Step-by-Step Revisited - Contest

Back by popular demand we are having another Step by Step contest. These are very helpful for the beginner face painters. We suggest you send in three to five photos along with a text description of each step.

Contests ended at the end of April 2002

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1) Apply sparkle white base.  With a thick blusher brush, mist with water and gently load brush with sparkle fuscia paint.  Lightly brush the pink paint in a circular motion over the cheeks and the chin.	2) Using a medium sable brush, paint a blue curve over each eye.  Use a quick sweep to avoid any jagged edges.  Using a sponge, cut in half, use one edge of sponge and pull paint down (dragging).  Keep the top edge crisp.	3) Using the same blue paint and a medium round brush, make the markings on the side of the face, twisting and turning the brush as you follow the curves down.  Add the red stars for impact, and paint lips in red.	4) For that extra special impact, such as The Golden Jubilee or Fourth of July sprinkle loose polyglitter.
#1   Julie Oliver, Essex, England, Apr 30, 2002
1)  Apply base. Start with palest colour, in centre of face. With a clean sponge apply second colour and blend in well. Use the white sponge to do this using very light circular strokes. Ensure that all the nooks, crannies & the brows are covered. Keep the top lip colour clean & white. (James does not like paint too close to his eyes, they start to water)	2)  With two fresh sponges apply red & orange alternatively around the edge of the face. If not going into the hair, create a definite edge, with the sponge to 'finish' the face. Blend these colours well, again using the soft circular motion. Try to ensure the colours do not muddy each other.	3  Start adding detail with a brush, blending each stroke. Note, all lines come from a central point on the face. Changing to a contrasting colour, in this case blue, begin the eye detail. Work from the inside of the eye up and over the brows to the temple, blend down onto the eyelid.	4)  Finish the eyes with a line under, working from the outer edge to the nose, down the nose, flattening the brush at the end to create the nostrils. Join nostrils under the nose and draw a line down the centre of the lips, flattening the brush again at the end. To create the protruding upper lip continue the line at the outer edge of the lip, curving up. Blend using either a brush or a sponge away from the top lip. Add stripes in your contrast colour, again, always working towards the centre point of the face.	5)   Add lower lip in pink, and then the 'fangs' in white. Do this by laying the brush on the lower lip & drawing down whilst taking the pressure off the brush. Outline the teeth in black for emphasis. Finish with black dots on top lip, group them in threes rather than place them singly.  Add contrasting yellow dots around the perimeter of the painting. Finally add glitter to some of the 'high' points on the face. All brushwork on this face was done with a mid size pointed brush.
#2   Paula Southern, Surrey UK, Apr 30, 2002
HONORABLE MENTION
1) Apply base, white, then pink, then yellow to blend the two.	2) Using medium sable brush, paint black above eyes, try to follow curve of the forehead and eyebrow. Paint curves on forehead in one stroke, from thin to wide. Start with the sable brush flattened, then press brush to face to widen stroke. Paint nose, split lip, and curves for jaw of cat. Blend out the outside edge of the eye, and jaw with a half sponge, almost dry. One side done to show.	3) getting your model to look slightly up, paint under the eye. Add more expressive lines around the face, working outwards from small to large. Again try to follow curve of face.	4) Add some white dots, and bronze accents to highlight. Complete bottom lip in bronze.	5) Finish off with dots of glitter. Bright, bold and lots of fun.
