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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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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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…
And then! And then I might be able to try it on my self again…
And then I bribe our daughter to let me give it a shot on her :)
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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jam until morning
tired eyes and painted arms
i’ll sleep when i’m dead
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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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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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She has her heart set
on being a dinosaur…
Indulge her. Say yes.
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I would, and have, put all of these elements together in designs. I just like thinking about them as individual lovely things as well.
The end.
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FABAIC was sweet
my card holder overflows
why weren’t you there?
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What is Face Painting?
Art. Without Any Messy
Long Term Commitments.
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