Original drawings on the face. Children's educational games, lessons, crafts

Face painting has become an almost integral part of a festive costume. Children love it when their faces are painted with bright colors, it adds some magic to the atmosphere of the celebration. Face painting for children is not a cheap pleasure, especially if you need to paint several children at once.

Is pleasure worth the money?

Face painting masters charge a lot of money for their services. The simplest drawing costs about three hundred rubles, so if you paint all the children at the holiday, the sum will turn out to be a tidy sum. Some masters are not professionals, and what they offer is rarely worth the money they end up asking. Isn't it easier to learn how to do face painting yourself? There is no need to be for this professional artist, you just have to have the desire. Children love to watch the process of creating a pattern on their face, and you can use your own child for learning. When, as a result of your work, worthy specimens begin to appear, you can safely take on painting children at the holiday.

Advantages and disadvantages of face painting

Before you start learning the business, you need to know about all its disadvantages and advantages.

Face painting for children is good because you can easily create the image of your child’s favorite hero. If you make a mistake during the drawing process, all you have to do is wash your face and start again. But easy rinsing is not only an advantage, but also a disadvantage. Children running and jumping can get their own and other people's clothes dirty.

Face painting is sold in the form of pencils and paints. The first ones are very practical, but they are not so easy to use. You can create light face painting with their help, but they are not suitable for masterpieces. Pencils leave lines that are too wide and cover part of the the drawing being created, so it’s very difficult to make high-quality, even and beautiful face painting with them. It will be easier for beginning artists to use paints. In order to paint with them, you can use any brushes.

Where to begin?

First you need to find several types of drawings and print them to make drawing easier. Show children examples of what you can offer them. Once they choose, get to work. Face painting on a child’s face is very easy to use, so don’t choose the easiest options. The main thing is that the process of creating a drawing gives you pleasure, and the result pleases the kids.

Don't forget that children love to try on the images of various popular heroes, so you will need to find examples of how to draw Spider-Man, Batman, Kitty, fairies and others fairy-tale creatures. For the little ones, you can choose animals such as cats, dogs, tigers, butterflies, bears, and foxes.

Arm yourself with brushes of various sizes and a regular dishwashing sponge. The latter is very convenient for working with large areas of skin. For example, if you need to completely paint over your cheeks or forehead. It will be much faster and more convenient to use a sponge.

When you start working with paints, do not apply thick layers, so the face painting drawings on your face will not shine. In addition, a thick layer may crack, and it will be easier to get dirty on it than on a pattern applied in a thin layer.

Should I be concerned about my child's health?

Many parents will be suspicious of avagrim. There will be a lot of questions about the safety of this procedure. So, can face painting harm your baby’s skin? There is only one answer - no. Paints for drawings on the skin are water-based, so they do not cause allergic reactions, redness, itching and peeling. You can create drawings in any color without fear, even on a child who is allergic to something. Of course, if parents are categorically against their child being painted, then don’t persuade them, everyone should have their own opinion.

Making the process interesting

To create face painting on a child’s face, you need to follow several rules so that the child cares not only about the result, but also about the process itself. So, to ensure that your child sits obediently while you work with him, use our tips.

First of all, go over the baby's cheeks with a dry brush so that he gets used to the sensations and does not laugh or twitch when applying the drawing.

Do not offer your little client a drawing that he does not want, because in the end he will wear face painting on his face, not you.

If the process is delayed, then let the baby run. Let him move actively a little, and only then continue working.

Hold a mirror in front of you so that the child can see how the drawing is created. It will be much more interesting for him to sit this way. Listen to his advice and wishes, even if it was not in your plans to draw this or that detail.

Don't mince your words. Ask your child questions or just tell him something exciting. Don't forget to praise for perseverance.

Face painting: drawings for beginners

For the first time, painting children's faces will be a little difficult, no matter what kind of drawing you plan to create. As we already wrote, you should print out face painting ideas. This will not only allow you to work faster, but will also eliminate the need to rack your brains, remembering what this or that hero looks like.

It’s easier to start learning to use a brush from the simplest. For beginners it will be very easy to create face painting "Flowers". This pattern is suitable not only for little girls, but also for young beauties. You will need thin brushes, and choose the colors yourself. Do not use the entire face when creating a design; limit yourself to the temple and cheek area, or apply flowers to the brow area of ​​the forehead. You can draw several buds and connect them with stems. But draw so that you don’t end up with an ordinary bouquet.

Start drawing flowers from the middle, then add round, oval or pointed petals. The composition will be boring without foliage. First use the main color, then outline all the edges with a thin line, add an accent of a different color in the middle.

