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The Green Brush Part 1: Introduction

The Green Paint Brush with Heather Green

This is the first installment in The Green Brush, a Marketing and Business tips and tricks series by Heather Green. sponsored by Silly Farm Supplies.

Why

I have spent the past six years making youtube videos on face painting to help you to become better painters, but I totally neglected that being the best painter isn’t good enough. It’s like living on McDonald’s, but then working out every day of the week. You have to combine business skills with talent in order to achieve a winning combination…. So I am dedicating one video blog a month to helping you improve your business, grow your business, and answer your questions.

What

What makes me qualified to be in a position to give advice? For those of you that don’t know me… My name is Heather Green and I am the owner of Silly Farm Supplies, the creator of FABAtv, the co-producer of the FABAIC, publisher of the FABA Blog, a business partner for My FAB Events, a mom, a friend, a face & body painter, and the First Lady of Greater St Mark Ame church. I have been painting for 15 years, have grown my companies into something I am very proud of. I spend much of my time researching, reading, and investing in learning how to be a successful entrepreneur. My goal is to condense my findings into useful information and business advice that you can use and make money from. I feel my face painting Youtubes and teaching style have been so well received because I take a lot of concepts from all the classes I have taken and simplify it to make it attainable for all levels of painters. I want to do that in the business sense too.

Who

My business video blogs are meant to help anyone, not just painters, but all entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs. I know that watching my face can be boring, but hopefully the content will make it all worth it.

When

My goal is to publish video blogs at least once a month. If you like them I will try my hardest to post 2 a month.

So what’s on the agenda for today?

Getting Started

In order to get ourselves in the business frame of mind there are a few things you need to do to get started on the right path.

Start with time management…. There is a direct correlation between time spent/ invested and success. When I bought silly farm almost 9 years ago I told myself I wouldn’t take a paycheck until we were out of the red. I face painted on the weekends and used that money to live. I didn’t mind working 19 hours a day, and I believe that my time spent obsessing, building, growing Silly Farm is the reason we have grown from 2 employees to 27 employees. If you are only spending two hours a week improving your company, investing in yourself as an artist, or your phones aren’t ringing like you would like then it’s time to take a look at how you are spending your time. I wrote the book on No Time. I get up at 5:00 am, go to the gym, get home to get my son ready for school, go to work, go home, feed him, bathe him, and then go back to work. Now my life style isn’t for everyone, but if you don’t make the time, you can’t expect the results.

Start by dedicating one hour a day to yourself and your business. Spend an hour emailing customers, or taking a class on FABAtv, or seeking new leads. If you invest an hour each day it’s easier to increase the time you spend on your business daily without feeling overwhelmed.

Setting Goals

How many times have you said to yourself I just want to loose 10 lbs or 20lbs? How many times have you said tomorrow I am going to eat better and start laying weight? For better or worse, goals are a huge part of the human psyche. Goals are important because they help create vision and focus. Set, type, and print your goals, make them visible at all times so that you don’t loose sight of what you are working towards. When I launched fabatv I printed a paper out that said 1,000 subscribers … Ready set go! Every morning I looked at my goal and within 9 months I reached my goal. I wish I could say the same about these last 8 baby pounds, but I won’t be too critical. If you make a goal to book five new parties a month, or a goal to save 30% of all your take home, then you keep it where your mind continuously views it. Then you will train yourself to keep the pot at the end of the rainbow in mind. Don’t let your goals become out of sight and out of mind.

Invest in Yourself and Your Business

We learn from others and feedback is essential! Please like and share this post if it helped you. Leave a comment below or send me an email if you have any questions! Who knows, maybe your question will be on the next video!

The Green Brush Part 2: Marketing Mindframe

The Green Paint Brush with Heather Green
This is the second installment in The Green Brush series sponsored by Silly Farm Supplies. Marketing and Business tips and tricks by Heather Green. Heather is the CEO and Owner of Silly Farm Supplies, an international supplies shop for face and body art. Heather is also the co-producer for the Face and Body Art International Convention.

In this segment of The Green Brush I will show you how to get into the Marketing Mind frame.

I breakdown the FREE steps to marketing your business and introduce the 4 P’s which I will explain in detail in future segments.

