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Tuesday Tips @ 10: One Stroke Unicorn Horns

Happy Tuesday! Here’s a video version of an old photo tutorial I did years ago on how to do rainbow unicorn horns quick and easy with a one stroke brush!

  • Fusion Split Cakes
    Fusion Split Cakes
    $12.50$13.50
  • Mehron Paradise Prisma Brushes
    Mehron Paradise Prisma Brushes
    $7.50$8.75
  • TAG #12 Flat Brush
    TAG #12 Flat Brush
    $7.00
  • TAG One Stroke Split Cakes
    TAG One Stroke Split Cakes
    $12.00$15.00
  • SillyFarm Arty Cakes
    SillyFarm Arty Cakes
    $12.50
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Tuesday Tips @ Ten: Super Easy Snowflakes!

Happy Tuesday! Today I’d like to share a great tip that I learned from my artist friend Linda John! I’ll show you her cool trick for making super easy snowflakes without using any stencils or even a brush!

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Tuesday Tips @ 10: 6 Ways to paint Fireworks!

Happy Tuesday and happy independence day!! Today I thought it would be fitting to show you 6 different ways to paint fireworks!

I hope you have a fun filled day of painting patriotic designs…please feel free to comment and share what YOU painted this year!

  • Topaz Stars Mirror Eye Stencil
    Topaz Stars Mirror Eye Stencil
    $6.00
  • Topaz Stencils - Fireworks Mirror Eyes
    Topaz Stencils – Fireworks Mirror Eyes
    $6.00
  • Topaz Stencils - Tiny Bunch O' Stars Texture
    Topaz Stencils – Tiny Bunch O’ Stars Texture
    $2.00
  • TAP Fireworks Stencil
    TAP Fireworks Stencil
    $3.00
  • Art Factory Festival Glitter
    Art Factory Festival Glitter
    $9.55
  • BAM 1039 Scattered Stars
    BAM 1039 Scattered Stars
    $4.00
  • TAG One Stroke Split Cakes
    TAG One Stroke Split Cakes
    $12.00$15.00
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Christmas Face Paintings!

Lately I’ve been having some fun painting some lesser known Christmas special/movie characters and posting them on our Facebook page! Here are a few I’ve done so far…there are more coming next week, so make sure to like and follow us on Facebook for more fun inspiration to come!

“Pink Nighmare!” from A Christmas Story – painted on myself
“Charlie-in-the-Box” from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – painted on myself! (Using some Ooh! Snowflake stencils!)
“Hocus Pocus” from Frosty the Snowman – painted on myself! (Using some Ooh! Snowflake stencils!)
“Abominable” (Buble!) – painted on my son Toby! (Using some Ooh! Snowflake stencils!)

Okay, this one below is not a particular movie character, however, it was an idea that came out of the Charlie-in-the-Box design with the pom poms! I thought they would make cute snowballs! 😀

“Snowball Fight” – painted on my son Sam! (Using some Ooh! Snowflake stencils!)

Here are a few of the products I used for the snowflakes in many of these designs…I love the short kabuki brush for detailed stencil designs, and am totally in love with these Ooh! Snowflake stencils!!

  • W07 Ooh! Snowflake Wrap
    W07 Ooh! Snowflake Wrap
    $5.00
  • W08 Ooh! Snowflake Wrap
    W08 Ooh! Snowflake Wrap
    $5.00
  • Short Kabuki Stencil Brush
    Short Kabuki Stencil Brush
    $4.99

Stay tuned to our Facebook page for some more fun Christmas designs next week, as well as photos from our upcoming weekend events!

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Full Faces Freak me out!

 I hesitate to even post these just because full faces still totally creep me out!!  That’s probably a bad trait for a face painter, eh? 😉 Well, I thought I’d try my hand at some full face animals on myself.  So here they are:

Leopard – This was my first try at using a “rake brush,” and a neat animal print stencil I just bought online.  Never thought I’d use a stencil but they are pretty slick for things like prints!
My tiger face, before I had the rake brush which makes such great fur…

Trying out another new stencil of reptile skin! The interferenz paints were pretty cool for this.  If I did it again I’d do a darker base and then do the stencil’ed pattern in lighter green. I used to have an iguana named Gonzo.  There’s your trivia for the day.