It will look great alone big flower on the cheek, and from it you will need to draw foliage up to the chin, and upward, touching the forehead, shoot unopened buds on long twisted stalks. Start drawing from the very beginning great details drawing, and add small ones during the procedure.

Face painting "Tiger"

Many boys and girls like this particular animal. He is bright, big and menacing, very beautiful. To create Tiger face painting, you will need a small palette of colors: yellow, black, green, white and orange. Don't forget to take a sponge, thin and wide brushes.

First of all, apply with a sponge yellow on the nose, on the forehead to the middle of the eyebrows. Using a wide brush, paint over the area above the upper lip. Paint the tip of the nose with black paint and with a thin brush draw a line to the lip, branch the end in both directions and round it up to create tiger cheeks. In the center of each we draw dots and antennae.

Take orange paint and create an outline of a tiger’s head on the face, draw ears on the forehead or do without this detail. Using a sponge, apply color evenly over the entire face, except for the already painted areas. Take a wide brush and carefully blend all the edges. Now that you have a good base, paint on the stripes with black paint. They can be done with both brushes, it will be more interesting and believable. Work out the contour well too, create “fur” to the sides from orange and black paint. The lips are painted black, from the bottom down you can draw white fangs.

Now the baby needs to close his eyes. On the eyelids we draw the eyes: paint them green, make a black outline and black cat pupils. Now, when the baby blinks and closes his eyes, it will seem like a tiger is blinking!

That's all, you can release the little predator to “hunt” the rest of the guys.

Draw a butterfly

Face painting "Butterfly" will decorate the face of both the youngest lady and an older girl. The drawing we offer will turn out very beautiful!

The first step is to draw the body of the insect, and for this we use the nose. Violet color draw the long body of the butterfly, outline the outline in black, then draw a round head on the bridge of the nose, and from it long twisted antennae.

From the inner corners of the eyebrows, brush with a thin brush. bright color lines along the forehead to form the upper parts of the wings. From the outer corners of the eyes, make branched lines, connect the upper one with the one that led from the eyebrows, and lower the lower one to the cheekbone. From the inner corner of the eye, step back two centimeters and draw a line that connects to the one at the cheekbone. This way you will get beautiful wings framing the eyes; all that remains is to color them as your imagination wishes!

Second version of the butterfly

Face painting "Butterfly" can be done on one side of the face. On the back of the nose, from the wing to the place near the corner of the eye, draw in black the long body of a butterfly with a head, draw the antennae across the bridge of the nose to the forehead. Draw the wings according to the same pattern that we suggested above. This will create a drawing of a butterfly flying sideways. Color as you wish, but don't forget to ask your child what colors he prefers for his butterfly.

Face painting on the face is very easy to do once your hand gets used to it. Don't forget to practice on your child or your friends. Constantly update your ideas, get new sketches to work with, as the imagination of children is sometimes amazing, and they can order a drawing of a character that you don’t know about.

It remains to wish all aspiring masters patience, success and more little clients!

What could be more fun for a child than drawings on his face? They create a wonderful holiday atmosphere and help the little dreamer fully feel like a naughty kitten or a cute little dragon.

Face paints (children's face painting) are completely harmless to sensitive children's skin and are washed off with ordinary warm water and soap. With the help of face painting, you can not only draw attention to a child’s costume, but also show the character of the character chosen by the child, giving the child the opportunity to completely immerse himself in a fairy-tale world.

Choosing children's face painting

To please your baby, you will first of all need face painting, brushes of various thicknesses, and soft cosmetic sponges. When choosing face paint for children, you should exercise maximum caution, because the makeup will be applied to a child’s face, whose skin is very delicate and sensitive.

You should make sure that the chosen paints are intended specifically for leather. Otherwise, the child may have a severe allergic reaction, and worst case- even poisoning! Face paints should be classified as hypoallergenic and contain only natural or organic ingredients. Chemical components in paints are completely unacceptable. The brand and type of paint must fully comply with certain quality standards.

High-quality face painting is sold in the form of compressed powder,

which in appearance resembles the classic ones. In addition, you can purchase a liquid analogue, sold in small jars. The compressed powder is simply diluted in a small amount warm water until creamy, and then you can use it to paint on your face.

When choosing brushes, you should give preference to soft bristles. Ideal choice will become a brush made of natural hair. Then, when applying face paint, it will not scratch the child’s face.

You should also be very careful when choosing a sponge. After all, it will be needed in order to paint large areas of skin. The most the best criterion selection will become a sample. Place the sponge on your baby's face. If no particles remain after it, then it is completely suitable.

