Rainbow Tiger by paintedparty

When face painting, you don’t have to follow the norm. You can use any colors you want. Thinking outside the box can produce exciting, vibrant images like this one.

Spiderman pose by imsickofmaps

Clothing can greatly enhance your face painting abilities and add a certain flair as this handsome young man demonstrates.

Though he is best known for his comic books, Spider-Man has also appeared in cartoons, movies, coloring books, television, novels, records, and children’s books. IN the late 60s, Spider-Man even had his own animated series on television which ran for four years.

Smiling Tiger by paintedparty

The tiger is the largest of the cat species and can reach a total body length of up to 11 feet and can weigh up to 670 pounds. Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts.

Cat face painting is one of the more requested face paintings.

Spiderman by against the tide

Spider-Man can not only eject a single rope-like strand to swing from, he can also eject a net to catch enemies, weave a shield for protection, a club, or a hang-glider wing.

Spiderman Face Painting by Pampered Delights

Who said Spider-man was a he?

The person behind Spider-man’s secret identity is Peter Parker, a teenage high school student. Spider-man is also known as Spidey and is sometimes referred to as The Amazing Spider-Man.

Hoboken Arts & Music Festival (Spring 2006) by David Pfeffer

A little girl gets her face painted by a clown at the Hoboken Arts & Music Festival.

Many face painters are themselves “painted up.” Very often as clowns.

Joe the Clown by simon roberts

There are also “rodeo clowns,” usually in full face paint, who will work in pairs or sometimes in threes. In bull riding, for instance, rodeo clowns will move towards the bull, waving and yelling to attract the bull’s attention to themselves as soon as a bull rider dismounts or is thrown from the bull. Rodeo clowns do this so the rider can escape from the bull and get to safety. A very important job.

neon pink dolphins by paintedparty

Dolphins are marine mammals. They are closely related to porpoises and whales. They are considered one of the most intelligent animals. Dolphins friendly appearance and playful attitude have made them very popular with humans.

Dolphins can make a wonderfully unique face painting.

Why are clowns so depressing? by RobertFrancis

As a child, I thought clowns were supposed to be funny and entertaining. This one reminds me of all the sadness that there is in the world, thinly veiled in face paint.

There can be sad clowns, happy clowns, entertaining clowns, depressing clowns, funny clowns, any kind of clown you can think of. Perhaps one should just paint their mood.

The Sad Clown by Vineet Radhakrishnan

The sad clown
Always hiding his frown.
His painted mask hides the tears he cries.

There are special water-based cosmetic face paints made for face painting. Tempera and acrylic paints made for craft projects are not meant for use on skin and should not be used for face painting. Paints not made for face painting may cause a reaction ranging from mild discomfort to possible severe allergic reaction.