Butterfly Face Painting Design

Follow the easy Step-by-step guide below and see our Face Painting Tips at the bottom of the page. Click on each image to enlarge and print the page if required.

Butterfly face painting design

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Step 1
	Using a damp Snazaroo high density sponge, cover the whole face with Snazaroo Sparkle White to give a nice glow and even pearl colour to the face.

Step 2

Build Snazaroo Electric Gold into a small damp sponge. A quarter of a sponge will work well.

Sponge a Butterfly wing from the edge of the brow right across the eye lid and down the cheek (to take the shape of a Butterfly wing).

Try to keep your Butterfly shape small for maximum effect.

Step 2 of Butterfly face painting design

Step 3

Work Snazaroo Pale Green into a screwed up sponge and add a little colour to the outer aspect of the wings.

Blend the two colours using the dry part of the sponge.

Step 4

With a fine round brush, build up Snazaroo Black into the bristles of the brush to leave a tip. Holding your brush like a pencil outline the Butterfly as shown.

Outline the Butterfly in Black as shown stopping at the crease of the edge of the eye to leave a small gap between the wings.

Finish the design by adding the Butterfly body and anteni as shown with your fine round brush.

Step 4 of Butterfly face painting design

Apply Snazaroo Electric Gold to the lips or alternatively use lipstick.

Step 5

For a professional finish use Liquid Sparkle Pale Green and Liquid Black on a fine round brush to add some extra detail as shown.

Use Snazaroo Silver Glitter dust to add a sparkle finish to your design.

Step 5a of Butterfly face painting design

Step 5b of Butterfly face painting design

Painting Tips

Before loading your Face Painting sponge with Snazaroo paint, ensure that the sponge is damp but not wet. Build the Snazaroo colour into the sponge to create a rich creamy texture. Never over wet the sponge or you will find you get a streaky uneven finish.

When using a thin fine line brush for detail, always build the colour into the brush and upto the tip. This is especially true when applying Black lines and detail to your design.

Cut a round face sponge into quarters to create smaller patterns such as spots and triangles.

If you are going to try and replicate this design for a number of children and want them all to be as similar as possible, enlist some help and asign each volunteer one face painting stage. Have the children move down the "production line" in turn and voila! - cloned faces for your party or production. This is a great idea for school events, carnivals and large parties.

Whilst we are happy for you to print off these guides for your own personal use, please note that all images and content are copywrite Parteaz 2007 and not to be reproduced without permission.

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