We are developing the design of future makeup

How to decorate your face with paints? If this process is new to you, then first of all it’s worth developing several options for different children’s images. Your imagination will help you with this. You can come up with many images, from a funny dog ​​to magical superheroes.

Paint for face painting: do it yourself

If suddenly in local store they just don’t know what colors they use to paint on their faces, then

this problem is completely solvable. To please your child, any mother can do these magic colors on one's own.

For this we need:

• starch;
• moisturizer (ideally for children's skin);
• regular food coloring.

The cooking recipe is as follows:

• put 3 tablespoons of starch, a teaspoon of water and a teaspoon of cream into a deep bowl, and then mix everything thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained;
• prepare a concentrated solution of food coloring;
• adding a few drops of dye to the prepared mixture, achieve the desired shade of paint.

That's it, you can call your tiger cub or kitten and start transforming to the end!

Makeup technique

What will be drawn on the child’s face depends entirely on his imagination and artistic abilities his parents. But, regardless of who the model for body art will be (a boy or a girl), all drawings have the same basis and a certain technique of execution. Let's take a closer look at each stage of applying makeup.

1. It is necessary to prepare all the necessary materials in advance:

Multi-colored face paints;

Brushes with which you will paint;

A set of cosmetic sponges or ordinary soft sponges (the main thing is that they do not leave any particles on the child’s face) for applying the basic tone to the baby’s face.

2. Conduct an allergy test: apply a small amount of paint to the child’s skin and wait a little. True, sometimes the reaction does not appear too quickly, but within the next hour.

3. Remove all hair completely from the child's face, securing it with a hair band. Change your little model's clothes, and put on clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. But even if you get dirty, don’t worry too much, because children’s face painting is special paints for the face completely water-based, which washes off quite easily.

4. The first step in doing makeup is to apply the base tone. He

should be evenly distributed on the face and have smooth surface. To achieve this effect, wet the sponge with water, then dip it in the paint and begin applying it to your face in short movements. The paint should be applied in a thin layer, otherwise cracks may appear on the surface after it dries. The areas around the eyes, lips and nose should be treated especially carefully. Let the applied paint dry slightly.

5. Next, we begin to draw the contours and small parts. It is best to have in front of your eyes the picture that you have chosen as a sample, especially if you are not a professional artist. The paint should be applied to the brush. It should have a creamy structure, that is, it should not spread or drip from the end of the brush.

6. Face painting is applied to the face strictly at right angles with thin lines or strokes.

The most favorite characters for makeup

The most popular patterns among children are the faces of animals or insects, patterns of flowers and the faces of popular superheroes: Batman, Spider-Man, Superman and others. Girls prefer to transform into fairies, butterflies, ladybugs and dragonflies. They love to decorate their faces with floral patterns.

Of course, you should give preference to kind fairy tale or home characters, otherwise children may scare each other during the game.

Features of working with a child

A small child is a very difficult model to work with. This fidget is unlikely to be able to for a long time sit quietly, so be prepared to work very quickly. Get your baby into a working mood in advance, otherwise laughter caused by a brush tickling his face can ruin all your efforts. You can play him a cartoon or an audio fairy tale. This will help the child cope with forced calm more easily. But the result will simply delight him and give him a lot of unforgettable impressions.

How to remove makeup?

Water-based face painting is very easily washed off with regular warm water. If the face paint is based on cream or oil, then a little more effort and additional special products will be required. If additional glitter was used, you must first remove it. And only then can you remove the base paint.

Where to buy face paints?

Any children's toy store will offer you a huge selection. various types face painting, but if for some reason it is not possible to purchase this product in your city, then you can place an order in any online store.

If you are new to drawing, then it is better to start with abstract and simple drawings: patterns, butterflies, clowns, Indians - they always work out, but to depict a cat or tiger face you need to practice first. In general, it would be good to first draw a sketch on paper, this way you will reduce the chance of mistakes and you won’t have to redraw it.

We draw on the face. Tiger (cat)

• First, light white makeup is applied. This is the nose, under the nose there are cheeks, upper eyelids the eye, the lower part of the chin and the contour of the face. And this is not only for the tiger. In most cases, body painting starts with light colors.

• The next step is to paint over the rest of the face with a red tone. To apply paint to large surfaces, it is better to use a sponge. If you have several sponges and brushes, this will make the work easier, you will not need to constantly wash the brushes and clean the sponge.

