Greetings from a newbie in Scotland (Glasgow area)

Hi, would just like to say hello and thanks for the welcome to the forum. I hope to meet fellow face painters in my area (if possible) with a view to meeting up.

I'm very new to face painting and did my first free party for about 40 children at the weekend. One of the mums helped out...thankfully. I found it completely nerve wracking and my hand wouldn't stop shaking. It was fantastic though (once I calmed down and got over my nerves), but definitely need a lot more experience before I would consider myself a qualified face painter.

Hi and welcome!

Welcome to the Forum!
There is a thread on this Forum regarding shaky hands. The Search box on the Forum is very exacting. It is better to do a search on Google like this.... facepaintforum shaky hands
You will get more results to choose to read.

Happy Painting!

Thank you. That's really very helpful fesspenter. I'm off to dd a search now. I was really shocked at how nervous I was and actually used my other hand over the top of the painting one to try and control it...lol

Hi

Yup, I get nervous before a big gig, too.
I think it is because I am really striving to get better and better with every face painting I do.
I cut back on coffee.
I breathe.
My first face painting that I do is never my best. I am trying to do my second face, first. It is not working. The first face is always, well, first. I hit my stride as I go.
Happy Painting!

Welcome Cath03 - Nice to have you at the forum. Best of luck with your next gigs. Just remember to laugh and have fun with the kiddos and they nerves will dissapear quickly

Many thanks for the welcome....and the tips to keep my nerves intact. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all a bit better and also learning some valuable information, tips and techniques from everyone.

Welcome to this wonderful and inspiring forum!!!