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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- 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.
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FABAIC was sweet
my card holder overflows
why weren’t you there?
(say it with me: fah-BAY-ic)
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What is Face Painting?
Art. Without Any Messy
Long Term Commitments.
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I’m pretty sure this jam was even bigger than our “Bling” Jam back in March.
We had tons of willing models and almost every single painter got to get their brushes dirty (or they got my brushes dirty- we share here in MD).
Lots of sharing and some new faces too.
Check out the pictures below! There are TWO pages of pictures there.
Scroll down and click the green Triangle when you have seen all 20 pictures on this page.
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write three paragraphs
and we will ignore your words.
three lines work better.
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Description: $15.00
Typical Wolfe construction of spiral bound, 4″/5.5″, glossy card stock, no words, all pictures, some “cheek art”/half face and some full face depending on your definition.
My Full Face definition is that you turn the model into the animal/character.
7 out of 15 designs are “on” the face not “of” the face, if you catch my drift. No? You don’t catch that drift? You should consider standing downwind next time :P
Pros:
- Excellent quality photos
- Designs you probably haven’t seen in other books yet
- Nicely executed and super cute half face/cheek art animals
- Style. You know when it’s a Wolfe design. And I want someone to do the Insect design on me in Florida. You hear me, Wolfies?
Cons:
- I would only use 1, maybe 2 designs on a job out of this book: the Fish (Cute but I like Christina Davison’s better) and the Chimp (Shannon’s version works for me b/c it is faster)
- No color descriptions
- I HATE books & DVDs that don’t give details on how to do the cover art. Hate Hate Hate! You advertise with the cover- that is how you got my attention, isn’t it? Show me what I want, dang it!
- Also, beginner beware. This is not for you. Buy it for inspiration but don’t get discouraged.
Don’t miss these designs (even if you never use them, they are still awesome!):
- Bluejay
- Fish
- Chimp
- T-Rex
- Insect
Overall: Was it worth my $15? Yes. But I like Face Painting books a lot. If you only want new ideas for designs for gigs, this is not for you.
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