About
Color, art, and fun combine into our most joyously vibrant course! Our experts will teach you the art of face painting. From working with children at festivals to otherworldly Halloween looks, face painting is a transformative practice. With just paint, you can turn into a comic book vixen, mottled mermaid, or cotton candy kitten! Join us on a journey through the types of face painting: children, adults, Halloween, and special effects. As you watch our transformation videos, you’ll learn the secrets only the experts know!
This expert face painting course will take you from the very basics - the types of paint, glitter, brushes, and sponges you should use - to expert subjects like using horror prosthetics!
In this course, you will:
- Learn about the paints, glitters, materials and prosthetics that will transform you!
- Watch step-by-step tutorials, learning exactly how the experts do it
- Learn how to deal with difficult children (and parents!)
- Understand the correct set-up for festival face painting
- Learn how to create your own looks
- Build a daily practice, growing your confidence and skill
- From spooky to kooky, learn how to create and execute great face painting looks
Requirements
Trendimi courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lessons
Module: 1 Introduction To Face Painting
- Overview of Paints and Glitters
- Overview of Tools, Kits, and Supplies
- Designing a Look – from References to Imagination
- Painting Techniques, Textures, and Stencils
- Safety First: Good Practices and Guidelines
- How to Make Money Face Painting
Module: 2 Face Painting Designs That Kids Will Love
- 10 Tips for Painting on Children
- Inspiration for Children’s Face Painting Designs
- Imagination Tutorial: Robot
- Animal Tutorial: Butterfly
Module: 3 Face Painting Transformations For Adults
- Inspiration for Adult Designs and Looks
- Character look ideas
- Art look ideas
- Nature look ideas
- Supernatural and imagination look ideas
- Being respectful
- Animal Tutorial: Cheetah
Module: 4 Freaky Designs For Halloween And Horror Fans
- Conceptualizing Horror Makeup
- Anatomy Tutorial: Skeletal Design
- Undead Tutorial: Zombie Design
Module: 5 Incorporating Special Effects Makeup
- Materials and Supplies for Special Effects
- Creating Wounds and Gore
- Tutorial: Mouth Slashes with Stitching Design
- Using Prosthetics
- Teeth, Fur, and other Accessories
- Tutorial: Vampire Design
Career
Who is this course for?
- Anyone who would like to be a face painter will benefit from this course! With in-depth video tutorials and expert advice, you’ll be able to confidently learn about this fascinating skill
- If you hold children’s parties or organize festivals and other events, face painting is an exciting additional skill to have
- People who work with children can keep them amused by painting their faces
- Anyone working with drama groups or theater companies
Career path
- Make a good living working festivals, birthday parties, and events
- Use Instagram and YouTube to build your brand and become sponsored by companies
- Work as Special Effects Artists on movie and TV sets
- Use your artistic vision on fashion shoots
Certification
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org).
When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
Creator
Tessa Morrison
Expertise: Art
Tessa is a well-rounded nerd, writer, cosplayer, and artist. Her work has been featured in numerous galleries including Spoke Art Gallery, Gallery 1988, Bold Hype Gallery, and Hero Complex Gallery to name a few. One of her pieces even made it into art book Bad Dads: Art Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson, part of the official Wes Anderson Collection.
Heather Glass
Expertise: Body Painting
Heather Glass, The Ginger Artist, has been drawing ever since she could hold a crayon, eventually becoming a talented self-taught Makeup Artist by 29. Her art is an extension of her eye, contorting larger than life concepts and placing them in front of expressive, untamed backdrops. As a body painter this redhead rock star transforms flesh and face into playful masks and aggressive expressions of beauty, movement and emotion.
Face Painting
3421 Students. ICOES Accredited. CPD Certified.
3421 Students.
ICOES Accredited.
CPD Certified.
About
Color, art, and fun combine into our most joyously vibrant course! Our experts will teach you the art of face painting. From working with children at festivals to otherworldly Halloween looks, face painting is a transformative practice. With just paint, you can turn into a comic book vixen, mottled mermaid, or cotton candy kitten! Join us on a journey through the types of face painting: children, adults, Halloween, and special effects. As you watch our transformation videos, you’ll learn the secrets only the experts know!
This expert face painting course will take you from the very basics - the types of paint, glitter, brushes, and sponges you should use - to expert subjects like using horror prosthetics!
In this course, you will:
- Learn about the paints, glitters, materials and prosthetics that will transform you!
- Watch step-by-step tutorials, learning exactly how the experts do it
- Learn how to deal with difficult children (and parents!)
- Understand the correct set-up for festival face painting
- Learn how to create your own looks
- Build a daily practice, growing your confidence and skill
- From spooky to kooky, learn how to create and execute great face painting looks
Requirements
Trendimi courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lessons
Module: 1 Introduction To Face Painting
- Overview of Paints and Glitters
- Overview of Tools, Kits, and Supplies
- Designing a Look – from References to Imagination
- Painting Techniques, Textures, and Stencils
- Safety First: Good Practices and Guidelines
- How to Make Money Face Painting
Module: 2 Face Painting Designs That Kids Will Love
- 10 Tips for Painting on Children
- Inspiration for Children’s Face Painting Designs
- Imagination Tutorial: Robot
- Animal Tutorial: Butterfly
Module: 3 Face Painting Transformations For Adults
- Inspiration for Adult Designs and Looks
- Character look ideas
- Art look ideas
- Nature look ideas
- Supernatural and imagination look ideas
- Being respectful
- Animal Tutorial: Cheetah
Module: 4 Freaky Designs For Halloween And Horror Fans
- Conceptualizing Horror Makeup
- Anatomy Tutorial: Skeletal Design
- Undead Tutorial: Zombie Design
Module: 5 Incorporating Special Effects Makeup
- Materials and Supplies for Special Effects
- Creating Wounds and Gore
- Tutorial: Mouth Slashes with Stitching Design
- Using Prosthetics
- Teeth, Fur, and other Accessories
- Tutorial: Vampire Design
Career
Who is this course for?
- Anyone who would like to be a face painter will benefit from this course! With in-depth video tutorials and expert advice, you’ll be able to confidently learn about this fascinating skill
- If you hold children’s parties or organize festivals and other events, face painting is an exciting additional skill to have
- People who work with children can keep them amused by painting their faces
- Anyone working with drama groups or theater companies
Career path
- Make a good living working festivals, birthday parties, and events
- Use Instagram and YouTube to build your brand and become sponsored by companies
- Work as Special Effects Artists on movie and TV sets
- Use your artistic vision on fashion shoots
Certification
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org).
When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
Creator
Tessa Morrison
Expertise: Art
Tessa is a well-rounded nerd, writer, cosplayer, and artist. Her work has been featured in numerous galleries including Spoke Art Gallery, Gallery 1988, Bold Hype Gallery, and Hero Complex Gallery to name a few. One of her pieces even made it into art book Bad Dads: Art Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson, part of the official Wes Anderson Collection.
Heather Glass
Expertise: Body Painting
Heather Glass, The Ginger Artist, has been drawing ever since she could hold a crayon, eventually becoming a talented self-taught Makeup Artist by 29. Her art is an extension of her eye, contorting larger than life concepts and placing them in front of expressive, untamed backdrops. As a body painter this redhead rock star transforms flesh and face into playful masks and aggressive expressions of beauty, movement and emotion.