Marketing & Sales GraphMarketing and Sales are not synonymous, they compliment each other,. You don’t have to fear marketing your business. Marketing is relationship building. Marketing is taking the time to get to know how you can best service your clients. I will guide you on how to achieve effective marketing campaigns.

I urge you to choose a soundtrack that gets you motivated; to get in a working mode and pursue new business avenues.

I also explain sources of free marketing including grass roots campaigns and getting yourself organized to be able to effectively follow up leads. I have created a “Follow Up Form” for you to download and use free of charge. My goal with this form is to help you keep better records, so that you can keep in touch with your customers and build better relationships.

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I am focused on helping you create and build a business you are proud of. I hope you enjoy this segment of The Green Brush and I encourage you to share your ideas, stories and business successes. Please leave me a comment with your ideas or questions and don’t forget to like and share this article with your friends!

Spiderman for Girls: Face Painting Tutorial

A few weeks ago we had a special guest come visit from Chicago. Chantal of Fanciful Faces stopped in to Silly Farm and guest starred in a YouTube tutorial for us!

Chantal will show us one of her popular festival faces, a spiderman face painting design for girls! This Spidey Girl is a quick and easy to create and girls love it! Want to paint it on a boy? Just switch the colors up! Instead of pink and purple, you can do red and blue!

For more tutorials by Chantal, check out her YouTube!

Cupcake Cutie: Face Painting Tutorial

Can’t see the video? Watch Cupcake Cutie on YouTube!

This birthday will be one they won’t forget. Face paint can go a long way in making a child’s birthday a memorable one.

2 Minute Spiderman for Young Kids | Face Painting Tutorial

By now you should know that face painting younger kids can be a challenge. My son is almost 3 years old and still wiggles and squirms when I paint him. I was able to sit him down in the Silly Farm showroom and use him for a quick tutorial on face painting little kids a quick and easy Spiderman.

  1. I started using Wolfe White and outlined the eyes. We don’t want to fill over the eyes since he is a younger child and many children are not comfortable with objects near their eyes.
  2. Next, using a filbert brush we are going to fill in the rest of the shape using FAB Makeup Rage.
  3. Pink Power Stencils are very useful for those children that don’t want to sit still! Using a sponge and black face paint, we are going to sponge on the spider using the pink power stencil.
  4. Using a Gold Grip #3 Round Brush and Wolfe Black we are going to finish the details to the mask by outlining and connecting the lines to form a spider-web look.
  5. Last, but not least, we always want to add some glitter and in this case it is the Mama Clown Glitter Black Potion.

London's SpidermanVoila! A quick two minute Spiderman face painting design for younger children!
Don’t forget to check out the rest of my face painting tutorials and head over to Silly Farm Supplies for products! Subscribe to me on YouTube for more!
Happy Painting!

Wild Style Floral Mask – Face Painting Design

Here’s a graffiti inspired floral mask design by Silly Heather. Starting this face painting design off with a Silly Farm sponge, we start the base using a Hippie Rainbow Cake. Next we take our Wildflower Fairyfly Kit and a 3/4″ Flat Brush to create the floral design. Wolfe Black is used for the graffiti effects and outlines. The brush preferred is a Gold Grip #4 Round. Glitter makes everything better, especially the Magic Magenta Glitter.

Can’t see the video? Watch “Wild Style Floral Mask” on YouTube!

Heads Up! Practice Tools Review

Do your volunteer faces keep disappearing when you take your face painting kit out? Maybe your kids now run away instead of towards you when you break out your kit. Sometimes finding a face to paint can be a challenge. Well, we’re going to change that.

Practice heads are a easy and affordable way to practice your face painting and increase your skill set without needing any volunteers or trying to get that squirming child to sit still while you paint. Silly Heather breaks down the difference between each type of practice head in this video review. She will show you proper care and cleaning methods for each practice head as well.

Mehron and ProFace are recognized names that both carry their own type of practice tools. Watch the video to learn more and choose the best practice head to suit you!

Can’t see the video? Watch “Heads Up: Face Painting Practice Tools” on YouTube!

Bonus video! Thanks to Ayanna for this video!

Colorful Snow Leopard : Video Tutorial

Colorful Snow Leopard This fantastic feline design is quick and easy to pull off! Watch the video below for my tutorial on this leopard face painting. So what are you waiting for? Grab your Rainbow Cakes, a Bam stencil, and you’re already half way finished! This design is perfect for little girls, and just change the color scheme up and it fits boys was well!