#3    Val Lampkin,    UK,    Apr 30, 2002    Tangleha@btinternet.com
THIRD PLACE
1) Place light colour on 'high' areas of the face and dark colour on 'low' areas of face using a sponge.	2) I've Drag-blended half the face with a dry sponge so you can see the difference.	3) Half the face lines have been drag-blended then a black nose, eyes and black stripes added.	4) Photo of drag-blended side with unblended stripes highlighted with white.	5) Un blended side with highlighted stripes. Hope this explains what Drag-blending can do for your paintings
#4    Sue(face2face), Devon.U.K., www.face2faceint.com
1) I let the child choose two or three main colors (here it's red, gold, and black). (my favorite was the young girl who asked for a dragon in pastel pink and baby blue. she looked adorable with it!) I painted the belly of the dragon first so the gold wouldn't smear on the red, but you can't see the  gold too well in these pics until it is outlined later.  The belly is a long undulating line.  Then paint the head, leaving room between the jaws for the tongue.  Draw the brush back for the horns.  (#4 and #6 round work well for this part).	2) Paint the claws, drawing the brush out and away for the points.	3) Using black, paint the tongue, and the spikes down the back Parallel the belly with the  red paint, and draw out the brush for the spiky tail. (You can reverse the order of painting the back & the belly, depending on the colors and whether they will smear)	4) Outline the belly and add scales. A #1 round brush works well. (If the color of the belly contrasts well with the child's skin, then just add the scales- an outline won't be necessary.)	5) Paint flames in gold shading out to red.  Add glitter gel to flames.  Stick on a gem for the eye.  (I always let the child pick out which gem they want for the dragon's eye.  They get a kick out of it.)
#5     Linda Sheehan, Tucson, AZ, www.chameleonfaces.com
HONORABLE MENTION
1) Using a fine brush loaded with white, sketch a pony's head profile.  Do not rinse your brush, but put it carefully aside!  Take another brush, then fill in the shape with mid-brown.	2) Add dark brown in areas of shading, and smudge to blend in,  Add light brown highlights.	3) Use a dry or slightly damp fine brush to blend in the highlights, and then with a fine firm brush paint in the eye, mouth and add depth to the nostril and ear in black paint.  I prefer to use cake black for this as it allows a finer line.	4) Using a medium-fine brush, paint in a shaggy mane in yellow paint.	5.  Et voila!  The white brush will now be a little dry, so use it to add soft highlights.  Rinse and use only the very tip of the brush to highlight the eye.  Tidy up with the black brush if you need to (!) and add depth to the mane. Change the colours, add a unicorns horn .... it's so quick to do..enjoy
#6     Louise Lear, Scotland., Apr 23, 2002
FIRST PLACE
1) Sponge bright yellow down centre of face to upper lip level	2) Sponge bright green all around yellow and drag-blend together using a dry sponge	3 ) Add black eyes, nostrils and mouth, draw curved fangs using medium round brush	4 ) Add scales to cheeks and forehead using med. round brush	5) Paint fangs white, add a white dot to each scale, decorate with dabs of glitter dust if required. Try this face using blue and silver or pink and gold for the girls!
#7    Sue(face2face), Devon,U.K., Apr 22, 2002    www.face2faceint.com
1) Make a flag shape with white sponge	2) Fill in gaps with Fuchia sponge and blend slightly together	3) Add black eyes, nose and mouth, curl edges of mouth slightly upwards to create a 'happy' look	4) Add black stripes, work from outside edge and point all stripes towards the nose, underline each stripe with white.	5) Add dots down nose to create a square shape, tiny whiskers and decorate with gold glitter dust on bottom lip and each black stripe.
#8    Sue(face2face), Devon,U.K., Apr 22, 2002    www.face2faceint.com
1) Stick on gems in red, white and blue to make butterfly body. Using the curve on your sponge, sponge part semi-circles round face.	2) With sponge loaded with white, work from blue to centre of face. Drag the blue colour to the centre with your sponge, to blend. This very simple technique is sometimes known as drag blending.	3) Paint on the outline of the butterfly wings in red. Drag blend inwards again gently with a half sponge. Take a broad flat brush, load with blue. Using the brush edge on outline the wings in blue. Drag blend with the brush slightly inwards. Turn the brush edge on, and make some fine blue lines on wings. One wing is left with just the red brushwork, no blending so you can see the stages better.	4) Painting lips in red. With a good brush make swirls in white on the wings.	5) Make body for butterfly in blue. Paint some stars round the outside in white. Finish off with silver glitter. This is a nice design for the 4th July, or the Golden Jubilee celebrations this summer.
