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Face painting is gaining popularity for parties and events
By Cynthia Kaloust
Face painting is the new rave in party entertainment. Over the
past decade, face painting has gained popularity and become a
more sophisticated art form. Event planners are receiving an
increase in requests than previous years and having to find face
painters to accommodate the demand. New technologies for
developing skin safe paints with vibrant colors and glitters are
propelling the industry by allowing face painters to create an
immense array of amazing designs. As an emerging art form and entertainment form, new face painters are popping up everywhere.
Traditionally face painting was created for cultural meaningful
events such as tribal wars, gatherings etc. In modern society,
face painting has emerged in sporting events, theatre, and
creative expression. Face painting is a fun and creative way
for artists and their clients to express themselves. Children
and adults enjoy the process. Expressing your inner personality
through the artist can be exciting and fulfilling. Face painting
allows you to escape, to transform, to venture into another
aspect of yourself. Although this is unconscious, it explains
the lure of face painting. Transforming yourself into a cat,
lion, alien, rabbit, monster, and butterfly allows the painted
to enhance themselves, to express themselves in a way they are not able to do by themselves.
Hiring a face painter for your event can be an excellent
complement to other activities or by itself. People will enjoy
watching the artist paint and others will enjoy looking at the
results. Hiring a talented artist will add flair to your party.
Imagine a variety of creatures mingling within the party,
adding entertainment and discussion topics. Its fun for
everyone: those whose faces are painted and those who get to
look at those whose faces are painted. If your event is a
children's' party, it is a great form of entertainment. If you
are having an adult event, face painting can be just as
exciting. Artists can really get carried away with the
creativity when working on adults.
There are many things to consider when hiring a face painter.
First of all you want to hire someone you feel comfortable with.
Ultimately this person will be face painting your children,
family, friends and guests so make sure to speak with the face
painter to get a feel for them. Look at their work. You want to
hire someone appropriate for your event. If you are having a
party with many small children, you want to hire someone who
uses FDA approved face paint. In addition, you want to make
sure they do cheek art and know how to work with small children. Small children (3 and under) have difficulty sitting for long periods of time, so cheek art is usually appropriate for them. If your party is for older kids who can sit for longer periods
of time, make sure the face painter can accommodate larger face
painting designs such as full face and half face masks. Thirdly,
you want to make sure the face painter has experience. Check
their references.
Ask the company how many faces per hour they can paint. Is it
cheek art or full face art? Remember, the number of faces they
paint per hour divided by the hourly rate is what you pay per
face. At this point you will have to measure their art work
with their hourly rate. Some face painters charge less, but
their quality is low. Others charge more because they create a
higher quality design. You will have to decide what is
important to you. Remember, "You get what you pay for". This
is always true. The ultimate goal at most events is that you
want your guests to be entertained and want them to remember your event. If you keep this in mind when hiring you have a better chance of choosing the best face painter for your party.
You will want to hire someone that will entertain with their art
and who will help make your event memorable. The only way a
good face painter can do that is by making your guests feel good and creating an awesome face design that will leave everyone with lasting impressions.
About the Author
Cynthia Kaloust is a freelance writer with several successful e-books to her name. About three days a week she can be found painting faces at parties/events or other celebrations. She is the founder of http://www.wepaintfaces.com
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