Products Used

  • Moondance Rainbow CakeRainbow cakes are multi-colored containers of paint manufactured by Silly Farm. I started this feline face painting with one of the newer Silly Farm rainbow cakes, Moondance.

  • Pre-Cut Paradise Sponges These pre-cut paradise sponges are made out of high-density foam and are great for applying your arty brush cake or rainbow cake. Sponges are great to pair with stencils as well!

  • Gold Grip #4 Round Brush - at Silly Farm Supplies The Gold Grip brushes are a standard in face painting. These brushes are an excellent investment as the bristles last long and do not wear out as quick as other brands. This Gold Grip #4 Round is one of my favorite brushes.

  • Bad Ass Mini Stencil (BAMS) 1008 Cracks - at Silly Farm Supplies Bad Ass Mini Stencils are amazing stencils for face & body art, created by Andrea O’Donnell of Skincognito Makeup Art Studio & Supply. You can use these stencils for face painting or body art using a sponge, brush, or airbrush. The one I used is BAM 1008.

  • Wolfe Face Art & FX Aquacolor White - face paint at Silly FarmWolfe FX is a staple in the FABA industry. If you haven’t heard of this brand of face paint, I suggest you try some as soon as you can get your hands on it. Wolfe white & black is highly regarded as the best white & black for face painting.

  • Mama Clown White Fairy Dust Glitter Mama Clown’s world famous cosmetic glitter. This polyester glitter is safe for all your face & body art projects. White Fairy Dust just happens to be one of our best sellers.

Sticker Stencils for Face Painting

lea-reverse-star-stencilThe Tattooed Lady is back with some helpful tips & tricks for your next face painting gig! Have you ever arrived to an event only to realize you forgot your face painting stencils? Check out Léa’s unique fix for this dilemma.

Fortunately for Léa, missing her star shaped stencil wasn’t the end of the world. Realizing she had star shaped stickers, she improvised and was able to discover a new use out of those otherwise ordinary stickers.

Applying the sticker to the area where the stencil would have gone, Léa was able to create a negative star design using her new sticker stencil! A negative design is one without paint and where only skin is making up the area of the design.

Incorporating this newly found face painting skill, Léa has put together a tutorial on her reverse stencil technique! Head on over to The Tattooed Lady’s blog to watch the full tutorial and expand your face painting tricks!

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Puff the Lil Dragon – Face Painting Design

Puff the Lil Dragon Video Tutorial
In this quick tutorial I show you my girly spin on the popular dragon design. No longer are dragons just for boys! Girls can have fun with this design too! It’s also parent friendly and super fast when using an Arty Brush Cake and the ‘Flower Brush’. The ‘flower brush’ is our Silly Farm Signature Large Point brush, and it will help you create the fastest, easiest flowers ever!

I used the following products in this face painting tutorial.

FREE Class on Graffiti Eyes with Léa Selley

Lea Selley on FABAtv LIVE
Lea Selley - JanFABAtv.com is an online face & body art classroom at the palm of your hands. A first in the industry, FABAtv brings one-on-one classroom oriented teaching right to the comfort of your own home. All you need is a high-speed internet connection and a web-enabled device, and you have hundreds of classes on face painting, body painting, airbrush art, and more at your fingertips!

FABAtv premieres a FREE & LIVE class every month. Starting off 2013 with a bang, this month’s LIVE artist is Canadian face painting sensation Léa Selley! You might of seen some of her YouTube videos under her alias, The Tattooed Lady. Below is a sample tutorial of what Léa will be teaching in this upcoming class. Tune in to FABAtv LIVE at 8pm EST on Tuesday, January 15th and catch Graffiti Eyes with Léa Selley, only on FABAtv.com.

You can find Léa Selley on Facebook, or contact her through her website, www.thetattooedlady.ca. Read more about Léa and her class on The Tattooed Lady’s blog.

Graffiti Eye Tutorial

*This is not the LIVE class*

Like the tutorial? Buy the Graffiti Spatter Stencil from Léa and save time face painting!

