Woot! My first class with Mark Reid was on Sunday, May 16th at Carol Turman’s Vienna, VA Jam.
Carol’s Face Painting Jams are always awesome. She has so many talented connections plus she is just plain funny and genuine.
Sunday took the cake though because we got to take a class with Mark Reid (!!) for $20. Honestly, I so got my $20 worth.
I’m only going to post a few of these pictures so you can get a taste of what we got for our money:
Mark Paints Karen
Mark's Ironman
Mark's Flowers
Mark's Butterfly
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selling ideas
you lifted off the forums
will not get you far
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My fairies are looking like caveman stick figures. Anyone know any good resources for drawing fairies?
Just to illustrate my point:
Fairy Practice on my Legs
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Here is a comparison of most of the golds I have tried and which ones I actually have in my kit.
Favorite, 100% Never leave Home Without It Gold: Kryolan Interferenze Bronze
- This one is Super Duper shiny and luscious. It makes pretty jewelry- very realistic metallic shine.
- Makes an awesome lipstick for almost every design.
- Has a bit of a reddish brown undertone so it doesn’t work well as a wash for fair skin. You have to be heavy handed unless your model’s skin is mocha colored or darker.
- I use it for flower swirl bases on dark skin just like I would use Kryolan Int. Silber on fair skin.
Here it is used for a Princess Tiara on fair skin:
And here is one on darker skin:
Here it is as lipstick on fair skin (Hey, it’s me!):
But! It does not work well for dots or for linework over other colors.
So if I’m looking to use a gold for linework over a base color, then I pick my Wolfe/DFX gold.
- Solid, bold yellow gold
- Excellent dots and great for line work
- Kind of boring when used as a base- Even a bit dull for tigers, though it could work
- Wolfe and DFX golds are interchangeable to me.
The dots of “yellow” on top of the black swirls are Wolfe Gold:
Now, I also bought a 2ml size of Snaz Gold (Metallic, Electric, Sparkle? I’m not sure) when I was first sampling everything. It was kind of bleh and didn’t work well for my needs. Very transparent and not shiny enough for me.
DFX Old Gold - I just got this one in the mail and I will be keeping it with me for gigs. Very pretty! It is kind of a dark, copperish gold. I haven’t used it yet, but I will report back soon!
Here is a comparison picture of the golds I have:
Clockwise from Top: DFX Old Gold, Kryolan Int. Bronze, Wolfe/DFX Gold
Clockwise from Top: DFX Old Gold, Kryolan Int. Bronze, Wolfe/DFX Gold
I have not tried: Paradise, Kryolan Metallic Gold, Fardel (I’m dying for some of this!!), FWW, Ben Nye Lumiere Creams
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your brush is a wand:
confidently and gently
create illusion
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I’ve been reading some interesting things online lately in the Face Painting community.
Mostly it is comments from vendors about increasing negativity online.
Let me explain something.
Face Painters are Small Business Owners. We understand marketing concepts because we use them ourselves.
We don’t like to be marketed AT. We can smell a twist coming a mile away.
And we are also a bunch of loud mouths.
We aren’t going to sit still and take the “Beat your customers over the head with a club ’till they love you and want to buy everything you sell!!!!” tactics. We actually stand up for ourselves and for our fellow community members.
The Face Painting world extends internationally. But we are also a very small community.
Word gets around. Quickly.
So go ahead and take the grumblings with a grain of salt. But keep in mind that the very small community that is grumbling is the same very small community that you are trying to sell to.
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Some more practice shots and things I have been up to lately.
Dino Practice ^
Fun Use for Liquid Bling ^
Christina's Batman Design ^
Here is How the Paint Holds Up After a Double Header Softball Game!
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when posting online
pretend to write a haiku:
keep it short and sweet
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We had a huge thunder storm the evening of the April Face Painting Jam in Columbia, MD. I know that dampened the number of jammers and it kept the model supply low too.
We had fun anyway :)
Here are some pics:
Joes gets Baltimore'd by me (Heff)
Smile Joe!
Do Not Feed the Orioles
I started sketching this half face on Jenny...
... but it didn't turn out so hot. Lesson Learned!
Wendy used the Orioles Split cake we made (and gave away!)
Wendy paints me (Heff)
Heff and Wendy
I painted some non-sports related butterfly arms.
First time jammers!
The April Columbia Jam minutes before the massive downpour outside
I used the Orioles Split cake to paint the "Talking T'Rex" on Jenny's Leg. Tongue courtesy of Jenny!
Stencil Power ! Thanks to Wendy for cutting the "O's" stencil (we gave it away too!).
Everyone won something in the Left Right Left game, including Raven’s Glitter, Orioles Glitter, The “O’s” stencil donated by Wendy, the split cake we made and demoed that night and a brush that Jenny donated.
Michele, our newest jammer, brought up something that no one had ever asked before: “Who pays for the stuff you guys give away?”
Me: “…Jenny and I do.”
Michele: “Umm… why?”
Me: “You know… I’m not sure.”
I guess we give stuff away, and we pay for it ourselves, because it helps illustrate that we aren’t jamming for ulterior motives. We want people to come out and new jams are sometimes slow to get off the ground.
Oh yeah! And Marcela sent us FABAIC Bling (Free glitter and sticky jewels) for everyone. Thank you, Marcella! We’ll have extras for next month too.
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Illusion & Friends Step by Step Guide to Face Painting Book 1
30 Designs with Step by Step photos and written descriptions. 57 pages worth of designs and photos. Spiral bound, glossy cardstock, typical Face Painting booklet size.
$20 at Silly Farm etc.
Pros:
- Diverse authors with different painting styles
- Descriptions of the steps accompany each picture
- Pictures of the authors/painters at the back of the book
Cons:
- 80% of the designs aren’t for beginners (or even intermediates) on the job
- Several designs could stand some editing (cut back on the excess!)
- Product names and colors not listed
Overall:
I like this book, but I’m not completely IN love with it.
Was it worth $20? Yes.
Would I recommend it to a friend? Yes, but only for inspiration. It is not for stuff they can use every week.
Designs I am IN Love with:
Garden Princess (Cover Art) – the dots get me every time!
White Tiger – 2 colors = mondo impact
Barbed Beauty – Cree!!!!
Camouflage Skull – One of my all-time favorites (for painting on myself at 11:00 at night before bed)
Dreamcatcher – I use the clouds all the time
Monster Mouth – This is so perfect. I need to paint this one this week!
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