face painting at faire
Queen Maggie
my kids, with the really basic supplies that one can get at a party shop
(elaborate dragons winding around their necks, or full face "fairy
princess" make up etc etc) BUt I was wondering what brands and types of
make up you use in the booths? Water based? what type of washes
(antiseptic?) do you use to prevent infections spreading from person to
person? what do you use for sparklies? Do you do patch tests, or do you
assume that the make ups are non allergenic?
I'd like to offer face painting at a big family reunion I'm going to
soon, so I was thinking that if there are standard practices that work,
I'd like to be better aware of them.
(And yes, I've done a lot of stage makeup work, and given workshops, but
this is slightly different)
Queen Maggie
Elizabeth Jane
Hey! Well, finally something I can contribute to! Having been a
professional children's entertainer for 13 years, I have painted thousands &
thousands of faces. My setup is more permanent with a special cut-foam &
hard plastic case, brushes, other makeup, jewels, spirit gum, swabs, cotton
balls, a book of designs, etc. but these ideas should help to get you
started.
Mehron,. Ben Nye & Snazaroo are three of the brands of non-toxic, liquid
makeup that I use for face painting. They come off easily with soap & water
and are water-based. For the Mehron shades of red & yellow, add a few drops
of baby shampoo. These colors will stain the skin & the added soap will
help. For the Ben Nye, there is alcohol in the paint so keep the lid on the
container so it won't dry out in the sun. Keep the paints in a box of some
sort during the gig so the little fingers won't wander into the paints -
makes the artist look neater, too.
You can find the paints at your costume/makeup shop. I pay about $4.50-6.00
a bottle in town for the liquids per ounce. By using the liquid makeup
rather than the palates like Snazaroo, you can mix colors more easily (use
an egg carton!) and with the basic colors, you can mix and have a rainbow of
shades & colors. Throw away the egg carton after the gig as nobody likes a
messy face painter!
I use the nice brushes from the craft store rather than cheap ones. I use
ultra-fine glitter (also from the craft store) but am careful not to use it
around the eyes. Clean your rinse water often and use handiwipes without
aloe vera & a paper towel to brush-dry the brushes between strokes to help
with infection. Never double-dip the brushes in the paint once you've
touched the skin. The handiwipes & towels can be tossed once they're dirty!
G'bye germies!!! Throw away the paint every couple of months as with all
makeup because germs do breed.
In all my years of painting, I have only had two children have a reaction to
the paint. If you stay with the professional paints, you should not have
any problem at all! If you have any doubt that a child may be allergic, ask
a parent or just paint the backs of the children's hands & stay away from
the face.
Good luck, happy painting & practice, practice, practice!!!
EJ
Elizabeth Jane
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Jeremy Clos
I really recommend Ben Nye's new MagiColor palettes. They are
hypo-allergenic, dry cakes (read: don't melt in heat) in bright
colors, even some (called fireworks) in metallic and some in bright
glittery colors (called lumiere). You use wet bruses and/or sponges
to apply them. They really go a long way.
Ben Nye also makes a set of MagiColor pencils to draw directly on
faces with. Again, these are hypo-allergenic, soft, cream based
pencils, which compliment the palettes well for outlines, etc.
If you'd like I can talk with you privately about this. Shoot me an
e-mail.
Toodles-
Jeremy Clos
The Tudor Shoppe
www.tudorshoppe.com
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