Pierrot is an Easy Clown Face Paint Design

Pierrot easy clown face paint design

Even if you think you don’t have an artistic bone in your body, give this Pierrot Clown face painting design a try. If you keep it basic, it doesn’t get much easier than this!

Clown face paint is popular with kids all year round. Of course, since circus clowns are usually played by adults, you can wear this face painting design at any age. It is a fun way to play with the paints without worrying too much about creating a perfect result.

One of the easiest clown faces of all is a Pierrot. This is the clown who wears a floppy white suit and is often shown crying. Pierrot is a traditional character from Italian theatrical productions of previous centuries who has remained popular today. He is a male clown but during the last century was frequently also painted as a female clown. So it is fine for either males or females to be a Pierrot.

If you don’t have a face paint kit you can easily and cheaply buy the paints for the Pierrot clown featured here. You only need white, black, and your choice of red or pink for any detail you wish to add.

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How to be a Cute Dead Zombie Girl

Dead Zombie Girl

OK, so here’s a dilemma girls of all ages can identify with. You want to be a zombie this Halloween (or you are going to a Zombie Prom) and need to look scary and, well, dead. But you still want to look cute! Is it possible to have a cute dead zombie girl look? Find out with this female zombie face painting example!

Although this one is aimed at girls and women, there is no reason why the guys (of all ages) can’t use this zombie face painting as the basis for a Halloween look either.

If you are male, or if you are painting this on a boy, you will probably want more gore. Go for it! Add some wounds and lots of fake blood. Wear less eye makeup and make the eyebrows bushy or leave them off. You can easily adapt this zombie face paint for a more masculine (and more horrible) result.

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Tinkerbell or Green Fairy Face Painting – So Pretty!

Tinkerbell / Green Fairy Face Painting

This Tinkerbell / Green Fairy face painting design is such a pretty look. Since fairies are popular at Halloween as well as the rest of the year, it seemed as good a time as any to share it with you.

This face painting example is one that was shared on YouTube by a German-speaking face paint supplier. I noticed that although people loved this gorgeous fairy design, some were frustrated by the fact that the written prompts were only given in German. Here is my version of the design with the step-by-step face painting instructions in English. Credit for the painting itself is fully with Eulenspiegel and you will of course find their original video below. It is essential viewing to create this look.

The fairy face painting video is titled Tinka Bella — that’s the famous Peter Pan fairy Tinkerbell to you and me! The colors of this face paint do make it perfect for a Tinkerbell outfit and little girls will love it.

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A Devil Face Painting Example for your Inner Demon

Devil Face Painting Example

Go on, be a devil! This demon is a fun face painting idea for Halloween or any time you want to let your wicked side out. After all, if you are going to reveal your naughty side what could be more perfect than devil face makeup and of course a costume to go with it (got your pitchfork at the ready?).

The devil face painting is a great excuse to be dramatic with your paints with the intense red and black combination. I can just imagine this one with some yellow Devil-themed contact lenses.

Another advantage of devil face paint is that it is suitable for all the family. In fact many adults love to dress up as devils and she-devils (and not only at Halloween!). You might turn some heads but there is nothing childish about devil faint paint on a grown up. As for kids, well, just try keeping them away from this one! Seems there’s an inner demon in us all…

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Cat Face Paint is a Favorite Face Painting Design

Face Painting: Cat Design

Another popular face painting idea, a cat face is ideal for Halloween but also cute for kids all year round. Little girls love a kitty with some glitter and a touch of color. This versatile design can also be made more grown up be putting the emphasis on those gorgeous cat eyes and leaving off some of the other detail.

Today, though, I’m going to show you a cat face painting example that is perfect for children. This one is inspired by the designs of some of my favorite professional face painters and further down I’ll share a couple of links to their videos for you to see how they do it from start to finish.

A cat face paint design can be whatever you want it to be. I’ve seen people who create beautiful and quite realistic looks in the style of the musical CATS, although these clearly take a lot of practice! Or you can become a cat simply by painting on a little cat nose and mouth, and by creating elongated eyes with an eyeliner.

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Easy Dracula Face Paint Tutorial

Dracula face paint

Vampires are so popular right now… but there’s nothing new in that. Long before Twilight people were (and still are) fascinated by Count Dracula. The Dracula face paint is a little more dramatic than the teen vampires on our screens today, but it is a look that works wonderfully at Halloween when drama is exactly what is needed!

This Dracula face paint design has all the elements of the classic Count Dracula of the silver screen, with a widow’s peak ‘hairstyle’, arched eyebrows and menacing features.

The vampire face painting example below (and the alternative design in the video I’ve linked to) can be created with just 3 colors of face paint: black, white and red. If you have fake blood or want to make some as a fun Halloween activity, you could use this instead for the dribbling blood. And of course you can use a set of theatrical fangs instead of painting them on.

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Pumpkin Face Painting — The Cutest Halloween Face Paint!

Pumpkin face painting

Just my opinion, of course, but I think the Pumpkin gets the prize as one of the cutest Halloween face painting designs there is! A pumpkin costume is always fun but this really would give it the finishing touch and means that your little pumpkin won’t feel left out when he or she sees friends and siblings with painted faces.

This is an especially adorable face paint for small kids but if you are happy to be center of attention you can try it out on yourself too.

While we are on the subject of little ones, although face paints are non-toxic and safe for kids you might feel happier keeping a small area free of paint around the mouth and eyes. Of course, always use a reputable brand of face paint in any case. (There is a lady on YouTube who paints her own face with acrylic face paints — as she points out herself, this is NOT recommended!)

You do need a few colors of face paint to create the detail on this pumpkin. Glitter isn’t necessary but kids love it and it makes the finished face painting look more special. Red, orange or gold face glitter would work best. For my version of the design, the following (or equivalents) would be helpful:

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Easy Witch Face Paint Step by Step

Witch Face Paint Image

I hope you enjoyed the Skull Face Paint tutorial the other day here on Face Paint Heaven. Another all-time favorite Halloween face painting design is of course the Wicked Witch.

There are many different options for a Halloween witch face painting design, all the way from the traditional green-faced, hag-like witch to a very glamorous and seductive witch. After all, witches have magical powers and in stories they often transformed themselves into captivating beauties to try to distract the hero. A glamorous witch is still a witch, though, and there is normally some tell-tale sign. A little too much make-up, or garish colors. A witch is never subtle. Later on, I’ll be looking at ways of creating this more grown-up and elegant wicked witch look.

For now, here’s a tutorial featuring an easy witch face paint idea that is perfect for kids. The traditional green face is eye-catching and screams “witch” so even if you are not yet sure of your face painting skills you can quickly transform a child (or yourself) into this recognizable Halloween character.

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Easy Skeleton Face Painting Step by Step

Easy skeleton face painting

I bet you will see at least one skeleton going out and about in only their bones this Halloween! I’ve seen skeleton costumes for kids, adults, babies and even the dog!

Dogs and babies can get away with just a costume, but the rest of us look so much scarier with a skeleton face painting to finish the illusion. Otherwise the bony effect might look great but you will spoil it with your head (no offence!). And since you are looking for face painting examples, I’m pretty certain that you don’t want to wear a mask.

In any case, it doesn’t get much easier than skull face paint. You can create the skeleton face illusion with just 2 colors of face paint. That’s right, white and black.

If you are looking for face paints for kids, I always recommend Snazaroo. And no, they didn’t pay me to say that. However, their face paints receive great reviews from parents and are non-toxic and easy to wash off little faces, which seems like reason enough.

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