• The third and final step is to apply tiger stripes with black paint on the cheeks, forehead, tip of the nose, outline the white cheeks and draw whiskers and dots on the cheeks. You can paint your lips black, but it won’t be very convenient for your child to eat at a party later. Before applying a layer of paint to existing makeup on your face, let the first layer dry a little so that the paint does not smudge.

Every child loves colorful pictures and makeup; every year, facial designs are becoming more and more popular. If the makeup was originally used for adults, theatrical productions or animators, now drawings on the face have become a favorite children's entertainment. Parents make their babies happy beautifully painted at children's parties, festivals, photo shoots or vacations.

What is face painting called?

More and more people are painting on children's faces, but adults also continue to paint scary or funny images for Halloween or New Year's masquerades, and this type of creativity is called face art. Body art has long been known, when the body is painted, but here only the face is made up. Mimes, who can often be seen at children's parties or wedding celebrations, also use face art.

What colors can you paint on your face?

If the desire to create makeup on your face or the face of a child came at a time when there are professional artists nearby, then you do not need to worry about the composition of the paints or the method of application, unless you or your child suffers from an allergy to a very rare component. In the case where face painting occurs at home, it is better to be on the safe side and read the composition of the chosen products.

To paint faces, several types of means are used, thanks to which you can create bright composition:

1. Face painting – the most popular type for drawing on children's skin. It is completely harmless, and the design created using this product will last a long time.
2. Decorative cosmetics– more suitable for applying makeup for adults. Many parents are against child's face touched with powder or ink, even if they are specifically designed for drawing on the skin.
3. Water-based markers - these are used for outlines or sharp lines. The drawing itself is not done using only a marker. The only disadvantage of this product is that it is difficult to wash off, and your little one can spend more than one day with the drawing.
4. Food coloring - this type is more suitable for home use. In case there are no specialized stores nearby, and the children's party is in full swing, you can combine baby cream, starch and food coloring and delight the children's company.

Gouache

This separate question, which should be given due attention. You can often see how adults, preparing for Halloween, apply images to their faces using paints. But parents should not follow this example. Remember that art paints are only for sheets of paper, and in no case for human skin and especially not for children's face art. These paints contain harmful substances that cause irritation.

Watercolor

Watercolor, like gouache, is an artistic paint. It contains substances that can adversely affect the health of the child and cause skin irritation. Watercolors should not be used on the skin, face or any other part of the body. Do not use gouache, watercolors and pencils in face art; all these tools are intended only for drawings on paper.

How to draw

If you know how to draw, then there will be no difficulties at all. But if you are an artist only at heart, this is not a reason to give up and leave children's eyes sad. Step by step and phased implementation It won't be difficult, you just need to remember the sequence. To create face art you will need:

• paints (face painting, water-based markers);
• sponges;
• brushes different sizes;
• water;
• napkins.

Procedure:

1. To begin with, you should moisten the sponge in water and squeeze it out completely, after which you can pick up paint with a damp sponge. The sponge is needed to create tone in the area where the makeup will be applied.
2. If the face is completely transformed into a work of art, we draw the tone over the entire surface.
3. We carry out the same actions with the brush, moisten it in water and pick up paint. When the paint is taken correctly, it should stretch like cream. A brush is convenient for drawing details and painting a picture.
4. The marker is needed for a distinct facial contour.
5. You can use napkins to remove makeup imperfections or wipe your hands.

Tips for applying face painting to a child:

1. If this method of entertainment is unknown to the child, then you need to be careful in application. Not all children enjoy the feeling of paint on their skin. If a child starts to be capricious, you don’t need to apply makeup all over your face, you can smear the red nose with a sponge - you’ve already got a minimalistic clown. Small patterns on the face also look attractive and do not require long-term application. A simple drawing is in no way inferior to a complex one in beauty.
2. Each child is an individual, and each child should have a special approach. You must listen to his wishes and properly adapt to the demanding client.
3. Thanks to the use of a sponge, it is possible to cover the face with tone in the most inaccessible places, in the corners of the mouth or eyes. Even if the child winces, thanks to the sponge, all hard-to-reach places will be covered with paint. A light tone will look advantageous, even if the base of the pattern is in the center of the face.
4. To paint the eyelids, you need to ask the children to close their eyes or look up to draw the lower eyelid.
5. Be careful when applying designs to your face. Children are little energizers, be careful, avoiding unpleasant accidents like getting a brush in the eye.

What kind of drawings can you make?

There are an incredible amount of makeup ideas and samples. Be sure to calculate your strength, whether you can draw a real tiger, if your maximum is a pirate with a painted eye. Often, the drawings for boys and girls are different, because from childhood, girls are princesses, and boys are superheroes. Follow the rule - bright and short in execution, since children are tired of sitting and waiting.

