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RULES FOR SNAZAROO SPONSORED FACE PAINTING
CLASSES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO
(other areas also available but ask for more information)
(updated June 2008)
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The purpose of the SNAZAROO face painting lecture, is to promote both quality and safe face painting skills in the area of Canada, United States and Mexico. This service is to help face painters, both beginners and professionals improve their skills. This service is also to help the hundreds of SNAZAROO resellers promote the SNAZAROO product range and to build their local customer base. These free classes, can be requested by both SNAZAROO consumers, amusement parks and wholesale customers. There are some minimum requirements. This web page is designed to help explain the guidelines for each and also help you to decide what classes are best for your area. If you have any questions, call or e-mail the SNAZAROO office ( garycole@mindspring.com ) to find out more information on getting these classes in your area. The important thing for you is THESE CLASSES ARE FREE OF CHARGE, in most cases.
Our lecture series resume has grown quite a bit and there simply is not room to list them all but here are some of the locations where we have taught SNAZAROO sponsored face painting classes... COAI (Clowns of America), Clowns Canada (Toronto), ACE (Association of Christian Entertainers), Face Painting International Face Painting Convention, Caperucita (Monterrey, Mexico), Sonborns (Mexico City, Mexico), Halloween and Party Show (Chicago), Circus Magic (Virginia), TCA (Texas Clown Association), WRCA (Western Regional Clown Association) and many more. We have literally taught these classes all over the USA and Canada and in several locations in Mexico. In 2007 alone we taught more than 5000 people how to face paint. These classes are available for church groups, clown organizations, arts and craft events, amusement parks, Zoos, fun raising groups and any group actually interested in learning how to face paint.
Our professional training for amusement venues continues to grow. For example we have trained at the Phoenix, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Como and Binder Park Zoos. We have trained at the Mystic Seaport (CT) and Shedd (IL) Aquariums. We have trained at Lego Land, Knotts Berry Farm, Disneyland, Sea World, Navy Pier (IL), Mystic Seaport and the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii. In each venue we prepared location specific faces and trained staff on how to paint those faces. We can prepare a custom training program for your location.
Some unsolicited quotations...
"Thank you so much for coming and teaching our clown club! I know a lot of great face painters, and I know a lot of great trainers, but not so many that are in both groups. You qualify for both."
Tom Plith
Omaha, NE Clown-Dom Group
"The face painting
workshop I attended by Gary Cole at Circus Magic was SO beneficial! His
training on painting full faces was clear, concise, and easy to understand. He
included hands-on practice which was essential for me as a beginner. The thing
that made Gary's presentation so unique and useful for me, however, was that he
gave me the framework and the practical tips necessary to start a successful
business right off the bat. My company is growing extremely fast due in large
part to Gary's fantastic faces and his solid business and marketing advise.
I've been to many face painting workshops, and in my opinion, he is truly THE
expert in the field. Thanks a million, Gary!"
Tom Shenk (Virginia)
owner, A-1 Party Faces & Balloons, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, 757-816-8816,
shenk911@aol.com
"Our group was amazed with the information you were able to include and the ease
with which you painted. You have indeed turned our face painting world upside
down!"
Helen Houston (Tennessee)
"Just wanted to drop you a note to thank you profusely for your excellent class. I was amazed that you held our normally short attention spanned actors attention. We have been doing gang-buster face painting and so much so we had to add a third painter. We already ordered more make up and the kids are just loving it. Thanks to you we have some really fine painters and more getting experience as the days go by. You really have given them an invaluable skill that will increase their possibilities of employment. I thank you again."
Donna Kress, Creative Manager Navy Pier Entertainment Chicago, Il
Guidelines for individuals, clown organizations
and other similar organizations...
