10 Parts to Face Painting for Events 🌈
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
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My top 10 steps to face painting for an event, from start to finish, with a couple of sidenotes.
00:00 Hello
01:23 Be Seen Be Found
02:23 Communication
05:24 Arrive Early
06:03 Setting Up
09:33 Paint & take Care of yourself
11:09 Closing & Leaving on Time
16:35 Packing up
17:22 PPF Events
20:30 Upset People
22:32 Moment
24:42 Crying Children & Pushy Parents
28:13 Scenario
30:05 End
#1 Be Seen Be Found
* Facebook Page: Show your Service area, email, phone number
* Car Vinyl: Face Painting by " your business name here "
* Send introduction email with photos, service area & contact info to local businesses
#2 Pick your communication
* All mine go through my email, I turned off Facebook messenger
* Get all needed event info at once - saves everyone time & energy
* Save drafts in email to copy & paste so you don't have to keep typing the same email
* If Not Available list other artists they can contact
* Once your confirmed to move forward: send contract, receive signed contract, put event info in calendar/book
* Text event 1 week prior to date to check in
#3 Arrive early (15-20min+)
* Park, unload, setup, bathroom
* Talk while you continue doing what you need to do & setting up
#4 Set-up
* Good spot: away from music & food
* people will find me, tucked away is good with room for line to form, out of the way
* Carry supplies for small events or use folding wagon for large events (more stuff)
* Position sign/menu to be clearly visible & not blocked (sign info: face painting, Cost, Times, designs)
* tape or chalk boundaries on ground (painter's tape works on grass)
* I Always bring my own water,tip jar, sign, sanitizer, tissues, microfiber towels
#5 Paint
* And take care of yourself throughout the event : drink water, clean hands, change paint water, stand up & stretch, blow your nose
* A Happy Painter = Happy people = a great day!
* Take care of yourself before the event : wear clothes that are comfortable & make you feel good, stay up an extra 20 minutes before bed to make sure you’re good to go, pack car the night before, make a list, check the weather forecast
#6 CLOSING & leaving On Time
* ON Time for me = 10-20 minutes after designated close time - this includes the time for packing up
* Having a smaller set-up helps
How to:
1. Clear, Visible sign with painting times
2. Announcement : 30-10 minutes before Close = stop painting, get up & gesture to sign "I'm closing at 4:00, everyone after 4 may have a rainbow & sparkles."
* At least they will all leave with something & everyone is happy
3. Stay true to your word & your boundaries!
* close when you say you're closed
* Be Calm & Clear about everything
#7 Packing Up
* Parent / Event Coordinators will talk to me & pay me
* I let them know "I had a great time, thank you for having me. I don’t need any help, don’t worry about me, I’m going to pack up & head out. Thank you!"
* That way they can continue enjoying there event
#8 Pay Per Face Events
* Bring : Change $ based on the cost of your paintings (you may need more 1’s, 5’s or 10’s)
* Make sure your Phone & Card Reader are charged
* Use a fanny pack or purse with easy access to accept payment
* Always keep your $ on you (bathroom trip)
* Backpack or extra bag to put tip jar in.
* I keep my face painting kit open if I need to run to the bathroom. It’s harder for someone to steal that way.
#9 Upset, Mean or Rude People
1. Have clearly visible painting times
2. Use your voice kindly & firmly, for all to hear, 10-30 minutes before closing, to let everyone know Again, when you are closing
3. Set Boundaries & stick to them! = use painter’s tape to establish your line & if you need to adjust the flow of your line, use your Voice to ask everyone to move a certain way
* They will see that you are a professional person & you mean business. Also, by having a sign with your times & making an announcement for Everyone to hear - they can NOT say that they didn’t know or get upset when you close. They will look foolish if they do. No one wants to look foolish.
#10 Crying Children & Pushy Parents
* I NEVER paint anyone that does Not want to be painted
* I Do NOT allow parents to Restrain their child (hold them still or hold their child’s heads in place)
* I only paint people who want to be painted & freely let me paint them
No Exceptions
Real Scenario :
A parent & child have been waiting in line for an hour, it’s now their turn & the child is crying & doesn’t want a painting. The parent sits down with the child in her lap, holds the child’s crying head against her chest & says “its fine, you can paint her”
I Always say “No. I don’t paint crying children & I don’t paint anyone who doesn’t want to be painted.”
