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Easy Halloween Face Painting
Designs
by: JoAnne Westcott
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With Halloween quickly approaching, face painting
season is kicking into high gear. Try these easy, but immensely
child-pleasing Halloween "cheek art" designs at class parties, fall
festivals and homecoming carnivals.
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Begin with good quality, water-based face paints.
You can find them online or in some theatrical stores. A palette of
six, good-quality face paints is priced around $12.00 and includes
enough paint for 70 or more cheek art designs. Water-based face paints
apply as easily as watercolors and remove cleanly with a paper towel
and water.
For a small gathering of children, two or three
small to medium sized paint brushes will be sufficient. A bowl of
water to rinse the brushes and a roll of paper towels conclude the
list of basic supplies.
In my opinion, the simplest design to paint is that
of a ghost. The basic shape of the ghost is that of a triangle. With a
brush loaded with white paint, paint a loose triangle by creating a
wavy line to outline the ghost. Fill in with more white paint, dot on
black eyes and a smile and the ghost is complete.
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Nothing is "sweeter" than a face dotted with painted
candy corn. The basic shape is a pyramid, with yellow on the bottom
third, orange on the middle third and white at the peak. You can
create a candy corn crown by painting the candies in succession along
the forehead.
To paint a jack-o-lantern, begin with a circle or
oval of orange paint. When the orange paint dries, add small triangles
in black paint for the eyes and nose and paint a toothy smile in black
as well. Add a green stem and your jack-o-lantern is complete.
The most important thing to remember when face
painting is to have fun and keep it simple! Children aren't expecting
a Picasso to be painted on their face. They simply love to celebrate
the occasion and face painting is the perfect way to light up the face
of any child.
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About The Author
JoAnne Westcott is the author of Easy Face
Painting: How You Can Get Professional Results Even If You've
Never Picked Up A Paintbrush.
You can learn more about face painting and how
to acquire the simple skills to get started by visiting
http://www.easyfacepainting.com. |
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