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Welcome Face Painting Empassionados! I have been dreaming about making a blog for the past year, and well…with the help of my wonderful husband Santi, I am here writing my first official post. I have been face painting for 20 years now, and I am just soo filled up with information about paints, techniques, tips and all that jazz, that I am dying to get it all out of me…and hopefully for you to learn from and enjoy!
If you have any questions about face painting techniques, running a business as a face painter, or anything else that might pertain to face painting I will bring them up on the blog to address. I want to put polls on here about products and events too…so we can all learn from each other in a fun way.
Every week I will post a step by step design, most being simple but unique and cool. If you have requests, I will try to fit
them in! I have over 90 YOUTUBE videos on face painting at my clashtheclown channel. If you haven’t seen them yet, please go be entertained by the wild kids in the background and the funky designs.
I opened a face paint store in January 2009, where I sell Diamond FX, TAG and Paradise paints and factory made and custom made rainbow cakes. I also sell rake brushes and dotter sponges and have my own DREAM KITS! You can check out my store at www.JestPaint.com!
If you have no idea who I am, you can go learn about me on my entertainment website, www.jestparty.com by reading the History page.
Thanks for checking out my blog. Subscribers will be the first to know about crazy sales and new products from my store, and get to see the step by step designs. I hope you come back every week to see what we can crank out, face paint style!
PS: Subscribers will get SPECIAL DEALS to be used at my online store through their e-mails, so keep an eye on your inbox!! (For the new visitors, check the posts under the “Special Deals for Subscribers” category to see the current available deals)
Here is an example of what you can find on my YouTube Channel!!
Hi People Painters of the World! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
We are Shamrockin’ a 10% off sale on orders over $50 this 3 day weekend at Jest Paint! This is a great opportunity to try some of the new things we have bouncing around our shop! Please scroll ALL the way down to find the coupon code and read the fine print…get out your shamrock goggles!
For those who were wondering, our daughter Oceana is doing much better these days. She is adjusting to her new Diabetic lifestyle and we are getting her numbers to normal levels and she looks so much healthier and feels so much better too. It isn’t easy for any of us but it does get better. Angelo is happy because he is getting a little more attention now that we are catching on! He just sprouted his first two teeth and is crawling on all fours and cruising around the house. He’ll be 1 next month, so he has to get his walk on soon!
Beginner’s Class and Super Free Demo JAM
Come visit us if you are free on March 24th, 2013 !! Check out the flyer for all the details!
Here is the low down on all the new products we have this month at Jest Paint! We will also have more stuff soon, so keep your eyes peeled and painted!
Check out the new Tat2U pens. They are very similar to the Kryolan Skinliners, just a wider range of bright colors. Here is an image they shared using the Tat2U pens. We will have a tutorial up soon, but if you want to know more the Skinliner Video below has a ton of info that will help.
We have the entire selection of Cameleon face and body paints now!
We are waiting for our next shipment because many of the 32 gram cakes sold out right away. I give major thumbs up to Metal Rose Sugar and Metal Thistle! I also love Celedon and Dark Blood Red. My fav of the new ColorBlocks is definitely Soul Fire! Check out all the swatches under each product at our store so you can build up your wish list!
WHAT ELSE??
Mehron seems to have been listening to all the feedback about their Paradise metallic colors, and they came out with a new line of them called Brilliant Colors! We are totally psyched because they are beautiful and easy to apply!!
The new Brilliant Gold and Silver is out of this world! It is like they took the Metallic Powders and magically transformed them into cake form! They are soo opaque and extremely shiny! Your robots will have never looked so good!
The Brilliant Fuchsia is super shimmery and very magenta-ish! I promise that you will love this color, even if you are a boy! Just ask Santi.
The Brilliant Orange is much fresher than their Sunset Orange (which was kind of like a burnt orange), yet it still isn’t crazy tiger orange since it has some gold in it to simmer it down. It is a stellar color, and would make more high fashion tigers, that is for sure.
The Brilliant Baby Blue is like a mix between DFX Sky Blue and FAB Ziva Blue shimmer.
