Do-it-yourself face painting

Face painting is an amazing opportunity to make a holiday fun and unforgettable not only for children but also for adults. But few people know that it is quite possible to do face painting with your own hands, without resorting to professionals. Drawing on the face can be part of the entertainment at a party dedicated to, for example, a birthday.

What is face painting

Face painting for children is a special non-fat water-based face paint . They do not do any harm to children's delicate skin. Rinse off without any special detergents that can cause allergies in your baby, just use ordinary baby soap. These special paints dry very quickly when applied to the skin, which will make it possible to do face painting with your own hands gently and without much difficulty.

You need to stock up on paint and special items for its application.

• Paints can be purchased at any store for creativity or at the Detsky Mir store. It is even better to do this in a special theater kiosk. Makeup for drawings on the face and body is in the form of a powder that must be diluted with water, or already ready, resembling the usual gouache.
• Sponges for applying makeup. They will help you apply paint evenly over large areas of skin.
• Brushes, at least 2 pieces. One should be thin, to allow the drawing of small details, and the second is flat. It is better to use brushes made of natural hair, you can buy ordinary for drawing from a store for artists.

Before doing face painting with your own hands, be sure to test the acquired paint on a small area of ​​the skin: although paints are hypoallergenic, individual intolerance caused by the characteristics of the body is possible.

Drawing is the most crucial moment

Most often face painting - drawings depicting an animal on the face of a child. If this art seems too complicated for the first time, then look for other ideas for creativity. When you have decided on the pattern, practice on a plain sheet of paper. This will greatly facilitate your work and will not make a mistake. Start drawing, following the following rules and steps for applying makeup:

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  First of all, prepare the basis for drawing - apply a smooth and even layer of tone on your face with a sponge (you can use a sponge). Applying the background color is from top to bottom, paying particular attention to the folds near the nose and lips.
• Pay attention to eyebrows, they need to be made as invisible as possible at the first stage, so that in the future with their help to give the face the necessary expression.
• Next, start drawing eyes, use gentle cream paints, apply them with a soft, wide brush. Then draw thin contour lines, while holding the brush at an angle of 90 degrees.
• Draw eyebrows with a soft pencil or a suitable brush.
• Next, face painting is applied in a downward direction: cheeks, lips, chin, neck and hands, if necessary. Done!

If you celebrate a children's birthday and do the kids face painting yourself, then you can quite afford to skip the first stage of applying the tone and start immediately drawing the details. In this case, the drawing will turn out not so “believable", but all the children will surely be satisfied. It is also allowed to use sparkles, mother-of-pearl powder, which will make the image even more vivid and expressive. Have a nice holiday!