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A step by step guide to20 popular face painting designsIdeas, Tips and Techniques for EveryoneFrom Beginners to Expert Face Painters

Face Painting Ideas for KidsContents1. How to Care for your Face Paints2. Easy Face Painting IdeasPrincess .3Pirate 4Fairy . 5Skeleton 6Bunny . 7Vampire . 8Easy Butterfly . 93. Medium Face Painting IdeasDog 10Robot 11Bat .12Tiger .13Rainbow Butterfly .14Dinosaur 15Batman .164. Hard Face Painting IdeasArmy Man .17Spiderman 18Flowers 19Witch .20Werewolf .21Reindeer 22All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, includingphotocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods,without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the caseof brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.Copyright 2015 by lovesartcraft.cowww.LoveArtsCrafts.com1

Face Painting Ideas for KidsHow to Care for your Face PaintsFace PaintingCrayonsFun, pencil style facepaints. Instant color! Cleanand handy for detaileddesigns with a brilliantrange of colors.Face Painting PaletteSetPerfect for creating anykind of design, just addwater to a brush or spongeand begin painting! This kitincludes a large range ofcolors and brushes.Keep away from sunlight.Store in the original packaging, clean and dry with the lid on.Use under Adult Supervision.For External use only.Do not apply on broken or inflamed skin.Wash off with soap and water.www.LoveArtsCrafts.com2

Face Painting Ideas for KidsPrincessEASY1princessUsing a white face painting stick, or asmall brush, draw swirls beginningbetween the eyebrows and over eacheye, down to the corner as pictured.2Using silver paint, or the color of choice, drawa diamond in the center of the forehead,between the swirls and create a swirlextending to the cheeks.3Draw a zig-zagging shape acrossthe forehead using pink. Draw afan of pink from the outer cornerof each eye. Finally, paint the lipspink to finish off the look.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com3

Face Painting Ideas for KidsEASYPirate1With a brush or sponge, paint abandana shape on the forehead.Tip: Use a variety of colors to createdifferent pirates!2Using a smaller brush and white paint, draw askull and cross bones in the center of thebandana. Add white spots to the bandana forextra detail.3Using black, outline the bandana andadd the details to the skull and crossbones. Create a pirate patch on oneeye, with a diagonal line attaching it tothe bandana. Lastly, draw a curlymustache and a scar.www.LoveArtsCrafts.com4The design is complete!

Face Painting Ideas for KidsFairyEASY1Using a damp sponge, dab pink painton the cheeks and above the eyebrowsin a soft triangle shape.2Take the purple paint and dab it using a spongejust below the pink triangles above the eyebrows.Dab orange around the temple and paint yellowstrokes in the center of the forehead.3Using a brush, add white andyellow highlights to the design aspictured, with a variety of dots,swirls and teardrops.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com5

Face Painting Ideas for KidsSkeletonEASY1Using a sponge or large brush, coverthe face with white paint. Ensure thatthe eyes are closed.Tip: Make sure the sponge is damp inorder to spread the product moreeasily.2Draw and fill in circles around the eyes anddot teeth just above and below the lips witha smaller brush.3Fill in the hollows of the cheekswith black paint and then, with afine brush, draw a crack down thecenter of the forehead.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com6

Face Painting Ideas for KidsEASYBunny1Using a damp sponge, dab white painton the cheeks and above the eyebrowsin a bunny ear shape.2Using a small brush, paint a small white rectanglecoming down from the bottom lip. Paint a bunnynose using the pink paint.3Add details with a small brush andblack paint, making the ears fluffylike a bunny. Add three dots andwhiskers on the cheeks and outlinethe teeth rectangle and draw andline down the center.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com7

Face Painting Ideas for KidsEASY1VampireUsing a sponge or a brush and somewhite paint, apply a base coat to thewhole face.Tip: Make sure the sponge is damp inorder to spread the product moreeasily.2Then with a small brush and red paint, add a scaron the cheek and drips for blood from the mouth.3With a small brush and black paint,add large triangles above theeyebrows, flicking out at the edges.Add two curved triangles facingdown for teeth from the mouth.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com8

Face Painting Ideas for KidsEASYEasy Butterfly1Paint pink semi-circle shapes around theeyes to form the upper wings. Then painttwo curved triangle shapes below withpurple. Then using a thin brush, draw twopink lines curling down each purple wing.2Paint a white body along the bridge of thenose and continuous white dots along theupper wings. At the edge of each wing paintstars and dots.3Finish the butterfly mask bypainting a black tail on the bodyand two black antennae at the top.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com9

Face Painting Ideas for KidsDogMED1DogUsing a sponge or a brush and somewhite paint, apply a base coat to thewhole face. Ensure that the eyes areclosed.Tip: Make sure the sponge is damp inorder to spread the product moreeasily.23With the black paint and a brush, draw somespots and create a patch around the eye. Addan eyebrow over one eye and paint the noseand mouth. Add whiskers.Use a round brush to paint a redtongue hanging out of the side ofthe mouth.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com10

