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Nearly all kids love getting their faces painted. But they do not have a very long attention span. So how do you keep them happy when offering your face painting services at childrens parties, school fetes and community occasions? What you do is follow these face painting ideas.

Fill An Album With Photos Of The Designs You Can Paint
Every time you are thrilled with the result of a new face painting, seek parental permission to snap a photo and add it to your face painting ideas portfolio. That way you allow the kids to choose a design from your collection.

Only Offer Designs That You Can Paint Quickly
If it takes too long to paint then the youngster will just get bored and start fidgeting. It’s best to offer simple face painting designs that can be created quickly and easily.

Steer Clear Of Painting Very Young Kids
Kids under the age of two and a half generally cannot sit still long enough to have their face painted. So for very young kids use a face dotter stamp and its special pad of ink. In a matter of seconds you have an imprint on the cheeks and forehead. Favorite designs include butterfly, spider, paw print, dolphin and snowflake. That really is simple face painting.

Face Painting And Food Really Don’t Mix
If the children will be eating soon after getting a face painting creation it is wise to steer clear of painting too close to the mouth. That way the kids can enjoy their food without messing up their painted creations.

Learn To Face Paint With Acetate Sheets
When you are learning to face paint, it’s not always practical to do all your training practice on kids. So a really good solution is to practice on acetate sheets. You can get these from any stationer. No need for kids to get bored and be all fidgety when you are learning. And they’re cheap. When you’ve finished, just wipe the sheet clean and and re-use the acetate.

Use Stensils For Ambitious Designs
If you are just starting out with face painting, making stensils will allow you to tackle more ambitious designs and speed up the process. You can make these very quickly. Find photographs of designs you want to tackle. Scale them up for size using a photocopier or graphics software. Use a marker pen to trace the design onto the acetate. Use a craft knife to cut out your stensil. Remove any rough edges. Wash the acetate and you now have a finished stensil.

You must, of course know how to recreate the face painting designs the kids demand.

For girls these will include fantasy, fairy, princess,flowers and ladybug. Whilst tribal, robot, monster, puppy and spider or spider’s web are amongst the most popular designs for boys.

Favorite Halloween face painting designs will include vampire, devil, witch, skull and bat

For step by step instruction on how to paint the designs kids love you really must get The Comprehensive Guide To Face Painting. And you’ll master so many tips and techniques that your face painting skills will soar.

The highest demand for face paintings is at Halloween but face paintings can be apt for parties, patriotic days such as 4th July and sports occasions. Any celebration really. You just need to be inspired.

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