What could be more fun for a child than the drawings on his face? They create a wonderful holiday atmosphere and help the little dreamer fully feel like a naughty kitten or a cute little dragon.
Face paints (face painting for children) are completely harmless to sensitive baby skin and washed off with ordinary warm water and soap. With the help of face painting, you can not only draw attention to the child’s costume, but also show the character of the character chosen by the kid, giving the child the opportunity to completely immerse himself in the fairy world.
Choose a children's face painting
To please the baby, you will first of all need face painting, various brush thicknesses, as well as soft cosmetic sponges. When choosing a face paint for children, maximum care should be taken, because the make-up will be applied to a children's face, the skin on which is very delicate and sensitive.
Make sure that the selected paints are designed specifically for the skin. Otherwise, the child may have a severe allergic reaction, and in the worst case, even poisoning! Face paints should be classified as hypoallergenic and contain only natural, or organic, ingredients. Chemical constituents in the composition of paints are completely unacceptable. The brand and type of paints must fully comply with certain quality standards.
High-quality face painting is sold in the form of compressed powder,
which looks like classic
watercolor paints. In addition, you can purchase a liquid counterpart, sold in small jars. Compressed powder is simply diluted in a small amount of warm water to a creamy state, and then they can already be painted on the face.
When choosing brushes, preference should be given to soft bristles. An ideal choice would be a natural hair brush. Then, during the application of face paint, she will not scratch the face of the child.
The choice of sponge should also be treated very carefully. After all, it will be needed in order to color large areas of the skin. The best selection criterion will be a sample. Put a sponge on the baby’s face. If there are no particles left after it, then it is completely suitable.
Designing future makeup
How to paint your face with paints? If this process is new to you, then first of all it is worth developing several options for various children's images. This will help you fantasy. You can come up with a lot of images, ranging from a fun little dog to magical superheroes.
Face paint: do it yourself
If suddenly in a local store they just don’t know what colors they paint on their faces, then
this problem is completely solvable. To please her child, any mother can make these magical colors on her own.
For this we need:
- starch;
- moisturizer (ideally for baby skin);
- ordinary food coloring.
The recipe is as follows:
- put 3 tablespoons of starch, a teaspoon of water and a teaspoon of cream in a deep bowl, and then mix everything thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained;
- prepare a concentrated solution of food coloring;
- adding a few drops of dye to the prepared mixture, to achieve the desired shade of paint.
That's all, you can call your tiger cub or kitten and start transforming to the end!
Makeup Technique
What will be painted on the face of the child depends entirely on his imagination and the artistic abilities of his parents. But, regardless of who will be the model for body art (boy or girl), all the drawings have one basis and a certain technique of execution. Let's get to know a little more in detail with each stage of applying makeup.
1. It is necessary to prepare all the necessary materials in advance:
- multi-colored face paints;
- brushes with which you will draw;
- a set of cosmetic sponges or ordinary soft sponges (the main thing is that they do not leave any particles on the face of the child) for applying the main tone to the baby's face.
2. Carry out an allergy test: apply a small amount of paint to the baby’s skin and wait a while. True, sometimes the reaction does not manifest itself too quickly, but within the next hour.
3. Completely remove all hair from the child’s face, securing it with a hair band. Dress up your little model, and put on your own clothes too, which is not a pity to stain. But even if you get dirty, do not worry too much, because children's face painting is a special face paint completely water-based, which can be easily washed off.
4. The first step in performing makeup is to apply a basic tone. is he
should be evenly distributed on the face and have a smooth surface. To achieve this effect, wet the sponge with water, then dip it in the paint and begin to apply it on the face with short movements. The paint should be applied in a thin layer, otherwise, after it dries, cracks may appear on the surface. The areas around the eyes, lips and nose should be treated with particular care. Let the applied paint dry slightly.
5. Next, we begin to draw contours and small details. It is best to have before your eyes the picture that you have chosen as a model, especially if you are an unprofessional artist. Paint on the brush should be typed in circular motions. It should have a creamy structure, that is, not spread and drip from the end of the brush.
6. Face painting is applied to the face strictly at right angles with thin lines or strokes.
Favorite Makeup Characters
The most popular patterns in children are the faces of animals or insects, patterns of flowers and faces of popular superheroes: Batman, Spider-Man, Superman and others. Girls prefer to transform into fairies, butterflies, ladybugs and dragonflies. They love to decorate their faces with floral patterns.
Of course, it is worth giving preference to kind fairy-tale or home characters, otherwise the children in the process of the game can scare each other.
Features of working with a child
A small child is a very difficult model to work with. This fidget can hardly sit still for a long time, so get ready to work very quickly. Set your baby to work in advance, otherwise laughter caused by a tickling face with a brush can reduce all your work to nothing. You can turn on him a cartoon or an audio tale. This will help the child more easily bear the compelled calm. But the result will simply delight him and give a lot of unforgettable impressions.
How to remove makeup?
Water-based face painting is very easy to wash off with ordinary warm water and baby soap. If the foundation for face paints is cream or oil, then a little more effort and additional special tools will be required. If sparkles were used additionally, you must first remove them. And only then can the main paint be removed.
Where to buy face paints?
In any store of children's toys you will be offered a huge selection of different types of face painting, but if for some reason it is not possible in your city to purchase this product, you can place an order in any online store.