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With no formal training, you can still create very simple face paint designs that are so
eye-popping and beautiful. Cheek art is the easiest way to come up with some simple face
painting designs for kids. It’s easy once you know a few tricks.
It could be that the biggest benefit of creating simple face painting designs (or cheek art)
is that it saves time. In a fraction of the time, you can paint a small design or character
on a child’s cheek or arm and generate the same kind of “wow factor” that you would
get if you spent ten or fifteen minutes painting a more complicated full face design.
The ability to be versatile is a huge advantage with simple face painting. The small designs
can be adapted and painted on the face/cheek, neck, shoulder, legs and arms. A simple snake
looks fantastic slithering up the arm. A rose or other flower looks beautiful on the shoulder.
Here are some things you can do to create simple face painting designs for your kids
or kids at heart:
1. If you’re at a loss as to what designs to start painting, look no further than the
television or movie theatre. What is the hottest kids’ movie playing right now? What about
the funniest animated show? Classic children’s television programming is also a great place
to start. Particularly for preschoolers, the characters are very simple in nature and therefore
fairly easy to replicate.
2. A clown face is a very simple face painting design. And since clowns can be happy, sad,
silly or goofy, this one simple design with a few adjustments around the mouth is a great
face painting design to have in your arsenal. A bright red nose, a larger than life red
mouth (paint around the outside of the lips), large white area surrounding the red mouth,
oversized eyebrows and some eye lines that extend from the outside of the eye toward
the temples altogether make a simple clown face painting design that will get rave reviews.
3. Turning a little girl into a fairy princess is as simple as a few feathery lines around
the eyes, starbursts at the end of each line and a bit of glitter.
4. Painting a pretend bracelet or necklace is a simple design yet very unique. Start
by painting pearl sized dots around the wrist or neck and “dangle” a painted heart,
peace sign or other “charm” from the painted “jewelry.”
5. Try a simple rainbow face painting…a classic, but always popular. Paint red, yellow,
green and blue ‘horseshoe’ shapes and add two little white puffs for clouds at the
end of each side of the rainbow. And Voila! You have a happy kid!
The possibilities for simple face painting designs for kids are limitless. Don’t get
caught up with the elaborate work that professional face painters do. For a single birthday party,
volunteer event, or just having fun with your kids, an easy, simple face painting design
can be just the thing to put a smile on a kids’ face.
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