Face Art Magic was established in 2009 by Tina Erickson. The business is fully licensed and insured and offers professional face painting services for parties and events. Please call 509.307.2539 for more information or to book your event.

What to Expect

When you hire Face Art Magic, you are hiring a professional face painter to service your event. Unlike a volunteer face painter that you may find at fundraising/charity events who donates their time, I am a highly skilled artist who uses only professional face painting supplies and not those that may be found in a craft store.

First, determine what your needs are for your event. How many people will want to be painted? How much time will be alotted for painting? A booking form must then be filled out and a non-refundable deposit is required to hold a date for your event. For your convenience, you may fill this form out online and pay the deposit using pay-pal or it may also be printed and filled in by hand and mailed. If you are mailing the form and deposit, please send at least 10 days in advance of your event date. There will be $30.00 charge for all returned checks.

When I Arrive

I will be dressed professionally and may add colorful shirts, hats and aprons depending on the event. I am not a clown and do not provide clown services. If you are having a theme party, I may be able match my outfit to the theme, but I do not work in costume. I will also have my own face painted, usually just a little design on one side.

If you did not pay online, the remainder of your booking fee will be paid in full with cash the day of the event, before painting begins. If arranged for in advance, I can bring chairs, table, canopy, and all of my painting supplies, as well as idea books and boards for guests to look at. I will arrive 15-20 minutes before the start of your event to set up and be ready to paint when guests arrive.

To ensure everyone planned for gets painted, there are a few things you can do to help speed up the line.

I ask that everyone come to the front of the line ready to be painted. Being ready means:

1. The person being painted is at least 3 years old and they wish to be painted. Children are sometimes afraid, and if
   they appear to be, they will not be painted against their wishes.
2. Please have a clean face, clean hands and long or fly away
   hair pinned away from the face.
3. If you are sick or appear to be sick, for sanitary reasons you will not be painted. I also can not paint on skin that has conditions or irritations. I may be able to paint something on an arm or hand.
4. Know what design you want the painter to do.
5. If this is a pay per face event, please have correct change.
6. Paint is applied with sponges and brushes and dries in seconds. I also have glitter and shimmer powders that add an extra special touch to most designs.
7. When the painting is finished, I show the person their face in a mirror. This is the best part of face painting for me, I love to see their smiles and their eyes light up.
8. 15 minutes before the scheduled end time for the event I will close my face painting line. To do this, I will place a small dot of paint on the next three children in line and give the third child a sign that says "sorry, the face painting line is closed" or I will have a line manager to handle this.
9. Face paint will last for hours. It will not crack and flake off, but should be washed off with mild soap and warm water before going to sleep.
   

Face Painting? Is It Safe?

As a mother of 2, I have worried about products and activities being safe for
my children. And, when I started face painting, I was concerned.

The very first time I painted was at a volunteer event. The event provided these little pots of paint and some
brushes and we painted little things
on childrens cheeks. I don't know what kind of paint it was, only that it was difficult to use on the skin. I had no
idea how old it was and when I painted
a little thing on my own cheek, I had
an allergic reaction.

I began researching face painting
products and learned about a brand
called Snazaroo. They claim to be
the world's safest and easiest to use
face paint. That sounded like exactlly what I was looking for so I ordered
a small set and began to practice and
I loved the paint. I loved all the safety
information provided about the paint.
Snazoroo is still the primary product in
my painting kit because it is the safest
for children.

Keeping things clean and sanitized
is always a concern of Moms, so I follow a sanitary regiment for cleaning my brushes and sponges and the water that is used to moisten the paints. I always use hand sanitizer and wipes to clean after each painting and a new sponge
is used for every face. Brushes and sponges are completely sanitized
after each event.

I do my best to protect against the spread of germs and if someone in my
line appears to be sick or has skin complaints, they will not be painted.
I know this can be very disappointing
to a child and I ask parents to please
not put me or their children in that situation.

I have learned that face painting is
safe when professional products are
used and sanitary practices are in place. Some people like me, have very sensitive skin and even with the worlds safest products, allergic reactions can occur.

So always ask your painter some basic questions about their paints and practices. Then, let the children have
fun and enjoy this colorful activity.