Easy Halloween Face Painting Designs

With Halloween quickly approaching, face paintingoutline the ghost. Fill in with more white paint, dot
season is kicking into high gear. Try these easy,on black eyes and a smile and the ghost is
but immensely child-pleasing Halloween "cheek art"complete.
designs at class parties, fall festivals andNothing is "sweeter" than a face dotted with
homecoming carnivals.painted candy corn. The basic shape is a pyramid,
Begin with good quality, water-based face paints.with yellow on the bottom third, orange on the
You can find them online or in some theatricalmiddle third and white at the peak. You can
stores. A palette of six, good-quality face paints iscreate a candy corn crown by painting the
priced around $12.00 and includes enough paint forcandies in succession along the forehead.
70 or more cheek art designs. Water-based faceTo paint a jack-o-lantern, begin with a circle or
paints apply as easily as watercolors and removeoval of orange paint. When the orange paint dries,
cleanly with a paper towel and water.add small triangles in black paint for the eyes and
For a small gathering of children, two or threenose and paint a toothy smile in black as well. Add
small to medium sized paint brushes will bea green stem and your jack-o-lantern is complete.
sufficient. A bowl of water to rinse the brushesThe most important thing to remember when
and a roll of paper towels conclude the list offace painting is to have fun and keep it simple!
basic supplies.Children aren't expecting a Picasso to be painted
In my opinion, the simplest design to paint is thaton their face. They simply love to celebrate the
of a ghost. The basic shape of the ghost is thatoccasion and face painting is the perfect way to
of a triangle. With a brush loaded with white paint,light up the face of any child.
paint a loose triangle by creating a wavy line to