Step-by-Step Revisited - 2008 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. We will close this contest when we have ten different step by step designs. We allow a maximum of three entries per person for this contest.

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Contests ends when we have a total of 10 step-by-step entries.

Load a sponge with white and mark out the ear shapes on the forehead, apply the paint to the eye area and over the bottom half of the face, taking care not to go beyond the outer edge of the eye.	Load the other edge of the sponge with lilac and apply around the base of the ears, into the centre of the ears and down the nose to blend into the white areas.	Lightly load just the edge of your sponge with black and create the muzzle and nostrils, then darken the eyelids, create the mane and outline the ears.	Load the brush with black and outline the face and features as shown.	Load the brush with white and add highlights - then apply glitter.
Helen Eyre     Bristol, UK     October 21, 2008  #10     link
I used Starblend white and orange as the base of this mask.  Orange Snazaroo Glitter Powder dusted over the orange base gives it sparkle.  Snazaroo black for line work and details. Use your preferred method to apply white to eyes.  Swipe outward to hairline.	Add orange between the eyes, as well as above and below the eyes in "mask" shape.  Swipe outward to hairline.	Use paint brush to apply black above eyes.  Follow the natural brow bone for a more realistic effect.	Outline top of mask from center point toward hairline, adding 2 or 3 upstrokes for a feathered effect.  Repeat for opposite side.  Outline bottom of mask across nose.  Add fringed strokes working outward toward hairline.  Repeat for opposite side.  Add random cheetah spots and adorable snarl.	Finished Cheetah Mask.
Amanda Havelin     Dalton, GA  September 30, 2008  #9     email
Using an outline color, make a series of stacked dashes around arm, neck, ankle, etc.	Draw diagonal lines from the left side of each top AND middle dash extending down and to the left.	Make diagonal lines from the right side of each top dash down and to right, and from left side of each bottom dash up and to left.	Choose two themed colors to fill in intertwining cords.	Where two ends of band come together, create a shape to tie them together (this eliminates the need to make the cords match perfectly!
Ginny Sieminski    Charlottesville, VA   August 28, 2008   #8   link
SECOND PLACE
Draw wings on the back with a soft dermotograph pencil.	Paint black across top and alternate purple and blue for the feathers.	Using different colors of brown paint the bottom feathers.	Highlight blue with white and purple with red blending; do the same with the brown.	With a pencil draw white stripes for effect.
Marian Velthuis,  Zwolle, The Netherland  Apr 28, 2008     #7      link
THIRD PLACE
Paint a circle, then paint 2 lines, one from the top of the circle and the other underneath. Both lines curve outwards.	Add a curved beak and fill in the shape with white.	Color the beak yellow and add a swirl of red, white and blue (red always at the top)	Outline in black, add the eye with a frown, and color it yellow.
Bill Edge    Spokane, WA   August 28, 2008   #6  link
HONORABLE MENTION
Start by sponging on white around the face and painting white around the nostrils-under the nose and down toward the chin.  Next add pink around the eyes.	Add red to unpainted area between the pink and white	Add yellow to eye lids; next outline bottom of eye and top of eye lid with black and add a black dot in the middle of eye lids.  Add thick semi arch and smaller black dot on outer upper corner of each eye within pink area.	With a thin brush add black around nostrils-under the nose and two tear drops in a row down towards the chin within the white in that area.  Add more details around face within the outer white area.	Eyes are always watching open or closed.
Gloria Martinez New York   August 28, 2008  #5     link
Start with a yellow circle and around it a red drop.	Add white on the cheek bones, a white half triangle on the forehead, and on the mouth.	Add dark green around the eyes, under the mouth and on the forehead.	Put orange and yellow or orange and green with a flat brush with both colors to add the texture of scales, put maroon around the mouth.	Now it's time for details in black. If you want a more 3D look, add a thin white line close to the black line.
Harmony Roth Shabtai Israel  Apr 3, 2008     #4       link
Sponge white on corner of each eye under the brow. Sponge yellow around, above the brow and below the eye.	Using a sponge, with light strokes first in light blue and then in a darker shade.	Add the detail with white on a fine round brush.	Add more detail with black and the vines and leaves with green and black.
Marian Velthuis,  Zwolle, The Netherland  Apr 3, 2008     #3      link
With a wet sponge load on white red and dark red on to the sponge, apply the sponge firmly but gently around the eye areas patting firmly with small round movements side to side to blend the colours together. Make a typical butterfly shape.	Begin your butterfly outer line by doing a small thin line going outwards from the eye towards the forehead, press down to make the line thicker and move the brush side to side to make a wavy line then end the line by angle ling it towards the eye, repeat this movement around the butterfly on both sides.	Add the red hollies and the green leafs, using a round brush. The leafs can be achieved by flicking the paint from the hollies outwards and repeating the movement to making the leafs longer and fatter.	Add the shadow lines in black around the hollies, leafs and butterfly.	Start adding the dots and white lines to the butterfly try to make the dots different sizes, larger on the outside smaller going in towards the eye, add some stars and do the lips.
Jasmin Walsh, London, England, UK Apr 3, 2008   #2    link
HONORABLE MENTION
Start by sponging on yellow on the forehead, nose and cheeks, next sponge orange from the out side blending in to the yellow, dab a bit of rusty brown to the outer edges, finally sponge white to the mouth and eyes	With a large flat brush, brush the black on to the nose (from the bottom of the nose up) almost like a flicking motion upwards. With the da vici brush add the muzzle, then add the teeth (white of the teeth first then the black lines).	With the da vinci brush, start the stripes over the eye, begin the stripe parallel to the eye then take it up to cover the edge of the white, then add the stripes over the forehead making the stripes thin to begin then thick then thin again.	Add Stripes around the eyes and cheeks, working the lines from the outside of the face going inwards, starting with thin lines then pressing the brush down to get thicker lines then lifting the brush to finish with thin lines.	As a final touch add some small dots or stripes under the eye and top of the forehead and chin.
Jasmin Walsh, London, England, UK Apr 3, 2008   #1    link
FIRST PLACE

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.

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) Other guidelines and rules we suggestions we hope you will look at http://www.snazaroo.us/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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