Free Face Painting Class with Silly Heather

FABAtv Instructor Heather Green

FABAtv (Face and Body Art Television) is feeling the Holiday spirit this winter. If you’re a subscriber to FABAtv, you’ve probably seen the free face painting class they are offering this month. Unlike the usual free & live class that FABAtv hosts around the 15th every month, this is an actual studio-filmed-and-edited class.

Holly Jolly Christmas by Heather Green

The artist behind this free face painting class is Heather Green, aka Silly Heather. Many of you have know of Heather as the owner of Silly Farm Supplies and from her YouTube face painting tutorials. Her latest class is all about Christmas and Holiday designs. You can catch Heather’s free class, Holly Jolly Christmas, on fabatv.com throughout the month of December!

Rudolph Face Painting with Video Tutorial

Lil Red Riding RudolphLia face painted as Rudolph

Lia volunteered to be my model for this Lil Red Riding Rudolph, my latest tutorial. This is a Rudolph the red nose reindeer inspired design and it’s a perfect face painting design for boys or girls around the Holidays. I will show you how to create this design step-by-step in my video tutorial below.

Products Used

Happy Hippie Face Painting Video Tutorial

Happy Hippie Face Painting Tutorial
I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving this weekend, however you spent it( with or without family and friends). For those that worked Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, I hope you’re getting some well deserved rest. I wasn’t able to push this tutorial out before Thanksgiving, but I’m here now and delivering it today.

This is Heather’s latest face painting tutorial, aptly named ‘Happy Hippie’ for it’s free flowing nature. This is a quick 3-5 minute design that pops without spending too much time on detail.

Heather started this design with the brand new, Silly Farm Exclusive Hippie Rainbow Cake. Using a sponge and the BAM 1038 stencil, she started the base on the forehead and then filled around the eyes with just the sponge.

Next, Heather used an Athena #10 Filbert brush and Wolfe White to hand paint a couple more stars and add some strokes above and below the eyes.

Heather then dabbed her sponge in Wolfe White and using the BAM 1038 stencil again, dabs some stars over the Rainbow Cake base on each side.

Next, Heather takes her Gold Grip #4 round brush loaded with Wolfe White and adds some more details around the design.

Depending if you have the time or not, Heather used a Gold Grip #2 brush loaded with Wolfe Black to outline parts of the design.

Finally, Heather added some ‘lipstick’ and some Magic Magenta & White Fairy Dust glitter for the finished design.

The tutorial is below, along with the products used. You can visit Silly Farm’s Create This Look section to see all the products used in each design.

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Happy Hippie: Create This Look

Thanksgiving Turkey Face Painting

FABAtv Instructor Lisa Joy Young
Thanksgiving Turkey Face PaintHalloween has passed and Thanksgiving is upon us. I haven’t really seen many Thanksgiving themed face painting designs, so I thought I would share one. This creative turkey how-to was painted by Lisa Joy Young, and she has a bunch more face painting tutorials up on her YouTube channel. Lisa is also a FABAtv instructor and has a couple online classes for you to expand your brush. If you haven’t experienced FABAtv, tune in on November 14th for a free LIVE body painting class with master artist, Mark Reid.

‘Dueling Dragons’ Face Painting Tutorial

Dueling Dragons Video TutorialThis is a design I did earlier in the year using the Silly Farm exclusive Fairy Fly kits. Fairy Fly kits are one of the newest additions to the Silly Farm multi-colored cake collection.

I created this dragon design on Andrew with a minimum amount of products. Below are the products I used, along with a link to the products on Silly Farm.

  1. Dueling Dragons Fairy Fly Kit
  2. Gold Grip Round #3 Brush
  3. Kryolan Flat #12 Brush
  4. Pink Silly Farm Sponges

Witch Hat – Face Painting Tutorial

Face Painter Lisa Joy YoungWe’re sure some of you will recognize this tutorial. Lisa Joy Young’s youtube has quickly spread through-out the face painting world as one of the go-to channels for design ideas and tutorials. If you can’t get enough of Lisa from her Youtube tutorials, don’t forget that she is a FABAtv Instructor and has two classes out and more on the way!

Here’s one of her latest tutorials, a witch hat with spider webs in the background. This is a great design that can be used on kids or adults for your next Halloween gig!


