Books

This book gives you the  basic techniques of face painting.  Nick & Brian Wolfe will take you one step further, with a special selection of more challenging creations.    In this book you will find inspiring examples like a rainbow butterfly, a Halloween Pumpkin or a little more difficult vampiress.

The book contains 46 pages and is wire bound so that it opens flat, making it easy to use.

This book contains 50 face painting designs and is in two sections. The first section contains designs suitable for children and the second section has Halloween type designs.

This is a soft back A5 bound book with 95 pages and over 400 images.

Contains the innovative designs that were painted at the Texas State Fair by Mark Reid and Friends.

Each page features a particular face, i.e. dragons, tigers, butterflies, sunset, snakes, skulls and many others.

Also includes step-by-step instructions for some of the designs for you to try.

This book contains 54 step-by-step instructions.  The images include a bronze coloured bunny, kissing fish, gruesome eye scars and a horned dragon, to name but a few.  Some are full face and some, side face.  They vary in difficulty but the instructions are very clear.

The instructions and artist information are in both English and German.  The book uses symbols to indicate using a sponge, brush, powder, glitter and different colours, which makes it easier to understand.

This 52 page booklet shows you how to create special effects.

This book by Sherill Church tells you how to develop your face painting business in order to generate significant and consistent profits.

A new book by Illusion Publishing, Fast Fun Faces! The team at Illusion, Julie Oliver and Claire Pick have just published another step-by-step book of face painting. With 29 exciting designs, based on our knowledge of faces children like the most, this book offers something for everyone - from the novice to the expert face painter. As always, our easy-to-follow photographic stages are presented with clear written instructions to make this book easy to use. The designs have been chosen to give you a range of options which will please boys and girls of all ages.

Marcela shows some gorgeous mask designs and talks about what inspires her and how the industry is changing.

On page 51 Craig Tracy imagines a world where body painting is a recognised art in traditional schools and work by body artists is displayed in art galleries.

Mariette Kerssies, a talented face painter from Holland talks about her life and showcases new and innovative designs.

There are also convention reviews and festival round ups from across the world.

This book gives a fundamental knowledge of theatrical make-up, mask/mould making, body painting, high definition make-up and camouflage make-up. It depicts many images, examles of masks and gives step-by-step instructions and is ideal for professionald and amateurs.

Nicky and Brian Wolfe have just produced this new book. It contains quick and easy faces. Faces include Dragon, Mermaiden, Unicorn, Crowned Royal, etc.

'Painted Alive' is the first collection of body painted images by New Orleans artist Craig Tracy. More than sixty transformative and intimately provocative works reveal Tracy's vision, which ranges from realistic to conceptual and surreal. This monograph challenges the perception of conventional contemporary art and is ideal for anyone who collects, appreciates, and/or studies contemporary art.

This book focuses on designs from under the sea and has twelve new nose art designs including 'Angel Fish', 'Silly Seagull', 'Crazy Frog', 'Rock Lobster' etc.

Each design is broken down with step-by-step instructions to show clear photography and shows the colours needed to create the design.

Clear instructions for each step-by-step design.

This book by Todd Debreceni tells you how to make and apply prosthetics.

This book by Sherrill Church tells you all you need to know about starting a face painting business.

This second edition book is essential for anyone wishing to become a successful make-up artist.

This book contains a wealth of information, activities and advice and meets the syllabus requirements for City and Guilds, Edexcel, ITEC, IHBC, CIBTAC and NVQ media make-up courses.