cold weather

I was reserved for face painting during an animation on the ski slopes in January, I am very afraid of being cold and soaked my hands in ice water, is what you have already worked out with freezing cold? how did you handle this?

I'm not familiar with face painting outdoors in freezing weather. Can it even be done? I make sure I'm only painting indoors in extreme weather(super hot or super cold). I'm in FL, so we don't get too much super cold.

I wonder if anyone would want paint applied to their face in cold weather like that. It tends to be cold to get the wet paint applied anyway.

I did one time.........don't think I'd ever do it again. Paints don't work right brush get stiff and hands keep shaking. You have to put in 3 times the effort just for something to look decent....so not worth it.

we are suppose to get more snow 5to 7 in on top of all we had last week..
and freezing rain on top of that

I painted outdoors at the Farmers' Market here in near freezing weather... it is REALLY cold on your hands and on their faces. Could they not put you inside the lodge where people are warming up or something? I could see if it were a really sunny day without too much wind, it might not be too bad, but most days when there's snow on the ground, it's not a great time to be face painting. Balloons are absolutely possible, do that all the time... but not many people want you to put freezing water on their face.

Oh Barb, that means the weather you are going to get will probably get me too just like before. Bah Humbug.

Is there anyway that you could have one of those bullet heaters plugged up?We have one that we have used for outside before, I personally HATED painting in the cold. The heater is ok and helps some but I turned down an outside job here at Christmas, I just could not stand being out in this weather, they found another painter and I heard it went well so, maybe it is up to personal preference. I personally hate being cold.

Why would anyone want to be painted on outside anyway? That paint water would be so cold on already cold cheeks. Brrr! I almost always use hot water so it's not a shock on little faces It's sounds smarter to put you inside were people are getting warmed up. I'd call and see where they intend to put you. You can't paint with gloves on. Hee hee

You'd be surprised, people want painted whatever the temperature!

My regular booking I work outdoors, in a woodland- no shelter and was painting up until the end of October, in eastern England which is flat and cold. Then had a few randomn bookings outside even in snow - they tend to provide just a roof as shelter at all these town light switch-ons as its usually in a field or green so there IS no heat/ shelter.

You just learn to layer up, with thermals on the bottom. I have warm felt-lined knitted fingerless gloves which match my hat & legwarmers, and I always have a hat on. TBH even in summer at this place its not that warm, under trees!

Cold water isn't that much of a prob - your paint shouldn't be that wet anyway, mines barely damp to put on. Someone said they kept a thermos of hot/ warm water which I should have thought of, good idea!

I do have a thermos of hot drinks I keep refilling a lidded mug with so I can heat my fingers, and if I remember I take my hubbie's re-useable hand hold pocket warmer thing he uses when hes sailing. Not that you often get time to reheat fingers...

The biggie is cold feet, cold/ wet seeping up from the ground - if you can take a carpet sample or even cardboard to stand on. I start painting at my regular place in 3 weeks so am hoping most of the snow has gone at least...

Cat x

Fingerless gloves is a great idea and cute

You can also ask for a shelter of some kind and a portable heater. Being that this is a ski lodge/hill, you would assume they would already have that available. Using hot water, pocket warmers in your boots, hands (back of the hands, inside your gloves,) and your armpits (sounds weird, but a major source of heat loss,) will make a huge difference.

Are you sure you will be painting outside?
I would be surprised if they didn't supply you some sort of shelter... you should request one.
I don't know about over there... but here in Australia, it actually gets quite hot on the mountains during the day. Anytime I've gone to the ski slopes I have gotten sunburnt. As long as it's not actually snowing at the time, then it's usually quite hot.
As I said maybe that's just here..... I mean in the towns, valleys it's cold as... but up on the slopes is different.
It's strange that they wouldn't have you set up in the ski club.

No one in their right mind would expect anyone to work outdoors up here ... from September to May I only work indoors. It's in my contract and not negotiable!