#9    Val Lampkin - United Kingdom - Apr 9, 2002 - Tangleha@btinternet.com
HONORABLE MENTION
1) With a large flat brush and white paint, paint on a round white circle	2) With black and a fine flat brush paint a pentagon in the middle of the white (5 sides) then outline the white circle	3) From the corners of the pentagon paint a line directly out to the edge of the ball.	4) Where the black line touches the edge form a triangle to make white hexagons (six sides)	5) For the extra touch ask the child their team number and colors and add that. Of course some flames on the ball will get you extra points.
#10    Gary Cole - Flower Mound, TX - Feb 26, 2002
HONORABLE MENTION
1) With a large flat brush and light grey paint on the shark.	2) With white paint the lips, the belly of the shark and highlight the fins.	3) With a fine round brush and black paint outline the shark.	4) Continue with the black and add detail to the teeth, eyes, nose and gills.	5) If you have time add some fish swimming around or perhaps some seaweed.
#11    Gary Cole - Flower Mound, TX - Feb 26, 2002
1)    Lightly base the background of the face using Silver (in the middle) and Gold (around the outside).  Sponge in the three colours (I have used pink, yellow, and blue) where the wings will be; and leaving a crisp edge at the top of the wings, blend sides and bottom into the background base.	2)    With a medium round brush, paint the outside of the wings in black, scrolling down the sides of the face.  Using the inside of the eyes as a guide, paint thinner lines from each 'join' towards the centre.	3)    These lines will act as a guide for the pattern on the wings.  Paint the first 'line' pattern to correspond with the outside shape of the wing.  The second 'line' is painted as shown.  It will give the appearance similar to that of a 'spider web'.	4)    Carefully fill-in with the black between these two lines to create a solid block pattern within the wings.	5)    Using a thin brush, paint highlights and scrolls around the wings and body area.  Finish by outlining the lips with a fine black line, and fill-in with cream silver. The black and white brush strokes give high impact to the face, and the design is quick and simple to paint, giving an unusual alternative to the conventional 'butterfly'.  I am sure many will adapt this design, or even improve it!  Unlike most butterfly faces, this one does not need the use of glitter to give the "wow" effect!
#12    Joanne McGee - Imaginations - Warwickshire, England - Feb 15, 2002 -  www.imaginations.uk.com
SECOND PLACE
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Step 1) Sponge white base in the center oval of the face. Sponge the outside with copper or the color of your choice.	Step 2) With a sponge and black go back and do the right and left eye. Next, take your brush and white and "round out" the muzzle on the dog.	Step 3) With a brush and red add the tongue. Take a fine round brush and add an outline and line in the middle of the tongue. Also paint the bottom lip where the tongue is not hanging.	Step 4) With white on your brush add the "feather look" on the forehead and on the white portion of the chin. With black on your brush add the dots for whiskers, paint the nose, upper lip and line between the nose and the lower lip.
#13    Oli Thomas - United Kingdom - Feb 14, 2002
Step 1) Sponge a base of sparkle white surrounded by gold. Drag gold in under cheekbones.	Step 2) With half a high density sponge sponge purple over eyes and lightly down sides of nose.Blend the purple paint with the sponge use to apply the sparkle white base.Sponge some bright pink over cheekbones, blend with the sponge used to apply the gold  base. Paint lips in bright pink.	Step 3) Take a medium fine brush, load with white paint and flatten tip. Paint curls and dots to a rough crown shape. Smudge lips a little with purple sponge.	Step 4) Add ribbons down the side of the face in white. Highlight crown and ribbons in bright pink. Add a few white stars.	Step 5) Add purple heart shaped beauty mark. Outline eyes in purple. Get your model to close eyes to do top line. Let it dry, won't take long. Open eyes gently, look at the top of your head, paint under eyes. Close eyes gently to rest them, while silver glitter is applied to the crown and ribbons.