The Brilliant Violet, Blue and Green are much improved in consistency than their older versions and a bit brighter in shades; as a reference they are similar to DFX Metallics in Blue, Violet and Green but with the creamy Paradise consistency that many love!
What else is new?
We also have new TAG Split Cakes and One Strokes to brighten your day!
Check out the swatches and images below to see if you want to marry one!
We have to give Laura Oliver props for helping design the Water Fairy Cake and the Aurora Borealis! Thanks Laura! They are already “flying” off the shelves!
Below is a design using the New Aurora Borealis I created some major drama at the bank and supermarket with this eye design.
The Fire Fairy is a beautiful sheer cake..it creates a gossamer wing effect. For a more solid bold look you might also like the NEW Oriental Dreams!
HELLO HENNA is HERE!
We love Dara Lightle, the queen of Henna and free hand glitter tattoos , and we also love her new Hello Henna Kit that we are now carrying! This is a great way to get your toes wet…and maybe even delightfully brown… in the name of an age old beautiful body art-form!
For the love of color we made a new chart of Paradise Regular Colors. I hope some of you find it helpful!
Starting on Friday March 15th until March 17th we will be running the Shamrockin’ Sale!
The coupon will be for a 10% discount on your entire order over $50 (before shipping, handling and Michigan taxes).
Please read the rules below to understand the way the coupon works, and to find the code. There are no exceptions to these rules (please don’t ask for one).
Please read the following rules before using the coupon:
Only one coupon per order is accepted. The coupon is valid only on Friday March 15th until March 17th at 11:59pm EST.
The Code must be entered in the Coupon Code Box at checkout, meaning, we at Jest Paint can’t apply it after you have placed your order, or if you put it in the comments box.
We cannot combine orders into one package if they each have different coupon codes applied. They will be shipped separately.
Please don’t wait until the last minute to place your order. If your order fails and the coupon has expired, we can not guarantee the discount.
Payment for the order must be received before the coupon expires.
Sorry, but there are no exceptions to these Coupon Code rules.
PLEASE, call if you have any problems while checking out. We will be happy to help you!
Hi again! We are getting close to Thanksgiving and we want to share a couple of things with you.
Next week Jest Paint will be moving to a bigger location so we won’t be shipping any products or answering e-mails between Wednesday November 21st and Sunday November 25th (last shipment for this week will go out at 2pm EST on Tuesday November 20th). We hope to be back at work by November 26th. We might be a little backed up with our orders so please be patient while we organize everything and get ready to serve you even better (the bigger place will allow us to have a bigger inventory and hopefully process the orders even faster).
On the good side, we are having a Black Friday sale! Look at the bottom of this newsletter for more information on that.
Step by Step Butterfly
This design was made using the Cameleon Colorblock Roses and some Diamond FX Essential Sea Green and White.
You can use a flat brush for the edge, I personally love the Prisma 1 inch flat brush. For the details use a round brush, Loew Cornell brushes are some of my favorite ones. For the Sea Green I used a round sponge.
Rainbow cakes are great for creating mega fast designs that still look intricate and unique. If you haven’t tried them yet I would strongly recommend that you get one and practice. You will be amazed at how much you can accomplish with these little babies.
NEW Product
Today we are introducing a new hand made Rainbow Cake. It has Diamond FX neon colors in the same order as the large Diamond FX neon cake. We have been out of stock of the Large Diamond FX Neon Rainbow Cake for a while and while we wait for it to come, we have made a bigger version that will be available for a limited time.
The Container is 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ by 3/4″. Your round sponge cut in hald fits perfectly in this cake!
BLACK FRIDAY and SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
SALE
Starting on Friday November 23rd until November 24th we will have 2 great coupons.
First Coupon will be for a 10% discount on your entire order (before shipping, handling and Michigan taxes) plus a FREE BAM Stencil (no order minimum required). The Free BAM Stencil will be at Jest Paint’s choice and ONLY until supplies last (regardless of the expiration date of the promotion). Don’t add the stencil to your cart, just enter the coupon and we will include it with your order (if we still have them).
The Second Coupon will be for a FREE Face Painting With Clash book, with no minimum order required (supplies are guaranteed for this sale). Don’t add the book to your cart, just enter the coupon and we will include the book with your order.
