It was easy to use as a beginner since the designs are simple and I really like that they told us what colors they used (all Kryolan though).
Oh! Here are the colors I used in my take:
- Wolfe Metallic White
- Snaz Pastel Blue, Sky Blue, and Electric Blue
- Wolfe Dark blue (for the dolphin bodies)
- Wolfe White
- Liquid Bling in Silver
- Paradise Black
- You’re Welcome :P
You can find this book at Silly Farm for about $15.
March 15, 2010
