Face Painting Supplies for Beginners
There are many face and body painting supplies available in the market. For a face painting newbie or beginner, it can be difficult to decide what to purchase. For most painters, almost half of the items they bought when they first started became useless once they gained more experience.
Recommended Items for a Beginner’s Kit
1. Essential Face Paint Colors
The most often used common colors include:
white, black, red, yellow, purple, orange, grey, brown, green, and blue.
2. Split Cakes and Art Clips
A couple of split cakes for popular designs or art clips (stencils), such as:
- Icy cake for a frozen theme
- Lava cake for flame designs
3. Brushes
A basic brush set should include:
- Flat brush ½ inch and ¾ inch for one-stroke cakes
- Round brush #2 and #4
- Filbert brush ½ inch
- Liner brush
4. Sponges
Black sponges are recommended, including:
- Half-moon sponges
- Petal sponges
Use large sizes for older children and medium sizes for smaller children.
5. Glitters
Iridescent glitters that can be used with any color.
6. Skin Jewels
Skin jewels for girls’ face painting designs.
7. Reusable Stencils
Reusable stencils with common art clips, such as:
stars, snowflakes, flowers, and textured patterns.
Kryvaline Face Painting Starter Kit
Kryvaline’s face painting starter kit provides all the supplies mentioned above. It was designed and tested by experienced face painters and has already received hundreds of positive reviews on Amazon. Check it out!
Additional Supplies for a Face Painting Job
In addition to the above-mentioned supplies, you will also need:
- A mirror
- Baby wipes
- A spray bottle filled with water
- Q-tips for applying color on lips
- Body glue
- Napkins
- A design display board or photo album
- A brush basin
- A garbage bag
- Hair pins