Please read the rules below to understand the way the coupons work, and to find the codes. There are no exceptions to these rules (please don’t ask for one).
Please read the following rules before using the coupon:
Only one coupon per order is accepted. The coupon is valid only on Friday November 23rd until November 24th at 11:59pm EST.
The Code must be entered in the Coupon Code Box at checkout, meaning, we at Jest Paint can’t apply it after you have placed your order, or if you put it in the comments box. No Phone orders will be taken between November 21st and November 25th.
We cannot combine orders into one package if they each have different coupon codes applied. They will be shipped separately.
Please don’t wait until the last minute to place your order. If your order fails and the coupon has expired, we can not guarantee the discount.
Payment for the order must be received before the coupon expires.
Sorry, but there are no exceptions to these Coupon Code rules.
PLEASE, call (we won’t be able to check our e-mails those days, so call us) if you have any problems while checking out. We will be happy to help you!Coupon Code for 10% Discount and Free BAM: 10FBAM
Coupon Code for Free Face Painting With Clash: FFPWC
Please read the entire e-mail before using the code
Starting on November 6th until November 7th or until supplies last (which ever comes first) we will be giving away a FREE BAM stencil (at Jest Paint’s selection) with each order over $50 if you use the coupon code JESTBAM at checkout.
Please read the following rules before using the coupon: Only one coupon per order is accepted. The coupon is valid only on November 6th through November 7th, 2012 until 11:59pm EST on November 7th.
The Code must be entered in the Coupon Code Box at checkout, meaning, we at Jest Paint can’t apply it after you have placed your order, or if you put it in the comments box. Phone orders must request that the coupon to be applied when placing your order. We cannot combine orders into one package if they each have different coupon codes applied. They will be shipped separately.
Please don’t wait until the last minute to place your order. If your order fails and the coupon has expired, we can not guarantee the discount.
Payment for the order must be received before the coupon expires.
Sorry, but there are no exceptions to these Coupon Code rules. PLEASE, call if you have any problems while checking out. We will be happy to help you!
Fall is here in Michigan, the leaves are blowing around like witches on brooms and the air is getting chilly! For those of you on the east coast, we send our best wishes for your safety while Sandy makes her moves.
There is going to be a two day sale (October 31st-November 1st, 2012) on all Paradise/Mehron products throughout the store, and DFX Products that are under the following Categories, Diamond FX and Diamond FX Brushes.
You will save 10% on the above items IF and only IF you enter the coupon code in the coupon code box during check out. But, but, but we beg you to please read the coupon rules to avoid disappointment or confusion! Once you have read them then you can copy and paste the code below and shop like crazy!
Enter the coupon code once you have racked up $25 in any products on October 31st or November 1st, 2012 while checking out, and you will save 10% off any items that you picked from the Diamond FX and Diamond FX Brushes pages, and on any Paradise/Mehron product.
Important Coupon Rules to Remember
Only one coupon per order is accepted. The coupon is valid only on October 31st-November 1st, 2012 until 11:59pm EST on November 1st.
The Code must be entered in the Coupon Code Box at checkout, meaning, we at Jest Paint can’t apply it after you have placed your order, or if you put it in the comments box. Phone orders must request that the coupon to be applied when placing your order.
We cannot combine orders into one package if they each have different coupon codes applied. They will be shipped separately.
Please don’t wait until the last minute to place your order. If your order fails and the coupon has expired, we can not guarantee the discount.
Payment for the order must be received before the coupon expires.
Sorry, but there are no exceptions to these Coupon Code rules.
PLEASE, call if you have any problems while checking out. We will be happy to help you!
Enter coupon code JESTSPOOKY once you have racked up $15 in products on October 23rd or 24th while checking out, and you will save 10% off any items that you picked from the Special FX page and the Body Glue page.
This is a great time to get those products that you need for Halloween, and those that might risk freezing during shipping as the cold weather strikes those lucky to live in chilly winter zones. Brrrrr….
