What could be more fun for a child than drawing on his face? They create a wonderful holiday atmosphere and help the little dreamer to fully feel like a naughty kitten or a cute dragon.
Face paints (children's face painting) are completely harmless to sensitive children's skin and are washed off with plain 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, allowing the child to completely immerse himself in the fairy-tale world.
Choosing children's face painting
To please the baby, you first of all need face painting, brushes of various thicknesses, as well as soft cosmetic sponges. When choosing a face paint for children, you should be very careful, because the makeup will be applied to the child's face, the skin on which is very delicate and sensitive.
You should make sure that the selected paints are intended specifically for the skin. Otherwise, the child may have the strongestan allergic reaction, and in the worst case - even poisoning! Face paints should be categorized as hypoallergenic and contain only natural or organic ingredients. Chemical components in the composition of paints are completely unacceptable. The brand and type of paint must fully comply with certain quality standards.
Quality face painting is sold as a compressed powder,
which looks like classic watercolors. In addition, you can also purchase a liquid analogue, which is sold in small jars. The pressed powder is simply diluted in a small amount of warm water to a creamy state, and then it can already be painted on the face.
When choosing brushes, soft bristles should be preferred. An ideal choice would be a brush made of natural hair. Then, while applying face paint, it will not scratch the baby's face.
The choice of sponge should also be taken very carefully. After all, it will be required in order to paint large areas of the skin. The best selection criterion will be a sample. Place the sponge on your baby's face. If there are no particles left after it, then it is completely suitable.
Designing future makeup
How to decorate the 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. Fantasy will help you with this. You can come up with a variety of images, ranging from a cheerful dog to magical superheroes.
face painting paint: do it yourself
If all of a sudden the local store just doesn't know what paints they use on the face, then
this problem is completely solvable. To please your child, any mother can make these magic paints on her own.
For this we need:
- starch;
- moisturizer (ideally for baby skin);
- regular food coloring.
The cooking recipe is as follows:
- in a deep bowl, put 3 tablespoons of starch, a teaspoon of water and a teaspoon of cream, and then mix everything thoroughly until smooth;
- prepare a concentrated food coloring solution;
- adding a few drops of dye to the prepared mixture, achieve the desired shade of paint.
That's it, you can call your tiger cub or kitten and start transforming to the end!
Makeup technique
What will be drawn on the child's face 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 drawings have one basis and a certain technique. Let's get acquainted a little more with each stage of applying makeup.
1. It is necessary to prepare all the necessary materials in advance:
- colorful face paints;
- tassels you will bedraw;
- a set of cosmetic sponges or ordinary soft sponges (the main thing is that they do not leave any particles on the child's face) for applying the main tone to the baby's face.
2. Do an allergy test: apply a small amount of paint on the child's skin and wait a bit. True, sometimes the reaction does not appear too quickly, but within the next hour.
3. Keep all hair away from the baby's face by securing it with a hair band. Dress up your little model, and put on clothes you don't mind getting dirty too. But even if you get dirty, don't worry too much, because children's face painting is a special face paint completely water-based, which is quite easy to wash off.
4. The first step in doing makeup is applying the base tone. 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 start applying 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. Particular attention should be paid to the areas around the eyes, lips and nose. Let the applied paint dry slightly.
5. Next, we begin to draw the contours and small details. It is best to have a picture in front of you that you have chosen as a reference, especially if you are not a professional artist. The paint on the brush should be drawn in circularmovements. It should have a creamy texture, that is, it should not spread or drip from the end of the brush.
6. Face painting is applied to the face strictly at right angles with thin lines or strokes.
Most favorite makeup characters
The most popular patterns for children are the muzzles of animals or insects, patterns of flowers and the faces of popular superheroes: Batman, Spider-Man, Superman and others. Girls prefer to transform into fairies, butterflies, ladybugs and dragonflies. They like to decorate their faces with floral patterns.
Of course, you should give preference to kind fairy-tale or domestic characters, otherwise children may scare each other during the game.
Features of working with a child
A small child is a very difficult model to work with. It is unlikely that this fidget will be able to sit still for a long time, so get ready to work very quickly. Tune your baby to a working mood in advance, otherwise the laughter caused by a brush tickling your face can nullify all your work. You can turn on a cartoon or an audio fairy tale for him. This will help the child to more easily endure the forced calm. But the result will simply delight him and give him a lot of unforgettable impressions.
How to remove makeup?
Water-based face painting is very easy to wash off with plain warm water and baby soap. If face paints are based on cream or oil, then a little more effort and additional special tools will be required. In case sequins were used additionally, you first need todelete them. And only then you can remove the main paint.
Where to buy face paints?
In any children's toy store you will be offered a huge selection of different types of face painting, but if for some reason it is not possible to purchase this product in your city, you can place an order in any online store.
