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Face Painting for Kids
Posted by admin in Body Painting on June 2, 2011
Face painting is a fun activity that is sure to attract children. Be it any fun fair, a school gathering of a friend’s party, face painting booths fetch the maximum crowd. Face paining indeed involves a whole lot of creativity but requires an equal amount of care as the activity is after all about changing someone’s face, although for a while. Face painting is something the kids thoroughly enjoy as it makes them look different, gives their faces a unique color and, makes them appear chirpy. A painted face is one of the most effective ways of making you look different. It is like changing your identity for a while to appear someone you actually are not. Kids gain pleasure in face painting because a painted face fetches them the crowd’s attention and they can make themselves look the way they want. They can play their favorite animal, be a dragon or a ghost and have a fun-filled time.
It is important to take necessary safety measures while planning face painting for kids. Make sure you use colors that are specially made for application on skin. Chemicals in paints can prove harmful to the delicate skin of the children. Remember to use clean brushes and sponges. Children with skin diseases or those having open wounds should not get their faces painted. Do not use metallic craft glitters on faces.
Face painters are advised to take due precautions about their own health. They may have to stand for hours painting kids’ faces. Sometimes they are exposed to children with skin infections. Face painters have to constantly deal with different kinds of paints. This may invite health problems as also mental stress and fatigue. So it is best to take good care of your health. Read the rest of this entry »
Body Painting – A Look at the Top 6 Festivals in the World By Jodina Meehan
Posted by admin in Body Painting on May 1, 2011
Dragonmen, Alien Mermaids, Fantastic Fire Dancers, Barebacked Santas, and even a Painted Labrador Retriever; you can see all these and more at the fantastic body painting festivals now occurring annually around the world.
There is a wide range of body painting festivals today. All include painted bodies, of course, and all include some kind of competitions; however there is a quite a range of skills and size among the different festivals, and some are more ‘family friendly’ than others.
Here’s a quick look at the top 6 body painting festivals, where they happen and what you can expect to find there:
1. The World Body Painting Festival
This festival includes some of the most stunning professional body painting to be seen in the world today. A 3 day program includes dance, music and fireworks displays, as well as many competitions. Many of the body paintings here should fall under the category of ‘fine art’ with some of the dancers body paintings simply defying belief. A very large event and certainly worth traveling for. Read the rest of this entry »