Silly Farm Supplies, one of the larger face painting supply vendors has created a face painting video channel called FABA TV. They say that their goal is to provide quality education and training in the Face, Body and Entertainment Art industry. They are dedicated to making FabaTV the world’s best resource for everything related to entertainment.
You can watch previews of their videos on their channel on YouTube.
FABA TV is a subscription service. Every month FabaTV will launch 4 NEW classes and a live class! Classes will then be archived under each topic and Instructors channel and can be viewed at anytime.
The World Balloon Convention (WBC) 2012 Early-bird Deadline is February 17!
If you haven’t already registered to attend the World Balloon Convention 2012, you still have time to beat the Early-bird Deadline and SAVE! Register now at WorldBalloonConvention.com.
Register Early and Pay Less:
Early-bird: Ends February 17, 2012: $695 per person
Regular: February 18 – March 25, 2012: $795 per person
Plus, if you’re a Qualatex Balloon Network Member, you’ll automatically receive an additional $50 off your registration. If you’re a Certified Balloon Artist, you’ll automatically receive an additional $50 off your registration. (That’s a total of $100 off for CBAs.)
Don’t forget that hotel accommodations must be booked separately from your WBC registration. Reserve your room at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel by February 16 to receive the discounted WBC hotel rate ($112 plus hotel tax per night).
Silly Heather from Silly Farm has several videos on YouTube.
Rose Bud Fairy Mask
A Valentine Face Painting Design by Silly Heather. In this video she creates a valentine fairy mask design using the fairyfly kit, Rose Bud.
Dragon Wings Face Painting Tutorial
In this video she creates a dragon mask using the fairyfly kit, dueling dragons.
My Sweet Valentine – Face Painting Design Tutorial
Valentines is coming up and Heather created this quick step by step tutorial on how to face paint this teddy bear design that will be sure to WOW!
A large group of about 100 – 150 balloon artists at the 2011 Twist and Shout in Boston met up in the Burlington Mall food court food court for a 3 twist dog balloon flash mob.
Sometimes, I wish that I could attend all of the conventions. Last month was the Florida SuperJam, a balloon jam in Florida. The description sounded great, but I found out too late to fit it in my schedule. Their website described it as the ultimate balloon jam!!! 4 days of continuous balloon twisting.
Florida SuperJam
January 11 – 14, 2012
International Palms Resort
6515 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819 http://floridasuperjam.com/
Now, I can see some of the fun I missed with some videos of the convention posted on YouTube.
YouTube has many face painting tutorials of various quality. There are also videos taken by parents or grandparents of their kids having their face painted while at the zoo, festivals, or on vacation. These videos show real face painters working with real kids. I like to hear the reactions of the people talking in the background.
Here are three more YouTube videos of kids getting their face painted.
Ninja Turtle at the Circus
Pink Skull and Crossbones
Minne Mouse at Hollywood Studios
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I have recently launched two new websites. Although the primary target audience of the websites is clowns, there will still be information that should be of interest to face painters, balloon twisters and other types of children’s entertainers.
The first website is Just for Clowns. Just For Clowns is a blog for the professional clown. The purpose of this blog is to promote, preserve and present the time-honored profession of clowning by providing professional clowns with information that will help them become the best clown they can be. It will have information about upcoming conventions, makeup and costume tips, product reviews, and other information related to clowing around.
The second website is Websites for Clowns. I plan to use Websites for Clowns to present topics related to the business side of being a clown including websites, business cards, and marketing. I launched my own personal website in 2004 and since then have created and maintained several other websites for myself and others. I have also spent countless hours on the Internet and hope to be able to share some of what I have learned.
My very first clown convention was the Circus Magic Convention in Williamsburg, VA. Circus Magic is a regional clown convention that is held each year at the end of February and that means that it is coming up soon. This year, it is February 23-26, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Patriot in Williamsburg, VA. The convention is one of several conventions run by Steve “Salty” Kissell and DJ “Fancy Pants” Ehlert.
Although this is a clown convention, they have workshops on balloon twisting, face painting, magic, and other topics that would be of interest to clowns and other types of children’s entertainers. They have a great list of instructors coming to help with the workshops. Ken Stillman will be there teaching balloons. Marcella “Mama Clown” Murad and her co-workers from Silly Farm will be there to teach face painting. Jim Howle and Leon McBryde, both former Ringling Clowns, will also be there helping with makeup and clown noses.
Presented by Steve Kissell. Bringing Education Excellence to the Performing Arts! Come Celebrate, Laugh, and Learn at Circus Magic with the special theme of: Tribute to the Wizard of OZ!
Looking for a balloon twister for your events? Check out Balloons By Mike, he enjoys making balloons and entertaining kids of all ages in Northern Virginia.
http://www.BalloonsByMike.com/
