Face Painting Tips, Advice & Techniques

Line work and tear drops brush strokes and how to hold your face painting brush

Your progress in face painting really does depend on how much line work practice you put in. Great face painting consists of clean defined tear drops and line work so it is paramount that when starting your face painting journey. In this face painting class I will take you through the most common brush strokes and tear drops that are used in face painting. We will cover using the tip of our brush as oppose to using the entire bristles to the bottom of the Farrell. We also cover curls and swirls, making stars and more. I also show you a few techniques which will help you create beautiful, clean line work.

Maria Mitchell

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