There must be a minimum of twenty five adults (over 18) that will be at the event for
SNAZAROO to come at their expense. These must be adults actually interested in
learning more about face painting that plan on attending the entire event. Because travel expenses are so high, we
require you to make a $300 deposit to hold your event date. If we show up and
twenty five adults (18 or older) are there, then you receive your full deposit
in return. If less than
25 people are there then you lose your full deposit. Once your deposit is
received and plane tickets are purchased, no changes are allowed unless you pay
for all changes (for example, the cost to switch the plane ticket). You must
sign the contract found at
http://www.snazaroo.us/PDF/lecture.pdf You must provide a suitable
location for the event. You must allow us to invite a local SNAZAROO reseller to
come and sell product. If there is not a local supplier, then SNAZAROO reserves
the right to bring products for sale. No purchases are required. See the
contract for the full guidelines.
NOTE: IT IS KEY THAT YOU SELECT YOUR TRAINING DATE AND GET IT RESERVED. DATES FILL UP QUICKLY ESPECIALLY AT PEAK POINTS IN THE YEAR. WE DO NOT RESERVE A DATE UNTIL WE AGREE ON A DATE, WE HAVE YOUR DEPOSIT IN HAND AND WE HAVE YOUR SIGNED CONTRACT. Once we have all three we will notify you by e-mail your date is reserved. If you are interested in a specific date then e-mail garycole@mindspring.com and tell us one or two dates that you prefer for your event. We then will approve one of your dates or give you our full schedule for that time period to allow for other options. WE PREFER to have classes during the week. They can be during the day or in the evening.
First things first.
1) Decide you can actually get together a group
of twenty-five adults interested in learning how to face paint.
2) Decide WHEN you would like to have your event. We suggest you select three
possible dates and e-mail them to
garycole@mindspring.com or provide an eight week window and we will e-mail
you our available schedule. Nail down your date as early as possible as classes
are booked on a first-come, first-served basis. You need to normally book your
event a MINIMUM of 21 days in advance.
3) Send in your signed contract to hold your date. See the forms in PDF format at
www.snazaroo.us/PDF/lecture.pdf
4) Mail in your deposit or provide a credit card to hold your date
5) Select the time period and what classes you would like taught.
6) Tell us the location for the event and all contact information so we can post
it at
www.snazaroo.us/hold/classes.htm
7) Let us know if you are allowing others to attend or if this is a private
event
8) Make sure you discuss vendor options for your event. If you are an active
authorized reseller then you can be the vendor.
9) Are you going to charge an at-the-door fee? If so tell us what that is. You
can use this to help rent a room, buy refreshments, give door prizes or as a
fund raiser for your group. We come for free but if you are charging an
at-the-door fee then we would like you to help with some of the travel expenses
such as the hotel for the event.
10) If you are doing the vending, then we suggest you ask us our suggested
inventory as we teach these classes all the time and we know what generally
sells. Let us help you have a successful event.
11) If we have taught at your location/venue before in the previous two year
period and the results were poor, then we reserve the right to decline your
event or have you help pay for the travel expenses.
If you are an amusement location like a zoo, aquarium or the like then the rules are slightly different. These attractions generally require more work. For these locations the objective is generally to teach staffing how to paint in the park. Generally these take much more effort than simply teaching a two or three hour lecture. There are occasions where we will come to your location and teach but generally you will get best results when we do part lecture and part in the park hands-on training with staff. One of the requirements is you must be using SNAZAROO products in the park or you will be planning on using SNAZAROO in your park. We will not train your staff with another brand of paint because we will not accept the liability of allergic reactions from the other brand. No other brand has the safety rating and high standards of SNAZAROO. A free lecture will generally consist of fifteen minutes of safety training, fifteen minutes of basic sponge and brush application followed with a hour and a half of fast face painting demonstrations with designs specific for your venue (for example zoo animals for a zoo). We then would go into the park with your staff, for the next hour, and would practice the faces taught while the SNAZAROO representative walks around critiquing and further teaching one on one.
