Face Painting for Halloween -- Cute and Scary Face Painting Ideas

This is a very quick video but I like this face painting tutorial from www.bemycanvas.co.uk a lot because it's a super-easy skull face that anyone can create on a child or even on yourself. Once you've seen the face she will give you step by step images of how she created it. All in under a minute!

A pirate is a fantastic costume choice for boys in particular, though girls can also be just as fearsome as pirates. If you are looking for easy Halloween costumes to make, this is definitely one to consider.

No matter whether it's a girl or a boy pirate you are getting into costume this Halloween, face painting can really finish off that pirate look. It's also a lot more impressive than simply putting on an eye patch and looking like every other pirate in town.

Why not take some tips from a true professional -- Disney face painting artist Rebecca Downin.

Rebecca's top face painting for Halloween tips:

* Use water-based, hypoallergenic theatrical make up
* Have a cup of water, brushes and baby wipes handy
* Add some sparkle with glitter designed for the skin

Professional clown and face painter Shana has a tiger face painting tutorial with kids in mind. A tiger is a fun Halloween costume that's a little bit different and kids won't be able to wait to show off their tiger face paint to their friends!

Shana's tutorials are friendly and fun. She paints on herself and explains everything clearly, so you might also want to look out for her butterfly face painting tutorial. She also uses only a few colors so her face painting designs are not expensive to copy. For the tiger, you will need only orange, yellow, black and white face paints.

Her deluxe tiger face painting further down this page is more difficult and has been included just for fun. This one is the one to use unless you are already an experienced face painter yourself.

Shana's top face painting for Halloween tips:

* Start with lightest colors first
* Avoid painting right over the lips if kids are going to be eating
* Vary pressure on the brush to vary the thickness of lines
* Younger kids might not be comfortable with painting too close to the eye

This little pumpkin face painting video doesn't have a voice-over but there are some text captions to give you clear instructions for each key stage in the pumpkin painting. And the end result is so adorable that I couldn't resist sharing it with you!

NOTE: Here is an easier pumpkin face painting for Halloween tutorial WITH audio instructions which might be better for first-time pumpkin face painting!

The face painting colors used in the pumpkin face painting video tutorial below are:

* red for the outlines
* orange for the main color
* brown for shading
* black for the eye triangles and the mouth
* green for the stalk
* a touch of white for some highlights.

Awww, isn't this little pumpkin cute!