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This is sooo cute!

I think the only thing missing from this Fancy Nancy Party (scroll down once you click this outside link) is some Fancy Face Painting!

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Practice Makes…Crowns

It takes me a while when I have to relearn something.

Usually my swirls and curls are Thin-Thick-Thin, but my daughter’s princess crown was calling out to me. It had the usual “filigree” curls but the ends were teardrops. Light bulb!

So as you can see, when I am learning something new it takes me a few tries…

Inspiration and First shot...

And some practicing on my arms...

And legs...

And other legs...

And legs again

You guessed it... it's another leg

Ah ha! I knew I had another arm shot in there.

And then! And then I might be able to try it on my self again…

Lovely "five head" there, Michelle...

And then I bribe our daughter to let me give it a shot on her :)

Awwww... she is such a princess.

So my lessons learned:

1. Alison Kenyon rocks! at her filigree crowns.
2. Filigree with brushwork gold first and then adding brown takes a loooooong time. Sponge the gold background and then use brown line work.
3. Darker colors work best for this style.
4. I don’t need to highlight each and every single brown line at the end.
5. I need to get Z to teach me her eyelashes…

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Friday Face Painting Haiku: jam

jam until morning
tired eyes and painted arms
i’ll sleep when i’m dead

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Casey at the Bat…

I play softball once a week during the Spring and Summer seasons and every year I get a wake up call on the night of the first game.

All that running and throwing and running and swinging… after the first inning, I am done! I’m spent. My legs just give up on me.

My problem? Oh… I forgot to warm up.

Hey, Michelle, this is a Face Painting Blog… get back on topic!

Ok, ok – I just needed a little sympathy for my aching torso/limbs/entire body.

Getting back to Face Painting, this is an important lesson to remember. The birthday kid/CEO’s kid/ VIP’s kid is almost always first in my chair. And I used to get so nervous… where was my warm up face?!

So now I keep some of my almost empty pots of black and white and a rainbow cake aside from my kit and I paint my face right before I head out for gigs. A few swirls and curls and my warm up is done!

Oh, but in case I’m feeling a little shakey, I paint a few extra spiders, webs, wiggly cracks and squiggles on my legs too. Good thing I always wear long pants…

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Product Review: Wolfe Brothers Cheat Book Volume 2 – Horror

Wolfe Brothers Face Art & FX Step by Step Cheat Book Volume 2: HORROR

15 Designs with 5 Step by Step photos each, no words except the titles. Spiral bound, glossy card stock, typical Wolfe Brothers Face Painting booklet size.

$15 at Silly Farm etc.

Pros:

- Clear Photos
- Varied Designs
- Varied levels of skill among the designs
- No words so fairly international

Cons:

- Horror – I could only use maybe 5 of these designs at a birthday party/corporate event: Beast, Gothic, Death a.k.a a skull, The Monster, Old Lady- but only if I simplified them majorly. The rest are scary scary scary.
- Product names and colors not listed

Overall:

I’m kinda bleh on the whole Horror scene right now. I have to say that I don’t recommend this one unless you want complicated horror pieces. It wasn’t worth my $15.00.

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