Newsletter
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November/December 2003
Welcome to the Christmas edition of the newsletter. Having got over Halloween and painting witches and bats it's on to another busy time of year for face painters with all sorts of activities ranging from festive children's parties to corporate Christmas events. Put away the black and grey paints, and out with the reds, greens and whites for holly, snowmen and Christmas trees! There's a couple of ideas for you to try out below.
The website is going well with hundreds of you visiting each week. If you have anything you would like to see there, or any pictures of your work you would like published, let us know via our e-mail which is mail@facepaintingdesigns.co.uk
We will be adding to and updating the site on a regular basis, at the moment we're still trying to finish the content we have planned.
Snow Scenes and how not to end up looking like a clown!
This was brought up a few months ago whilst discussing ideas for Christmas faces. Obviously snow is white and if you painted the whole face white the end result would be rather clown-like. Another drawback with the whole white background is that you can't add snowflakes and snowmen etc. The trick here is to use either a very light blue or even grey to portray a sense of cold to the base layer.
On top of this base layer you can now compose the scene's elements and use the white to good effect for snowmen, snow flakes, mistletoe and the like. A silver glitter dust over the background if applied carefully can give a very good impression of falling snowflakes.
Here's a couple of Christmas scenes/pictures given to us by Kath at Fizogg ( http://www.fizogg.co.uk )
Here's a few simplefestive designs that can be used anywhere - on the cheeks or arms - remember you don't have to paint whole faces all of the time. A temporary tattoo using face paints on the arm can be just the right effect if someone's going out to a party or school disco. (Adults like the idea of temporary tattoos as well)
Latest News: The Face Painting Designs on-line shop was launched at the beginning of November, selling face paints and all the accessories from the Snazaroo range. Interest and orders have been higher than expected, mainly due to the very competitive prices and delivery charges, but we have kept on top of demand and look forward to your orders!!!! At the moment we will only be shipping to the UK, but hope to expand later in the new year.
Check it out at http://www.facepaintingdesigns.co.uk/Shop/shop.html
Special December offers for Newsletter Subscribers:
Place an order over £30 and get a free Snazaroo glitter gel. (worth £2.59)
Place an order over £60 and get a free Snazaroo Multi purpose face panting brush and face painting guide (worth £4.55)
Place an order over £100 and get a free Snazaroo Rainbow Face Painting kit (worth £8.99)
To qualify orders must be placed on-line prior to 1st. Jan 2004
New Year issue will include:-
Taking stock and cleaning and sorting out your kit for the year ahead.
Pictures from Christmas parties etc.
Drop us a line if you have any comments or ideas or even if you want to write an article for the newsletter. This newsletter is a bit brief, but as you can imagine we're a bit short of time at the moment.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The Crew at Face Painting Designs