• Look at a portfolio of work that the facepainter has done themselves.

• Does the facepainter use other staff – ask to look at their portfolios as well.

• Make sure the portfolio is not copied from Google Images.

• Is the facepainter reliable?  Have they ever cancelled work before?

• How many faces can the facepainter paint in one hour?

• Are the facepaints professional quality?

• Does the business have public liability insurance?

• Is the facepainter CRB checked?

 

Here are my answers to the above questions:

• I have a portfolio of well over 100 faces that I am practiced at.   I can paint tigers, spiderman, butterflies, batman, dinosaurs, Minnie mouse, dragons, hello kitty, vampires, princesses, hulk, flowers, rainbows, snakes, dogs, cats and many more .....  I am more than happy to try a new design as well and love the challenge.

 

• I  don’t use any other staff at the moment for direct bookings, however for larger events i have a team of painters who have their own portfolio of work for you to look through.

 

• I would never use an image of something that I haven’t painted myself.  Not only would it give you a false impression of how I paint; it is entirely unprofessional, dishonest and it breaks copyright laws.  I no longer use books for reference as my interpretation is different from the books.  I’m confident in my own designs, and you are welcome to look at all of them.

 

• I am very reliable.  I have never, and will never cancel a party even if a more profitable opportunity arises.  I won’t ever take on work that I can’t deliver.  I don’t like turning down work.  It’s all on a first come first served basis, so please book early with me to avoid being disappointed.  I have never let anyone down due to illness so far, and hope that this will continue long in to the future.

 

• Each face takes approximately 5 minutes to paint, so if you are able to keep my chair filled, I will paint on average between 12 - 15 faces per hour. ( Please bear this in mind when deciding how long to book me for.)

 

• All my facepaints are water-based professional paints.  I use mainly TAG, DFX & superstar paints.  After much practice, I have found these to be the more vibrant colours with a good coverage and they wash off easily too.  I have a very large selection of vibrant colours, metallics, shimmers and glitters in my ever growing collection!!

 

• I have public liability insurance – covered up to £5 million.

•  It is incredibly rare that there is ever a facepainting incident – but I have cover for your peace of mind.

 

• CRB is not essential when choosing a facepainter, as the children are never left alone with the facepainter.  I have a full CRB viewable on request for your own peace of mind.