I’m happy & confident about my boundaries.
What is MOST Important to me & my business is to give everyone who visits me a Wonderful experience with Face Painting!
"No I don't paint crying kids" 😂 yep I had to turn someone down for this very reason! Thanks for another great video you're on a roll! 😊
Lol Thanks Lovly! 🤓
My method with crying or reluctant kids is to offer to paint something on the parent first, this often calms and distracts the child from their distress and settles them enough to want to have something too. I often find the arm is also a much better option for them as they have more control and can watch along. Thanks for the advice some great ideas.
Same! 🌈 And thank you
This is so helpful! Thank you! I'm new to facepainting, and I'm benefitting from your amassed wisdom.
Hooray! You're welcome! I'm happy it's helpful because sometimes I feel like I'm just rambling like crazy lol
thanks for this video
You're very welcome Ketty, thanks for checking it out 😊
this is an amazingly helpful video, thank you so much!
Great! That is so good to hear! 🌈🎨
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Thanks Norma 🌈
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🌈🎨🦋 RUclips won't translate this for me! But thanks for checking out my channel 😊
Love your videos! You seem so sweet!
Yay! 🤓 🎨 🌈 🧁🎂 🍨 🤗
A great informative video 😀
Thanks Grace 😁 🌻 🐦 🌻 🌻
You’re most welcome 🩷
This is such good advice!! Thank you! Great content ❤️🎈
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😂😂😂poor kids, after an hour waiting and don't get paint, I wonder how guilty the parent is going to make them feel!
@@alap83 No no, I remind the line often when I’m closing so they don’t end up waiting in line for nothing. Once I am closed, I give the remaining people a rainbow or glitter or something super fast before I go. The kids are totally okay! Lol
I am in love with your entire page, your personality is infectious! I haver been doing 'nail art' for 16+ years and for the last year and a half I've had face paints in my house and every once in a while my child would ask for a design. About 6 months ago I had some parents ask me where my daughter had her face painted, said "me" and so then I started getting booked for things. I am incredibly new, and putting designs on toenails is VERY different. I'm curious if you'd be willing to showcase some of your quick 2-3 minute one stroke designs for newbies like me to practice. I am very slow, takes me around 6-9 minutes per kid depending on the design I'm doing. I have a hard time not embellishing or adding things, or fixing mistakes. My line work and tear drops need so much work. Any advice tips or tutorials would be amazing. I'm located in Canada!
Hey Boonetown 🌈 🎨 🦋 🙂
Toes are very different from faces! Lol
The next video I'm working on will be how to be a fast face painter - I'll have it up in the next week or 2 and will share the shortcuts and practices that I use to paint everything in 1 1/2 - 3 minutes 🤗
@@whimbubble.studio Thank you! I watch all of your videos and am just in awe of how easily it comes to you. I have so many questions though. It seems like you don't wash brushes after use, it looks like you put them away to get the rest of the design done. Is that correct? Do you wash them all once the child is finished? I am currently washing/plopping brushes into the water once i'm done with it, and then on to the next brush. Also... loading your brush just seems to happen so easily for you! I think I've asked this already tho haha. Thanks again! Love your videos
@@boonetown6842 Hey Boonetown 🌈
You have a fantastic eye for detail!
I do Not rinse brushes after I use them. I rinse them Before I use them.
I've noted all of your questions and will answer/show them in my next in-depth video. I have some free time coming up next week so hoping to get it uploaded shortly afterwards!
Excelente video, thank you! Also, could you tell where did you get your insurance, I went to a couple companies and they said that there is not such a Facepainting insurance 😬 thank you
I have business insurance through RLI. Try googling "Insurance for Face Painters" and there should be some face paint forums that list different companies to contact
Thank you 😊
Do you have an age limit of how young you will go? I once had someone ask me to paint their 1-2 month baby once lol 😂 i didn't know what to say haha
I won't paint new new babies, like weeks old, but I'll paint any other baby that lets me and only on their foreheads lol
If the parent and baby are okay with it, I do. I don't usually get requests from people with baby's under month old
Most insurances won't cover painting on those less than 2 years old.