For girls

Ask cute princesses what they want to see on their faces. Don't forget where you are at the time of face art: maybe it's a themed party or a photo shoot. It is important for girls to create a fabulous and enchanting atmosphere. Princesses, butterflies, fairies, foxes, kittens and cute cats, flowers, mermaids are favorite motifs for girls.

For boys

For boys, choose superheroes, and only then animals or other drawings. Superman, Batman, knight, clown, pirate, tiger, lion, puppy, hare, vampire, car - good drawings for little men. Don't forget that children love to repeat after each other. Even if the kids wanted to paint their faces the same way, you shouldn’t completely deprive them of their individuality: draw the same puppy, but in different colors.

For girls

Girls paint on themed parties, Halloween or New Year's carnival. Big girls are no different from little ones, so princess themes are no less in demand at the age of 25. And also:

• Festive, creative, floral - all of them are suitable for themed photo shoots or parties.
• For Halloween - images of sexy pirates or vampires.
• Catwoman is one of the spectacular images for adult girls, which will suit any masquerade.

Scary drawings

Children should not make very scary pictures on their faces; it is not in your interests to instill horror at the holiday. In this case, you can draw on your face skeletons, pirates or villains that children know from cartoons, but will not be afraid of. Draculas, vampires, bleeding faces will appeal to adults main holiday evil spirits A cheek with a bone sticking out of it, a head with a bullet through the skull, will only provoke a cool and at the same time terrible image.

Animal makeup

Both adults and children love animals. Face art for children with animal faces is in great demand. Every child dreams of being an affectionate kitten or a perky puppy, a green toad princess or a funny teddy bear for at least a few hours. Adults also love to make up their faces in the images of animals, especially if the theme requires it.

Video

Do-it-yourself face painting is quite possible if you use our tips and recommendations on how to apply face painting. Of course, you can buy books on face painting or purchase a manual on face painting, but not everywhere you will find the necessary information.

Any manual on face painting advises, before starting work, to test the paint on a small area of ​​the model’s skin for an allergic reaction, although face painting famous manufacturers has undergone special testing, has the appropriate certificate and is harmless for the vast majority of people.
The model’s hair should be kept as far away from the face as possible so that it reveals the forehead, and it is advisable to change into “work” clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty (although, in our experience, face painting is easily washed off).

The basic techniques for working with face painting are similar to drawing. watercolor paints. Face painting is diluted with water, although after drying the layers are applied without mixing with each other. So, how to apply face painting?

The first stage of face painting is applying the tone. It should be even and smooth. Wet and thoroughly wring out the sponge so that no water remains in it, rub the sponge onto the paint and apply the tone with light circular movements, evenly distributing the tone over the entire face. We do not recommend applying face painting with long, straight strokes, as this will be noticeable when it dries. Don't forget to color the model's eyelids. First, ask the model to look up and paint the edge of the lower eyelids, and then paint the upper and movable eyelid. Be especially careful when painting the skin in the folds of the lips, nose and corners of the eyes, since the most difficult parts for beginning artists are the raised parts of the face. Apply face painting right up to the hairline and make sure that the line of paint along the lower edge of the face is clear and even, and the tone is distributed evenly throughout the face.

The second stage is drawing lines, contours and mask elements. Holding the brush like a pencil, just above the bristles, wet and apply paint in circular strokes. The paint should not flow from the brush and be of a creamy consistency. When applying face painting, hold the brush at a right angle to the model's face. To get a thick line, place the brush on the skin and apply light pressure to draw a line. To obtain thin line or point, work with the very tip of the bristles, barely touching the model’s skin.

How to do face painting if your models are children? Professionals, in addition to their experience in applying face painting, know how to distract children with casual conversation, while The beater will be focused on drawing. But nevertheless, face painting with your own hands is quite possible if you have at least some drawing skills and with some training. However, a person’s face is not a straight and even canvas (remember, paper will endure anything?), so painting on the face requires certain skills. Books on face painting don’t write about this, but drawing on the face is very complicated by the fact that models (most often children) get tired of sitting motionless, without turning, for a long time, so you need to draw quickly and clearly, understanding that you have no right to make a mistake (having drawn a line, it will no longer be possible to erase it and draw it again). In addition, painting on the face gives some particularly sensitive people a certain discomfort; some children are ticklish when a brush touches their face - you need to know about all this when arming yourself with brushes and paint before applying face painting.