The saying "Rome wasn't built in a day", applies to production face painting in a high volume setting. If you really want thorough training for your staff we suggest you have the SNAZAROO representative spend a full day in your park WITH YOUR STAFF. With a full day of side by side painting in the park. If this is done, your staff will be able to be totally on their own the next day. We say "the trick is not to learn how to face paint, but to learn how to face paint quickly". It takes in the trenches painting to get the speed down to the desired three to five minutes per face. With a day of side by side training your staff will be able to stand on their own. The three hour class is generally free of charge. If you want a full day then there is a $1000 charge but it would be money well spent as a staff of six painters, properly trained, will generate over $7000 a day in gross earnings. We will show you how. Amusement venues generally get the first training event for free (the 3 hour training). If we have trained at your park before we usually ask you to pay travel costs for the second round of training. We do not charge you for our time. We just charge you for the travel (airline ticket, hotel, rental car etc.). Some parks have us come at the beginning of each season to train new staffing.
Guidelines for our resell customers...
You must have purchased a minimum of $2500 in the previous calendar year or be
willing to pay for some or all of the travel expenses. Resellers are to bring
in, at a minimum, some product for resell for those that come to the event. Ask
for full details on minimum purchases. If you are buying your products through
ColArt Americas or overseas then special rules apply. Please seek further
direction regarding classes.
The challenge is to select a date that both works for your schedule as well as that of SNAZAROO. It is best to book your date well in advance (suggested four to six months). We will hold the date for one week waiting for a deposit and a signed contract. After one week we will not hold the date until a deposit and contract is received. It will not be posted to the classes page until a contract and deposit is received. Once the deposit is made to hold the date, you may select the particular classes you wish to be taught. A firm schedule of classes should be done one month in advance at a minimum. You can send us the dates you want or we can send you our travel schedule for a several month period.
Guidelines for clowning conventions...
If you are going to have more than 150 people at your clowning event, SNAZAROO
will come to your event and teach classes at no charge.
If we are coming simply to train a private group of face painters (for example an entertainment company) and you do not wish the class to be open to those outside your group then we expect you would be paying for travel expenses.
Other considerations...
Bookings must fit into the schedule of SNAZAROO.
A minimum of four weeks notice is generally needed.
NOTE: THERE ARE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE
COULD COME TO YOUR AREA AND TEACH CLASSES FOR FREE. This includes pairing your
event with another event in the area. For example... if we were already planning
on being in Los Angeles the first week in August, we could plan your lecture the
day before or the day after our already scheduled trip. To meet this scenario
you can look at our tradeshow schedule
http://www.snazaroo.us/tradeshows.htm our lecture schedule
http://www.snazaroo.us/hold/classes.htm or simply e-mail us at
garycole@mindspring.com and ask when we might
be in your area.
If an audience of 25 can not be guaranteed then it is expected that the client pay for hotel, air fare and rent-a-car. No lecture or food expenses would be expected. If we would be in that area already all expenses may be waved if there are 25 people or more guaranteed.
GENERALLY, when we are teaching classes at our expense we reserve the right to 1) invite others in the area to join in via http://www.snazaroo.us/hold/classes.htm , 2) invite a local SNAZAROO reseller to sell product at the event unless the host is an approved reseller, 3) other stipulations may apply. Contact Gary directly and discuss your upcoming event. Lets work together to provide you a FREE or low cost face painting training event. Call and talk to us about it toll free at 800-451-4040 Ask for Gary Cole.
SNAZAROO at their discretion would review all lecture and marketing opportunities. It may opt to do an event even if there is a net loss if the marketing value offers potential. Most options would be considered. When concerns exist the client should do its best to define the positive opportunities that could be achieved by the event. Brainstorming between the client and SNAZAROO most likely will result in the best potential. Again all marketing opportunities should be considered.
Depending on the type of event SNAZAROO may provide door prizes, sample products for workshops or face painting contest prizes. Depending on the marketing objectives the customer may be expected to pay all or part of these expenses.
Repeat events during a two year period will be based on previous successes. Most likely repeat events during this two year period travel expenses would be paid for by the customer. This would include all travel expenses. $300 per day MIGHT also be charged for repeat events to help recoup hours lost in the normal work environment. If a event charge is being charged at the event they may be asked to share in the proceeds above and beyond overhead. Marketing exposure is one of the primary issues to help in making these decisions.