Face Painting Ideas for KidsRobotMEDUse a sponge or brush to paint onehalf of the face the color of yourchoice.1Tip: Start by dragging the spongealong the center to create a clean line.2Using a thin black brush, outline the coloredarea and draw a hexagon around the eye withlines extending up and down.3Add lines to the unpainted side of theface, then using a thin brush and blackpaint, add small dots along some ofthe lines. Highlight with white paint tofinish your design.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com11

Face Painting Ideas for KidsMEDBat1Load the end of the sponge with lightblue and lay in the bat's head andbody across the bridge of the nose.Then, create the outline of wingsabove the brows and down thetemples using the same color.2Fill in the wings around the eyes using a spongeand dark blue. Outline the bat's wings, body andhead with thick black lines.3Use a small brush with black to adddetails to the face, ears and wings,adding a smile and eyes to the batsface.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com12

Face Painting Ideas for KidsMEDTiger1Take some bright yellow, orange and asponge and paint the entire face,taking care not to go too close to theeyes.Tip: Make sure the sponge is damp inorder to spread the product moreeasily.With a clean sponge, dab some white down thenose and either on side of it. Paint the nose blackand add whiskers and a line coming down fromthe nose to the mouth.23Using a thick brush with blackpaint, draw two wavy lines thatstretch up from either side of thenose to the middle of the forehead.Add more stripes as pictured.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com13

Face Painting Ideas for KidsMEDRainbow Butterfly1Using a damp sponge, dab rainbow colorson the cheeks and above the eyebrows ina soft triangle shape.Tip: Baby wipes are useful to refine theshape of the wings after application andto wipe away any excess paint.2Starting from the inner corner of the eye, drawblack lines along the border of the color, fromthick to thin.3Create a butterfly body in thecenter with a small brush and addantennae. Extending from the topof the black lines to the outercorners of the eye, scallop alongthe color to complete the wings.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com14

Face Painting Ideas for KidsMEDDinosaur1Sponge purple over the eyes, angle itabove the brow toward the temple.Bring some under the eye to create amask shape. Sponge red between theeyes.2Use a brush to paint small white triangles for thehorns. In this example there are three on eachside, but you can add more or less.3Using a small brush with blackpaint, outline the horns and designas shown. Add some black dots tocreate a dino like pattern.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com15

Face Painting Ideas for KidsMEDBatman1Mix black and white and paint the eyemask shape. Make sure to include theflicks for the ears on the head, and thepoints for the wings.2Outline the mask with black and a medium sizedpaintbrush. Draw two lines above the eyebrowswith flicks towards the forehead for extra detail.3Draw white highlights on the designfor a real 3 dimensional effect.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com16

Face Painting Ideas for KidsHARDArmy Man1Using a damp sponge, dab silver painton the cheeks and on one side of thetemple.Tip: It doesn’t matter if the spongedportions are messy – it all adds to thelook of an army man.2Using another sponge, dap green paint over theopposite eye to the side with the silver temple.Follow the rest of the green application as show inthe picture.3Finally, add the brown color downthe center to complete the designand tie all of the aspects togetherTip: This design could also be donewith shades of pink or blue for analternate army style.www.LoveArtsCrafts.comThe design is complete!17

Face Painting Ideas for KidsHARDSpiderman1Using a damp sponge, dab red paintabove and below the eyes in atriangular shape to create the redbackground.2Darken the eye area using black. Using asmall brush with white paint, draw the webs,staring with thicker lines towards the eyesand thinner lines to connect them aspictured.3Using black, draw a spider - alarge circular body with thinlines for legs and a red back.You can also choose to highlightthe white webbing with black.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com18

Face Painting Ideas for KidsHARDFlowers1Use a sponge loaded with pink to spongea triangle on the forehead, bring somepink over the eyes and along thecheekbone.2Use a medium sized brush with white topaint 5 petal flowers along the border ofthe color on the forehead as shown.3Use a small brush andgreen to paint the swirls andtear drop leaves around theflowers. Add yellow dots in thecenter of the flowers, and somewhite dots around the flowers.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com19

Face Painting Ideas for KidsHARDWitch1Sponge purple over the eyes, angle itabove the brow toward the temple.Bring some under the eye to create amask shape.2With a sponge and white paint, dab the color inthe center of the mask to create a lighter area. Inthe center, draw a spider with legs extending tothe forehead and nose.3With a small brush and black paint,draw lines for spider websextending from the top part of thespider legs and on each side of thecheek. With white paint add stars inthe empty places, these can bedifferent sizes.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com20

Face Painting Ideas for KidsHARDWerewolf1Use the sponge to paint the whole facewith white paint.Tip: Make sure the sponge is damp inorder to spread the product moreeasily.2Clean the sponge. Now sponge some brownpaint over both halves of the face.3Using the black crayon, paint two bigeyebrows, some fine detail lines onthe forehead, a moustache and blacklips. Paint on white fangs and outlinewith the black crayon. Paint the nosein pink with the brush and outline itin black.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com21

Face Painting Ideas for KidsHARDReindeer1Sponge brown over the eyes, angle itabove the brow toward the temple.Bring some under the eye to create acurved mask shape as pictured.2Use white to paint the chin, upper lip and innereyes. Then add orange antlers and a red nose aspictured.3Using a fine point brush and blackface paint, outline the antlers andthe perimeter of the face. Addwhisker details.The design is complete!www.LoveArtsCrafts.com22