Hi all *waves* newbie painter from the UK

Hi everyone, Im Sammie, I'm 21 and have my own successful business in Event Planning and Management.

I've dabbled in facepainting for many years now, since being about 14 I think. I've always used Snazaroo paints, and have been lucky enough to have an artistic and creative flair from my fathers side. If I have a picture, I can usually copy it onto someones face.

I've been offering Childrens Party Packages for a while as part of my business, but realised its time I took the plunge and started offering Face Painting as a package within the business.

I bought a kit the other day, the large professional 1500 face kit from Snazaroo, but would love your tips, and help on what more to get to bulk up my bok now, and anything you think would be helpful to me!

I've done a few designs, (on myself mainly) and will upload them as I go, your criticisms are hugely welcomed!

Thanks for reading, hope to get to know you all better soon! Sammie x (Bolton, Lancs UK)

Welcome to the forum & the plunge into the world of face painting!

Thank you I'm busy reading all your posts, and getting excited at your galleries! You've all given me so much more inspiration already!

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks

hello and welcome

Hi

So far ive had three welcomes, and all off people in America ( I think :S ) Are there many people here from the UK?

welcome from the Netherlands!

Hi thats at least one other country on here

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- From Denmark

We have a few from the UK.

Hello Lonnie

Thanks everyone for the kind welcome. Can you give me any newbie pointers? PLaces to look online for things, things to read, pictures to admire, best kit to have, anything really

EVENTERTAINMENTS wrote: Can you give me any newbie pointers? PLaces to look online for things, things to read, pictures to admire, best kit to have, anything really

Well, this forum is a gift for new paintes in my opinion... If you for example go to the monthly challenges part, you will have tons of how to's and step-by-steps right there waiting for you . Youtube is an other good idea for designs. There you can really see how different designs can be done, and then add your own twist to the ones you like... Many talented poeple on this forum even have their own youtube channels with fantastic videos .

Lonnie wrote:Well, this forum is a gift for new paintes in my opinion... If you for example go to the monthly challenges part, you will have tons of how to's and step-by-steps right there waiting for you . Youtube is an other good idea for designs. There you can really see how different designs can be done, and then add your own twist to the ones you like... Many talented poeple on this forum even have their own youtube channels with fantastic videos .

Thank you so much, I'll go and have a look now Ive already spent most of my week on You Tube finding video's etc. I was off work ill, so had plenty of time to research

Gidday & welcome to the group from Cradle Mountain, Tasmania Australia

Hi Sammie, welcome to the forum!
Where in the UK are you? I'm near Dudley in the West Midlands, grew up in Essex. Cool to have you on the forum

Canada is here too...

oooh Hi

My cousin lives in Tasmania too

Im from Bolton, near Manchester - been do Dudley a few times, I was in Birmingham the other day too

Helloooo to Canada too!

Welcome to the forum...it is really great! Everyone is really willing to share lots of tips and tricks of the trade. I love it! I think you will too!

I do already Thanks for your welcome x

Someone just asked me what things we do, so heres a copy of the post I wrote

Conferences, business launches, product launches, corporate and charity events, birthday parties (kids and adult), all family parties, we have our own entertainments team, DJ, Karaoke, live broadcasts, musical roadshows.
Quiz Nights, race nights, casino experiences, theming events, venue hire, venue decoration, organising functions, floor managing events, tour managers.

You name it, we can do it.

We go one further though, and already offer the option to have magicians, bouncy castles, balloon modelling and face painting as options for kids. parties etc, so if I can do the hire of castles, and balloon modelling anyway, it might be a good idea to hone in on the fact I enjoy painting faces, and learn to do it myself, rather then keep trying to find someone available.

Theres only one lady in our area who offers it, and I don't like her at all!!! she's grumpy, very uinfriendly, and highly unprofessional - if there was someone else, I wouldnt mind, and quite happily let them do it and pay them. It's good for me though anyways as I enjoy it

welcome!

Hi Thanks for the welcome x

Hello and Welcome!