Bottom line, SNAZAROO USA Inc. is interested in boosting sales in its territory. Each marketing opportunity is reviewed based on practical business rules.
Here are some examples of lectures that can be taught by SNAZAROO. Generally, lectures are more helpful when they build on each other working from beginner classes up to building professional skills. This by no means is a complete list. We can arrange a lecture that would meet the needs of your particular group.
Face Painting for Beginners 1.5
to 3 hours
This is a face painting class for beginners. We talk about the need for
safety in face painting. You will learn the basics including cheek art and full
faces. Learn basic sponge and brush technique. Learn what to do from color
mixing to using face painting stamps. Simple designs will be taught and in this
class you generally are introduced to full face designs. There will be lots of
opportunity for questions from the group. Learn also how to merge face painting
into your current entertainment package. You will learn how to start a basic
face painting set up, suggestions on what to charge, tricks to help you build
your skills, and how to start face painting for a fee.
Fast Faces for Fast Bucks 1.5
to 2 hours
In the one and a half hours see us run through many of the top 2 to 5
minute faces. Even with the questions and answers generally you can see ten to
fifteen full face
designs demonstrated. You will see how easy it is to paint a full face tiger
faster that you can paint that unicorn on the cheek. There is great perceived
value to full-face, face painting. This will be the lecture to change your
thinking of this new art to add to your entertainment events. Once you see how face the full
faces can be painted so quickly you will wish to rethink your current face painting range.
Special F/X 1 to 2 hours
In this class that can vary in length learn how to do some great special effects. Using the special effects wax you can create some of the best bullet wounds, gashes, cuts and bumps. You will learn how to make bruising and black eyes and all kinds of nasty effects. You can use these for Halloween, boy's parties or for the theatre. Take all of the above and add the liquid blood and you are sure to get the people to cringe. This can be a lecture format or hands on. The more you make it lecture, the more you can cover. When you make it hands on, you tend to be able to see only one third since everyone needs to keep up with the lecturer.
Face Painting workshop 1.5 to 2 hours
All materials provided by the host, come and play in the face paints, have us work with
you one-on-one as we enjoy a little face painting contest. 15 minute opening, 45+
minutes for the contest, 15 minutes for judging and 15 minutes for questions.
You will learn why you need to upgrade your kit and add glitter gels, glitter powders and
better quality sponges. Come and join in on the fun, the contest and prizes. We
walk around the room and work with you individually in helping you address your
personal concerns with face painting. Note hands-on classes really slows down
the pace. In a lecture we can cover a full face every ten to fifteen minutes.
Depending on the size of the group a hands-on step-by-step class can take thirty
to forty-five minutes per face.
Face Painting workshop - step by step
1.5 to 2 hours
For this class there is a $1 to $16 additional charge for supplies depending on the kit you want the workers to work out of. In this class we will work with the audience in step by step fashion through one of the popular faces. As the lecturer does a instructional face, the people in the audience will follow this step on themselves, their painting partner or a model they have brought along. Each participant will be given a small two or three color kit, a face painting sponge and a face painting brush. They get to take the kit home with them when they are finished. Depending on the colors in the kit and the designs you wish to paint, we can cover more than one face painting design. Some suggestions are tiger, Spiderman, dog, butterfly or select designs of your own. Note: when we do a hands on class the pace really slows down. Expect to paint one face design for every thirty to forty-five minutes of class time.
Holiday Faces - 1.5 hours
This is another full-face class to meet the needs of holiday painters. During the lecture we will hit all the major holidays with full-face ideas. Some possibilities are Presidents Day, St. Patrick's Day, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more.
Painting an Elaborate Face or Body Painting - 1.5 to 3 hours
Many get the opportunity to paint those one to three hour faces for marketing opportunities. This could include anything from a show piece model at a public event to helping run a video marketing spot. For these you will not get by with the five to ten minute face. Take this opportunity to learn to work and perfect a show piece.
