1) Find inspiration in your closet Special occasion clothes can be the perfect starting point for a costumed character. The flower girl dress from a wedding makes a fantastic start for a fairy princess. Tuxedos for vampires, graduation grown (belted, with a shredded hemline) for witches. Worn clothing can find new life, eh, undead life, as aContinue reading “Halloween Cosplay Tips from a Face Painter”
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Flat Stanley visits Auntie Stacey in Sebastopol
My friend Dylan sent Flat Stanley to me in Sebastopol, California for a visit as part of his second grade literacy and community building project. I couldn’t talk Flat Stanley into getting his face painted, so he watched while my husband and I did some fused glass art. We use special glass that comes flatContinue reading “Flat Stanley visits Auntie Stacey in Sebastopol”
Tracy Hill’s Fabulous Animal Show
As a face painter, I see a lot of children’s entertainers, but East Bay-based Tracy Hill’s show was fur and scales above the rest. He does a hilarious animal show with so many different critters including a hairless mouse, a scorpion, a rabbit, two chicks, a goose, a turtle, a tortoise, a tarantula, a hermitContinue reading “Tracy Hill’s Fabulous Animal Show”
How to Make a Life Face Mask – step by step
This is what I learned in my Santa Rosa Junior College theater arts make up class as per instructor Maryanne Scozzari. We’ll use these life castings to design and create prosthetic noses for character make-ups, just like they do on Sci-Fi’s Face Off reality TV show, well, almost. By reading this post you agree to follow all safetyContinue reading “How to Make a Life Face Mask – step by step”
Zombie Walk a lumbering success
Update: I’ll be painting zombies again this year, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. At Copperfield’s Books in Sebastopol, starting around 9:45AM. Free zombiefication! I painted zombies today at Copperfield’s Books, sponsor of the annual Zombie Walk, an event so exciting that the Press Democrat sent two reporters. There were lumbering and moaning contests with cool prizes. IContinue reading “Zombie Walk a lumbering success”
Auntie Stacey's Face Painting 