#14     Val Lampkin - United Kingdom - Feb 11, 2002 - Tangleha@btinternet.com
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Step 1) With half a high density sponge apply white around eyes and mouth area. Apply yellow with round sponge stippling into white where colours meet. Keep the white bright. Apply orange starting from edge of painting and drag sponge inwards to yellow to blend.	Step 2) Outline the eye with fine brush. Make markings above the eye. Follow the way the white paint is placed. With fine medium round brush load paint and flatten tip. Start with flat narrow edge and rotate outwards widening brush stroke to do eye markings. Rotate and lift your brush at the end of each line above the eye to end each line in a point. Paint in nose and mouth markings.	Step 3) Load Snazaroo white brush with black paint, not too dry. Start from outside edge drag brush inwards, then rotate your brush so it makes a fine line, keeping it in contact with the skin. (Practice this on your arm first, it is easy, honest). With fine medium round brush make markings around the mouth. You can stop there and have a great tiger, or...	Step 4) Load your fine brush with copper paint. Apply paint to lower lip, and accent eye markings. Load fine brush with copper, flatten tip. Start with wide flat part of the brush, drag inwards, twist brush so it makes a fine line and lift brush. Repeat around face. This is a good way to make your tigers "different".	empty
#15    Val Lampkin - United Kingdom - Feb 11, 2002 - Tangleha@btinternet.com
step 1) Sponge on gold where the butterfly will not be.	step 2) With a half sponge using the cut flat edge sponge on fuchsia in the directions of the arrows as indicated. Use your left hand for the left side, right hand for right.	step 3) With another half sponge sponge purple outwards from the fuchsia. Then load a half sponge with yellow, and blend between the fuchsia and purple.	step 4) outline in white, and apply purple markings with Snazaroo yellow brush. (Press edge on to the face)	step 5) Paint lips in purple. Apply more white markings on wings as shown with medium sable brush. (Press brush to face, roll brush and lift off, dragging white as you do). Paint other white detail.Paint body in black, highlight with white. Finish with glitter.
#16    Val Lampkin - United Kingdom - Feb 11, 2002 - Tangleha@btinternet.com
Step 1) Apply a base of sparkle white with gold round the outside. Shape the face with the gold to fit face contours.	Step 2) With a half sponge apply fuschia, with lilac in the hollows of the cheeks. Blend with the sponge used for applying gold with no more paint added to it. Apply lilac above the eyes with the same sponge. Blend with the sponge used for applying the white in the same way.	Step 3) Load your brush, in this case a snazaroo yellow one, as shown in the photo. Yellow, not too wet and tipped with some premixed fuschia. To make a flower press the brush edge on to the face. Arrange the flowers in small groups. Do smaller flowers in the same way using the tip of the brush.	Step 4) starting with the flowers you did first, which should be dry, apply purple centres to the flowers. With green do leaves around the flowers, bringing them down the nose a little is nice. Make the leaves in the same way as the flowers, pressing the brush to the face, but do the stems with a fine brush. Paint the lips in fuschia, and smudge them a little with the lilac sponge.	Step 5) Highlight the leaves a little with white, and accent with silver glitter, away from your flowers so it does not loose the effect of the nice brushwork.
#17    Val Lampkin - United Kingdom - Feb 11, 2002 - Tangleha@btinternet.com
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1)  Put the base of your choice on the face. Paint small hearts around the eyes.	2) Join up the hearts with green paint drawing the vines, use a fine brush. Then add flowers.	3) Add some white dots using the fine brush again.	4) Add colour to lips and eyes. 5) Finish off with glitter
#18    Pauline of Snazzy & Co. from United Kingdom - Jan 23, 2002 www.geocities.com/snazzyandco
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1) With the point of the brush facing down then press, move  the top part of the brush a little to the right and press.	2) Do the same on the other side and  You should have a small heart.