Important Coupon Rules to Remember
The coupon can only be used one time per customer and only one coupon per order is accepted. The coupon is valid only on October 23-24th, 2012 until 11:59pm EST on the October 24th.
The Code must be entered in the Coupon Code Box at checkout, meaning, we at Jest Paint can’t apply it after you have placed your order, or if you put it in the comments box. Phone orders must request that the coupon to be applied when placing your order.
We cannot combine orders into one package if they each have different coupon codes applied. They will be shipped separately. Please don’t wait until the last minute to place your order. If your order fails and the coupon has expired, we can not guarantee the discount. Payment for the order must be received before the coupon expires.
Sorry, but there are no exceptions to these Coupon Code rules Call if you have any probs while checking out!
Hi Everyone! How are you?? I hope life is cranking out some goodness!
We are so happy that a lot of you are keeping us busy here at Jest Paint. We really appreciate your support and your mega sweet words of encouragement as we jump into the craziness of the Halloween Season!
I made these quick step by steps for you if you are craving some new face painting ideas. If you have any cool fall designs that you want to share on the blog e-mail me some pics and I will put them on this page.
Zombie Skin is a ton of fun to use. Just keep in mind that you are going to use it to create gruesome effects, so don’t expect a flawless finish with this good old goop unless you are a master at sculpting sticky paste. Santi used layers of bunched up toilet paper to add to Oceana’s humiliation (no, actually to make the nose bigger without having to use as much Zombie Product). The bonus to this toilet paper addition was that Oceana was left with a very smooshy flexible nose that we could mold around. She found this really fun to play with and so did we! If we didn’t use the toilet paper her nose would have dried into a very firm rubber material.
Zombie Skin does not have ammonia in it after some magical processing, but it does still have a rather pungent rotting flesh smell that is gross, but very easy to get used to…and the smell fades as it dries.
To make cuts, you just plop a glob of the paste onto the zone of destruction and quickly smooth out the edges all the way around with a popcicle stick, a rubber mixing spatula, or the end of a paint brush, or anything flat and smooth. I imagine a zombie tooth might work well for smoothing out the skin, but we didn’t have any of those. Once the skin starts to firm up you jab the thick center with a q-tip, a butter knife, a popsicle stick or something that won’t actually hurt you, and then pull the Zombie skin apart a little. Now you can color the skin and bruise it and fill the hole with blood and life is good! Well, life is more disgusting actually, but luckily it is just temporary. Below is Linda’s review.
Reviewer: Linda Schrenk from Jacksonville, FL United States
This product is super easy to use. I’ve made ripped out mouths, cuts & holes in head. I am not a SFX expert, but this product makes me look like one. It’s easy to paint over & comes off easily.
Have a great Halloween Season. Let us know if there are any new products that you would like to see at our store, or if you have any step by step requests. Thanks again!
This is a great design for those new to using rainbow cakes because there really aren’t any fancy moves here. The key is just to make your strokes flow around the face. Keep your wrist loose and paint with your whole arm as you swirl up over the eye and around the cheek bone. Try to keep you strokes away from the mouth, and you will be all good!
ZOMBIE TIME IS HERE!
Looking for good colors to use for painting zombies? The Paradise Nuance Palette has a lot of colors that would make perfect bruised, rotten, moldy zombie flesh! Click here to check it out.
We also have some wonderful Zombie Skin for easy 3-d effects. It is recommended to keep the goop covered as much as possible and lay some plastic wrap over it as you work deeper down in the jar. A little goes a long way with this stuff. Add and blend small areas at a time to get good blending while it is still soft. My daughter loved getting covered in it, but I didn’t take a picture, so keep your eyes out for one soon! She wants more rotting flesh all over here ASAP so she can freak out the neighbor boys! Here are all of our special effects products!
Oooh ohhh oooh and you will notice that we have Mehron Extra Flesh and Mehron Synwax. A customer has used both and she says that the Synwax is better for doing really large effects, giant gashes and facial molding, and the Extra Flesh is really easy to use for smaller wounds, warts and all that nasty stuff.
If you have any Halloween Requests for Demo’s or Products let me know!
Anna
P.S.
Below is an old YouTube video I made demoing a zombie face in case you want a nice zombie flashback.