Lisa Joy Young on FABAtv

Autumn Eyes – Face Painting Tutorial

Autumn Eyes - Post ThumbnailThis tutorial caught our eyes here at Silly Farm. Our New Zealand fans might recognize some of the work from Daizy Design. This appropriately named design, Autumn Eyes, comes at the right time for everyone in the norther hemisphere. Halloween is around the corner and Thanksgiving will soon be following. Time to practice those fall designs!

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Did I mention that the painter responsible for this tutorial, Christy, is a new FaBAIC 2013 instructor?

Christy, AKA Daizy, has been making tutorials on the reg. You can check out her youtube for more face painting tutorials, and give her facebook page a like while you’re at it.

Zombie Love – Special Effects Tutorial

Zombie Love - Special Effects Tutorial
Keeping in theme with the month, here’s another Halloween inspired design. This is a quick, 2-3 minute zombie teeth design using Mehron Tooth FX, Wolfe Face Art & FX’s black & red, a stipple sponge, and some fake blood. My model today is my hubby, Henry! This is a great technique to pair with another design, as it compliments the character and brings it to life even more. Check out my last zombie tutorial you can use this with!
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  1. Clean the zombie, werewolf, or whatever fanged horror monster’s teeth and make sure they are dry. Make sure their lips don’t touch the Tooth FX for at least 20 seconds once applied.
  2. Apply the mehron tooth fx on their teeth. Remember you are blacking out the teeth to create a sharp, fanged tooth appearance.
  3. Next, apply some wolfe red and black to give a stained blood appearance.
  4. I finished this quick design using a stipple sponge and dabbing some fake, stage blood around the lips, chin, and even on the teeth for some fresh looking blood effects.

It looks like our zombie just had his first bite!
Share with us your creations that you used this technique with. We’d love to see your pictures! Post them to our facebook page or send us a tweet!

Henry's Zombie Teeth

Zombie Skin Special Effect Tutorial

Silly Farm Zombie

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The Halloween season is upon us and many gore filled nights lay ahead of us face and body artists! This gory zombie design is perfect for teens and adults that want to be transformed into the living dead for a night of fun.

I started with tearing my tissue/toilet paper into smaller pieces and applying them to the face using Spirit Gum. The spirit gum dries relatively quick. Right after that, I used the zombie skin and brushed in around the edges of the tissues, where the skin was still showing. Don’t just coat it nice and smooth, give it some texture! After the zombie skin dried, I took my FAB makeup and applied black to the eye socket then used my plum(burgundy) paints to give it a bruised look. I applied more color, judging where to apply it based on how the skin should look when it’s torn or bruised. I applied my Mehron 3D Blood Gel in areas that I wanted the blood to pop more or to look like it’s dripping. Finally I used my stipple sponge with my stage blood to give the final effects of bruised and scraped skin oozing blood.

Dark Bat – Face Painting Video Tutorial

The Dark Bat Face Painting
Everyone always asks for more boy designs, so we’re dedicated October to boy designs! This is a quick batman inspired face painting mask that I created and can be done in a quick 3-5 minutes. Add your own variations or copy it line to line!

The model requested that I didn’t paint over his eyes so I created the mask around his eyes without making him close his eyes during the process.
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  • I start off laying down background color with my rainbow cake, and then painted the mask on top and around his eyes.
  • I added the details, some tiny bats and a moon.
  • I finished the design off with a little glitter and VOILA! A fast and simple design geared towards all ages!

Dark Bat & DragontalesWatch the Dark Bat tutorial on Youtube.
Want the tutorial for this other design? Find out how to create the ‘Dragontales’ design!

‘DragonTales’ Face Painting Video Tutorial

Dragontales Face Painting TutorialEveryone has been asking for more face painting designs you can use on boys. This is a cute, dinosaur inspired design that is sure to please the boys. This design can be done within 3-5 minutes and is perfect for when the boys want something mean and green!

Create this Look!
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I started by sponging on my base coat using my Flash Rainbow Cake, available at Silly Farm Supplies. Some quick edge work with a brush while still using my Flash Rainbow Cake allowed me to detail the forehead more and add my dinosaur shape. Next I used my BAM Stencil #1004 for some quick detail, and then I started to outline the teeth and horns in white using a Gold Grip #4. I added some depth by bringing out the eyebrows more and was able to quickly add more depth by outlining the design with Wolfe Black. I’ll add some gold on my sponge and use my Bam Stencil again to place some spots. Of course I always need glitter, so I’ll use my finger and dab some Mama Clown Rainbow Glitter on. Ta-da!