#19    Pauline of Snazzy & Co. from United Kingdom - Jan 23, 2002 www.geocities.com/snazzyandco
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1.   Starting with your most difficult side, paint and fill in butterfly wings then match your good side to it.	2.  Draw around your outline in a darker colour (It is important to keep the paint wet to get the right effect)  Then use the drag blending method that is demonstrated on the "clouds" on the step by step page link with a cue-tip / cottonbud.	3) With black add the butterfly body and some "tear drops" for added detail	4) finish off with some glitter powder or glitter detail.
#20    Pauline of Snazzy & Co. from United Kingdom - Jan 23, 2002 www.geocities.com/snazzyandco
1) apply a base coat of your choice, with lilac outline the butterfly and add the body	2) with a complementary color fill in the butterfly add some sparkle highlights	3) with black and white add some dots and other effects for effect	4) using several colors add the flowers, add the vine or leaves add detail to both the flowers and leaves	5) add detail to the butterfly body, add eyes and antennas add glitter powder or gell for more effect
#21    Pauline of Snazzy & Co. from United Kingdom - Jan 23, 2002 www.geocities.com/snazzyandco
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1) with a sponge and a color of your choice make the base	2) with white and the accent color of your choice follow the dolphin instructions below and paint 4 dolphins	3) with a medium round brush and white all the splashes and add a darker accent color to add detail	4) this is a front view. You can also add glitter or powder for more Wow! factor
#22    Pauline of Snazzy & Co. from United Kingdom - Jan 18, 2002 www.geocities.com/snazzyandco
1) with a medium round brush and white paint paint the belly of the dolphin in a slight arch	2) for the tail take a medium round brush and royal blue and make a tear drop shape for one side of the tail	3) do the same for the other side.	4) continue and add the back, side fin and dorsal fin on top	5) come back with your white and add an eye, breathing hole on the top and ripples in the water
#23    Pauline of Snazzy & Co. from United Kingdom - Jan 18, 2002 www.geocities.com/snazzyandco
1) apply lilac glitter powder to define the shape of the wings	2) with a brush and your choice of three colors, paint the body of the butterfly. With royal blue outline the body and the wings. With black add antennae	3) with black, blue and white add detail to the outer wings. Add white detail to body.	4) add white and black dots as desired to add additional detail	5) the finished butterfly
#24    Al Bowers - from  Toronto, Canada -  www.geocities.com/amazingfacepainting

On this contest there are no beginner categories, however we will post the age of children under 17 so you can take this into consideration during the voting process. As always, you can send in your photos by e-mail electronically or you can drop them in the regular mail (SNAZAROO, 1214 Metro Park Blvd., Suite 201, Lewisville, TX 75057 USA) and we will do the scanning for you.  ONLY ONE PRIZE PER PERSON. We want to spread the prizes around. All prizes will be given out but the "excess prizes" will be given to the next person in line during the vote process. It is possible because of these new guidelines that 4th or 5th place actually receives a prize.

Other rules.... read this carefully!
1) You may not enter any photo that you have entered before in any step by step contest.
2) You may not use acrylics or any non-FDA approved face paint in any form. You are otherwise allowed to use any FDA compliant face paint.
3) If your photo is very fuzzy or out of focus it will not be entered. There is no excuse here because we are willing to scan the photo(s) for you.
4) Do not take your photo from 20 feet away. Get as close to your art work as possible. We want to see the art not your entire living room.
5) NOTE NEW RULE: If you live outside Canada, Mexico, USA, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland, Germany or Luxemburg and you win the contest you must pay for the UPS charges to ship the prize to your desired location or we can ship to any location within any of the above noted countries.

for other photography suggestions we hope you will look at http://www.snazaroo.com/faqphotos.htm

Your submitted photo can be on any part of the body (as long as it is PG-13 rated).

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