Dirty shameful, face painting kit!

Go for the sort of fake satins - they often sell them in dancewear/ dressmaker shops, or on ebay. Lots have lovely patterns or sparkling stars/ sequin shapes on them.

Its fairly cheap stuff; machine-washable, it looks great, often it can be flipped over so you have a plain-sided option too.

AND it drapes beautifully and doesn't crush, as well as folding far smaller/ lighter than vynyl etc.

Cat x

HaHa! We did have a "Blindfold" Challenge about a year ago. Basically you had to face paint yourself without a mirror
It was pretty funny!

Lauri Strandell wrote:Okay here is the pic, I looked through and found one that shows the whole mess. This is the end of day 2, remember we were outside in the snow, and the paint doesn't wipe off my pink vinyl (any suggestions?)

Doesn't look bad. Often times a patterned cloth will hide the splatters.

Is there a link anywhere for cleaning kits properly/organization tips?

After 2 days that really doesn't look bad. My suggestion is putting a black towel under your whole set up(2 if you need them). The towels are very absorbent & hide the paint stains. They stay clean looking after hours of painting.

I always lay down towels on top of my tablecloths - like Linda says it absorbs paint and water, keeps things from slipping around... Also have matching washcloths and smaller towels to cover my lap and other surfaces.

I just use dollar store plastic table cloths - light and hang nicely.

Yeah, I have to agree, that kit is pretty icky looking, and the painting?? Well, lets just say it makes me feel a WHOLE LOT better about my very first few attempts at painting...

And yeah, I think we had a sort of blind face painting contest, where we just didn't have mirrors to paint ourselves and the results were hillarious (except for Kristal, I remember her's was absolutely PHENOMENAL, lol).

On the other hand, I'd be afraid to paint someone ELSE while I was blindfolded because I just know I'd poke them in the eye or stick the brush up their nose or something, lol.

I think the worst part is how uncomfortable that poor little girl looks. Geesh.

IT was a mirror-less butterfly challenge.

Here is the link.

http://www.facepaintforum.com/t2039-i-purpose-a-unique-butterfly-challenge

I am one of those painters who looks like a tornado went thru my kit after a few hours at a busy event, but it is never filthy, just brushes scattered around, every so often, i stop and take a 60 second break and put things right again, and then mess it up again, just my style LOL I've never had anyone complain and it is usually a good giggle for those in line when I stop, look around and then accusingly ask "Ok, WHO messed up my kit?!?!?!" The kids find it funny to blame me, I blame their mom...stress relief and an excuse to stop and take a breath when busy. And I always have a dark towel under my pallets. So...am I clean and anal? No way, but I don't paint in filth either.

Unfortunately, I've seen worse. Ive seen painters that have filthy kits, and stuff just shoved into bags every which way. One in particular at a festival last fall looked like her stuff was held together with bubble gum and band aids! No rhyme or reason to the kit. Nothing updated, and when I saw that, I promised myself that I would never be affraid to throw out what didnt work, or was too cumbersome. A filthy kit says, "I practice poor hygene - dont hire me".

wow. i've always kept my kit neat and well-organized but the evidence from the pic of the set up as well as that shameful design speaks for itself! That painter could use some coaching...