Wow I have been Facepainting for just under 2 yrs and I have yet to pull off any Face paint in less than 5 min. Maybe a Tribal Butterfly or Dragon. Thats it..I don't know how you do it.. As for my offerings. I regularly tweek what I offer. I found myself making my designs more and more basic so I could get through them faster. I want to move the line quicker. I am presently training my 12 yr old daughter and she can do basic double loaded flowers, Butterfly, Batman, Spiderman, Kitty and Puppy... But each of us takes about 5-7 min each. Really wish I could understand how to do them faster..and still have wow designs at the end... Midnight Angel Midnight Angel Productions Face and Body Art Darke Haunt Works Charity Show www.midnightangel.ca Facebook:Jacqueline Davis-Darke I'm an angel, Honest! The horns are there to hold my halo up straight! ----- Original Message ----- From: "garycole" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "'Face Painting and Body Art Association'" <[email protected]> Cc: "'facepainthq'" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:01 PM Subject: [fpba-assn] Re: Block party's
The challenge is finding the right mix. Speed is relative. Those in the trenches can pull off a very nice Spiderman, Butterfly, skull or tiger in 2 to 3 minutes. If you are taking double that then I would question your methods. Try to make sure you are using good sponges, good brushes and keep the maximum number of colors to three or four. No doubt being the fastest full face painter in the world (literally) I have proven I can paint a full face in 16.5 seconds (with 3 colors). Then again I would be ashamed to put a single of those faces on my business card. I can do a 60 second Spiderman, butterfly, skull or tiger but I tell you the results are less than my personal minimum expectations. I want the child to have a beaming smile when I hold up the mirror. For this to happen consistently, I need to put at least 2.5 to 3 minutes into the face. Add to that when I get to over 30 faces per hour it becomes a job over having fun face painting (while I earn good money). I hate painting 30+ faces per hour all day. I can do it but I do not enjoy it. If I average 3.5 minutes per face then I can be more creative, chat it up with the kids and enjoy my work. I then love my job and also the tips more than make up for the loss of that 30 to 60 seconds. One has to find the proper balance. Narrow down your selection of faces to your top 12 until you can easily average under 5 minutes. Gary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dee dee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:57 AM To: Face Painting and Body Art Association Subject: [fpba-assn] Block party's After my last block party, I been trying to figure out how I could make this run a little smoother/ and make the line go alittle quicker. and still make your work look great. Does any one have any ideas or designs that would make this a more enjoyable time. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4270 (20090723) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4270 (20090723) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Face Painting and Body Art Association." This is a PG-13 forum dedicated to the discussion of Face Painting and Body Art. This group is provided for the benefit of all and as such is not moderated. Our goal is to promote open and unrestricted communication between people interested in face painting and body art. We hope that you will be courteous to others and try to stay on topic. You are free to offer products or services related to face painting as well. Please address concerns with the original poster before contacting the management. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fpba-assn -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
