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Online Class: Face Painting 101

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IACET Authorized Provider Enroll today! This is a self-paced, continuing education, online course with instructor. You have 6 months to complete.
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Course (no Certificate)   =   $30.00
Course with CEU Certificate*   =   $55.00
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Course Description

Face painting, simply defined, is the act of applying cosmetic paint to a person's face for entertainment, theatrical, or even symbolic reasons.   We see examples of face painting at Halloween or at school carnivals and other charity functions where face painter's set up booths.

However, face painting is not a trend that's come about in recent years, as you will soon learn.   It's also not a craft that's limited to Halloween or to entertain small children.   Once you learn the art of face painting, you will be surprised at the number of ways you can put your skill to use, either for fun or profit.

This course is designed to introduce someone who's never painted a face before to this intriguing art.   It also goes one step further and provides detailed instructions for getting started, application techniques that you can use, and outlines of patterns so that you can start to paint faces like you've been doing it for years.  

You'll learn:

  1. The history of face painting
  2. How to learn to paint nearly any design you want
  3. The tools you'll need to be a successful face painter
  4. The types of paint you can use
  5. How to use the brushes and sponges to create beautiful designs
  6. How to create tribal art, animal faces, scary faces, and more
  7. The steps to create 6 beautiful designs--you'll be a pro at creating these by the end of the course!
  8. All about cheek painting
  9. How to make money from face painting
At the successful completion of this course, you'll have the knowledge you need to be able to paint almost any design that you want.  Don't worry! We will walk you through every step and teach you everything you need to know so that by the time you start painting designs, you're well on your way to being a pro!

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: Introduction

Face painting, simply defined, is the act of applying cosmetic paint to a person's face for entertainment, theatrical, or even symbolical reasons.

Lesson 2: Face Painting in History and Today

Since ancient times, face painting has been used for ceremonious, hunting, religious, battle, and military reasons.

Lesson 3: Face Painting Supplies

There are lots of different types of paints, brushes, and other accessories that you can buy for face painting.

Lesson 4: Becoming a Face Painting Artist

For the purpose of this lesson, we are going to assume that you've never painted a face before or, if you have, that you've only done the most amateur of face painting designs on your children for Halloween.

Lesson 5: Safety Tips for Face Painting

The last thing you want is to cause anyone skin or health problems because of the design you've painted on their face.

Lesson 6: Preparing the Painter and the Face for Painting

As a face painter, the face is your canvas. If you were using paper, you wouldn't want to use sandpaper or paper that's been soaked by the rain.

Lesson 7: Planning Your Designs

When you're first starting out, it's helpful to always sketch your designs on paper before you ever apply them to the face.

Lesson 8: How to Select and Use Brushes and Sponges

In this lesson we are going to teach you how to select a brush for a design, how to use sponges, and teach you to paint faces.

Lesson 9: Basic Designs: Animals and Bugs

As you start out painting faces, you want to choose designs with simple lines and shapes. Some designs are very intricate.

Lesson 10: More Designs: Clowns and Scary Faces

Let's continue with more basic designs that you can quickly and easily learn to paint.

Lesson 11: Tribal Designs and Cheek Painting

Tribal designs are getting more and more popular with young people and adults. You see more of them as tattoos, and you are also seeing more requests for tribal designs at face painting booths.

Lesson 12: Face Painting as a Career

There are plenty of face painters out there who make their living creating designs on people's faces.

Additional Information

Course Title : Face Painting 101
CEU Value :

1.0 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

Standard :

Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard

Accreditation :

Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102.

Languages : English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries
Course Number : 7550559
Course Type : Hobby/Enthusiast
Course URL :

http://facepainting.onlineclasses.com

Course Rating : Excellent Course! 4 Star Rating
Instructor :

UniversalClass Staff Instructor

Syllabus :

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Grading Policy :

Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned

Assessment Method :

Lesson assignments and review exams

Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Requirements : View Technical Requirements
Course Fee :

Basic Course: $30.00 (no CEU Certificate)

   

with CEU Certificate: $55.00

NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.

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