I get so excited every Halloween, and you all probably do too. I also get a little frazzled that I can’t do everything I want or am asked to do when Halloween weekend comes around. Have you ever felt this way?
Soo Many Halloween Options (Mine and maybe yours):
Private make overs for kids or adults
Private Halloween Parties
Birthday Parties
Large Company Parties
City Sponsored Events
Charity Events and Fundraisers
Mall Events
Dance Clubs
Contests for yourself or someone else
Events at Bowling Alleys or Lazer Tag and Paintball Places
Haunted Houses
Casinos
Church Events
School Events
Enjoying Halloween with your own friends and family
I find that I have to chew over every gig request, wondering if I should just commit to make-overs throughout the day, or wait to take on big events, or just make it a special day for me and my family.
If you are in it to make as much $$ as you can to support yourself during the slow season, you will have to make a clear decision and stick to it. The tricky thing is booking small makeovers or short parties and then getting the call for that dream gig that will cover your rent and food bills for the next month, and not being able to do it because of the smaller gigs.
Some ways you can overcome this are:
Have a two or 3 hour minimum for a party at your Halloween rate.
Contact any company that you think might book you, or whom you would like to work for and let them know that you are available if they are having any Halloween or Harvest Time events. Don’t wait for them to contact you first, they might have lost your contact info, or they might do it last minute, when you are already tied up with smaller events or private bookings. Then fill in the cracks with makeovers if you have the time and/or energy.
Charge more than usual for those individual makeovers or require that people wanting makeovers come in groups so that it would equal your Halloween hourly rate. For example, if you charge $100 per hour on Halloween, you can ask for $20 make overs for 20 minutes per person for 5 people minimum. Or charge $50 for makeovers after 5pm, with a two person minimum or so on and so forth and all that math jazz!
If you are going to do makeovers, early is better than late. Have people come as early as possible so that you can fit at ton of bookings in throughout the day. A lot of people might not need their faces painted until 8pm, but you can’t paint everyone’s face at 8pm, so some will have to come earlier and just enjoy the whole day in face paint. For an additional charge you could provide a mini touch up kit or they could come back for a quick touch up if they drink their face off etc.
Set up a public pay per face booth somewhere where you will get a lot of takers. In this case as well, make sure that you will charge enough per face to equal a good hourly rate.
Don’t pass up a sweet gig for a gig that is going to cancel last minute:
Get contracts and deposits for everything you do on Halloween. Make sure that everyone you will be working with is totally committed to the plan, it will save you a lot of grief on such a long awaited day!
The week of, call everyone that you have made agreements with and carefully go over the date and time and other important details. I just goofed up a booking because the mom thought that the date she told me was on a Sunday, when it was really a Saturday, so make sure you not only get the date, but the day of the week confirmed. Also, make sure you have e-mail and cell phones (not just work phones) of those you are working with, and that they have yours in case of last minute changes.
If $$ is not an issue, then you can start planning your dream Halloween weekend early so that when it arrives you can have as much fun as possible. Book those gigs that might not pay a lot but you really want to be a part of. Make decorations, build costume pieces, research costume contests, buy a lot of candy, plan a crazy party or whatever your dream is!
Clash’s Face Paint Ideas
Below are some Pics of Designs I made using some of my favorite rainbow cakes…credit is due to the Wolfe Brothers for the little green arm creeper, I was inspired by their arm monsters…which are pretty fast and sickening!
Happy hot summer! I hope things are cooling down a little for you in the steamy spots! We keep expanding our store, and you can see what we have new under the NEW Products Category. FAB Ziva Blue Shimmer will be here very soon, and we will also be getting the water pens…you can see the review here. I love these for my black line-work!
We not only liked the colors but how she used the BAM Tree stencil.
Here are some examples of designs I made using the Fall Fairy cake…
If you haven’t played with mixing the earthy pearls and metallics for bases, give it a go! The outcomes are very pretty! We also carry a little rainbow pot called Otoño that I used to make this cat below.
Barb has submitted some great Pics recently that she painted using our Pearl Brisa cake. Here is one to give you an idea of how it looks on happy people!
