Whether you are the dab hand who has been face painting for years, a semi professional with a long term interest, a beginner or newcomer to face painting, throughout the UK and overseas are a vast array of body and face painting suppliers, stores, shops and specialists. These can range from small suppliers of specialist paints, brushes or sponges, up to the one-stop shops featuring all of the following that you will need to get you started:

• Face Painting Colours (standard)
• Electric & Sparkle colour face paints
• Starter face painting kits
• Professional face painting kits
• Liquid paints
• Glitter & Gels
• Fine brushes for detailed face painting
• Flat brushes for detailed face painting
• High density spinges
• Stipple / texture sponges
• Powder brushes for applying powders & glitters
• Palettes
• Face painting books with design ideas and templates
• Face painting DVD's / Videos
• Face painting guides and manuals
• Special effects items including, fake blood, tooth wax etc
• Rubber stamps
• Theatrical Make-up
  

All of the above will all be regularly used by most face painters no matter how accomplished they are (or think they are). I use one or two suppliers generally but have nothing to gain from recommending one over any others. Below is a list of the higher ranking sites on Google for Face paitning supplies (based on their content and not sponsored listings):

www.Facepaintingdesigns.co.uk
www.mccallisters.com/kidsdept/facepaints.htm
www.facechange.com
www.partypacks.co.uk/face-painting
www.partydomain.co.uk/d-commerce/page15.html

If you want to learn how to face paint then there are many routes you may wish to consider. Reading a book by a professional is always a logical choice. Most of the face paint manufacturers publish differing amounts of literature on how best to use their products - some with design templates tips or guides. DVD's and videos designed specially to teach can be a great aid. you can pause and rewind whenever you need and of course it helps you to learn if you can see in real life, what the instructor is on about!

Remember, Cheryl at Cheeky-Face-Painting.co.uk is available for face painting, balloon modeling, birthday parties and fetes, Cheeky Face Painting covers Goole and the immediate area. We regularly travel as far as field as Hull, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Doncaster and York for Face painting demonstrations, parties and events.