Step-by-Step Workshop - 1.5 to 3 hours
Do you want to take part in this class? You pick the designs and bring your paint and someone to paint on. Then we will walk you through the design step by step and as we paint a step, you paint a step. This is the perfect way to do hands on. As a general rule it takes about thirty to forty-five minutes per design when you create in this format.
50 Steps to Building a Successful Face Painting Business - 2 hours
You can face paint and learn now how to build a $30,000 to $100,000 a year
profession while making little children smile and having a heck of a lot of fun.
Many actually have. Let us walk you through 50+ steps
that can earn you that extra cash you want or need. It is easy once you know
how. This lecture will really motivate you and all by itself will be worth the
money you spent for the entire convention. Did you ever think you could earn a
good living making children smile? Included you will learn marketing,
organizational and networking skills that will jump your business several
levels. You will receive may ideas to get you organized and improve your
professional image. This is THE class to attend if you are wanting to get
serious about face painting for profit.
Face Painting Jam - 1 to 2 hours
This is a more informal approach to lectures. Generally it is best done at the
end of all of the other classes. In this setting those in the class can bring
their own face painting supplies. The format is an open venue and is lead by the
questions and needs of those in attendance. Many find this less structured
environment the best way to get their personal face painting concerns addressed.
Topics can include everything from how to get certain painting effects done to
how to deal with large pay-by-the-face venues. Again, this is a very open venue.
How to train and manage a face painting team - 1.5 hours to 2 hours
The key to building a financially productive business is to build a team of workers. There is a need to build your administrative skills. How to hire, train, motivate, manage and grow your staff to your needs.
Contracts for clients as well as face painting workers
If you do not want to get yourself in a bind then make sure you have all the rules in writing. Get the customer or your work to sign an agreement on meeting your desired objectives.
Event SPECIFIC face painting
Do you need to attend a specific face painting event? This might include any of the following... Sports Venues, religious events (such as Bar Mitzvah's), strawberry festivals, rodeos. Get your act together so you will be the greatest hit at these events. We will show you how to do this.
Build to suit...
Every group of face painters beginner or professional have different needs in
terms of training. Your particular group might have extra needs, concerns or
wish to be developed in a special niche. Discuss those needs with us and we can
build a class that can fill the void in your skills.
Quick bio on Gary Cole the primary lecturer for SNAZAROO USA Inc.-
Gary Cole has been involved with SNAZAROO since 1994 when the SNAZAROO product was launched in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Over the last ten years he became a partner and eventually bought out the rights to manufacture, market, distribute the SNAZAROO line in North America. In addition he owns and manages "Party Faces Inc." a party service business in the Dallas / Fort Worth area that has grown very successfully offering face painting and other party services both at a corporate and private party basis. He understands both sides of this industry. As an accomplished face painter, business man and lecturer he enjoys helping others grow their business and is open in sharing the things he has learned. Isn't it about time you doubled your current business plan?
As a side note, Gary also hold two Guinness Book World records 1) for the most number of full faces painted by a team of five people during a one hour period and 2) the most number of faces painted in a one hour period. This record was made in Scotland in September of 2007. For this record he painted 217 different three color, full face designs. That is a recognizable full face every 16.5 seconds! see www.snazaroo.us/faqguinness.htm for more information. Or see www.snazaroo.us/faqbio.htm for a full Bio on Gary Cole who does most of the training. No person has taught more people how to face paint than Gary. The training program at SNAZAROO since 2000 has grown tremendously.
Parameters...
Lectures are offered for free to venues where there are more than 25 people in
attendance (with certain parameters, in other words they must be SPECIFICALLY
interested in learning this craft) or to those volume SNAZAROO resellers wishing
to build the face painting volume in their particular industry. see the contract
for this at
http://www.snazaroo.us/PDF/lecture.pdf
All lecture questions should be addressed to garycole@mindspring.com
Gary Cole
President
SNAZAROO USA Inc.
1214 Metro Park Blvd.
Suite 201
Lewisville, TX 75057
972-221-8665 phone
972-221-8625 fax
