The nights are drawing in and for face painters that can only mean one thing, HALLOWEEN. Now's the time to start thinking of ghouls, ghosts, vampires, pumpkins and things that go bump in the night! we've got a couple of pumkin ideas for you further down the letter.

There's been a few more additions to the site since the last letter: we now have added step-by-step pictures for spiderman, dalmation and a skull/zombie. Some halloween pages have been added and these will be expanded over the next few weeks.

HALLOWEEN PUMPKINS

Here's a few quick pumkin designs painted on an arm, but just as easily painted on a face or cheek. The black one's a change from the usual orange.

COMPETITION

The picture competition is going well, thanks to all of you who have sent in entries. There is still time to get your pictures in (end of October). We've decided to limit the entries to 5 per person, mainly for space saving. Remember if you have other pictures you want shown, just send them in and we'll put them in one of the galleries on the site.

THIS MONTHS OFFER:

Until the end of October for newsletter subscribers only we have reduced the price of the following 30ml paints from the normal FPD price of £4.29 to £3.89 (RRP £4.60). We have chosen  the colours that are most popular over Halloween.  To take advantage of this offer, just click on the colour/s you require and they will be added to your basket automatically. To order multiple colours just come back to this email and click on the next colour. You may order as many of the colours in any quantity you wish. (To order more than 1 of a colour just change the quantity in the basket just prior to checkout).

Black        Dark Green      Bright Red       Dark Orange      Dark Brown

You can continue shopping in the normal way once the basket is open,  should you require other products.

FORUM:

There's a new forum for face painters that we are involved with called Face Painting Chat
Hopefully this forum will grow to be quite big, and enable face painters from all over the UK and beyond swop ideas and experiences. Why not pop along and join in the chat - its free.

 HOLY COW

Here's an article by Kath from Fizogg, painting cows indeed!!!

I had a great job last week, very strange, but I had to share it.  I was asked to paint a cow, yes a real live mooing cow!!!!!  As I'm a fairly mad person anyway I though well why not, it washes off (being snaz I had no worries about that), it dosen't hurt and I knew it could be done thanks to Sue Howard who has painted horses! 

Really early start, these farmers get up far to early in the morning.  But managed to get there and find my cow, Poleman Rollie Milan (I was expecting a Daisy but these show cows have amazing names!)  Beautiful plain white side to paint on and we got started.  I was the main attraction for all the guys looking after the cows, most laughed very hard and one asked if I could turn her into a tiger!  It took about a hour to get the lettering finished (I cheated a little bit by using home made stencils) We then had to wait for the photographers to arrive, two cups of coffee and a muffin later they turn up.  An area in the main arena was cleared and in we walked!  Rollie was very well behaved and posed brilliantly.  The company were very impressed and have loads of picture to use, she was even photographed for Farmers Weekly!

A good days work and now I can add cow painting to my CV!  Just had to share, still can't believe I painted a cow!
Kath
Fizogg

Hope you all have a good Halloween .Drop us a line (mail@facepaintingdesigns.co.uk)  if you have any comments or ideas or even if you want to write an article for the newsletter. Looking forward to seeing your pictures for the competition. Back soon