Let’s talk about what to talk about when you get the kids in the chair.
We need some chair chatter so we don’t look like absorbed artists (double unintentional alliteration).
Here are 9 Conversation Starters for when you don’t really know what to talk about:
1. “Sooooo… what’s it like in high school?” (to a 6 year old)
2. “Hi! What’s your name?” ” …George.“ “Oh, George? Hey! That was my name when I was a little boy too!” (Female painter)
3. “Do you have any brothers or sisters at home? Are they older or younger?” (If Older) “Do they still smell funny?” (If Younger) “Do you still have to babysit?” (If middle kid) “Awesome! Do you like being in the middle?”
4. “Do you have any pets at home? Do you take good care of them?” What color etc…
5. (while painting a tiger) “You know, my tiger at home goes ‘ROOOAR!’ What does your tiger say?”
6. “Who is your favorite princess?”
7. “Are you married yet?? Is he your husband??” (point to daddy)
8. “Do you have a girlfriend yet?” “No!!!! “ “Oh.. so you’re married already??? Boy, you look a little young.”
9. (while painting a puppy) “My puppy at home says “mooooo”. Does your puppy say that?”
And to that end, I dislike blog posts w/o pictures so here is a recent one:
Do you have a special funny phrase you whip out when you are face painting? Let me know in the comments :)
-->
I think the only thing missing from this Fancy Nancy Party (scroll down once you click this outside link) is some Fancy Face Painting!
-->
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…
-->
jam until morning
tired eyes and painted arms
i’ll sleep when i’m dead
-->
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…
-->
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.
-->
She has her heart set
on being a dinosaur…
Indulge her. Say yes.
-->
- Teardrops
- Swirls
- Diddly dots
- Graffiti splatters & drips
- Liquid Bling “ooze”
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.
-->
FABAIC was sweet
my card holder overflows
why weren’t you there?
(say it with me: fah-BAY-ic)
-->
What is Face Painting?
Art. Without Any Messy
Long Term Commitments.
-->
Next page
Previous page