Create this Look - Dragontales Face Painting

Face Painting Video Tutorial – My Sunshine

My Sunshine Face PaintingHere’s new video tutorial to start off the week!
This is a colorful design I created that incorporates the sun, clouds, a rainbow, and stars! Practice those teardrop techniques for this design!
Watch the video tutorial and follow up with the products used to create your very own Sunshine! Everything is listed below!

Products Used:

Products available from Silly Farm Supplies

Wofle FX Neon PinkMC Glitter White Fairy DustOne Stroke 1" in. Flat BrushFlash Paradise Prisma CakeFAB Makeup Ziva Blue ShimmerFAB Makeup Bright YellowFAB Makeup Bright Orange

Floral Shimmer Mask: Face Painting Video Tutorial

My latest face painting video tutorial! This is a floral mask design that I can put together in under 5 minutes(3 on a good day), but the video is longer because I am going to walk you guys through it. Check out the video below, and don’t forget to like and share it! Leave a comment and tell me what kind of tutorials and designs you would like to see next!

Liamari Floral Shimmer Mask

Shark Week Face Painting Ideas

There’s three days left in Shark week and we’ve put together these fan-submitted, shark inspired face paintings for your visual pleasure.

Whether you’re a fan of these magnificent ocean predators or not, these face painting designs are something everyone can enjoy without getting bit.

Hope everyone enjoyed these pieces! If you would like to write or be featured on the Faba Blog, contact us!

Wolverine Face Painting Tutorial

In my latest video tutorial, I painted the character Wolverine from X-men. I did this face painting using FAB Makeup and Wolfe FX. With Halloween coming up, this is a great design that boys will love and it is quick to do. The products I used are listed below with links to the product page.

Wolverine Face Painting

Wolverine Face Painting Tutorial on Youtube

Sea Pearl – A Face Painting Design

In Silly Heather’s latest youtube tutorial, she borrows John, the FABAtv video producer, and puts him to work with this fabulous face painting design that girls will love. Heather used the following products to create this floral face painting design.
Sea Pearl - Girl Face Painting Design

Thriller Finger Paint

Michael Jackson Thriller Painted on Hands

Marcela Murad and Lisa Marshall put together this awesome skit featuring Michael Jackson’s thriller as part of a fundraiser for Brian Wolfe. If your a fan of face painting, art, or the music of Michael Jackson, check out the video below!

Have you done any skits like this? If so, leave a comment and tell us about it! We’re always on the lookout for awesome face & body art content! If you’d like to be featured on the Faba Blog, contact us!

Paint a Thon for Brian Wolfe from Marcela Murad on Vimeo.

Faba Review: Arty Brush Cakes, Rainbow Cakes, Fairy Fly Kits

In this product review video, Silly Heather goes over the differences between Arty Brush Cakes, Rainbow Cakes, and Fairy Fly Kits. She talks about key points and benefits from the different types, and demonstrates how to properly load and use your brush with each product.

Arty Brush Cake FireRainbow Cake Pixie PieFairy Fly Kit Rose Bud Overview

Click the image thumbnails to be taken to the product page.

Watch Faba Review: ABC’s, RC’s, and FairyFly Kits on Youtube.
Like, Share, and Leave a comment telling us which product you love the most!

FABA Review: FAB Metallics & New Silly Farm Signature Brushes

A product review by Silly Heather, covering the brand new Silly Farm Signature Brush Line and FAB Makeup Paints. Silly Heather demos the products and talks their pros and cons.

Watch the FAB Metallics & New Brush Review on Youtube.

4th of July Face Painting Ideas

Summer is upon us and one of our busiest days is around the corner. The 4th of July is a big deal for face painters considering there are events and fairs being held all over the place. It’s time to get some creative juices flowing and narrow down some good face painting designs for the 4th.
Below are some face painting videos with some great 4th of July designs. For more face painting videos and tutorials, make sure to check out Silly Heather’s Youtube Channel.

Silly Heather’s latest video tutorial – Face Painting 4th of July Fireworks – Watch on Youtube

4th of July Face Painting Tutorial Crown by Lisa Joy Young – Watch on Youtube

4th of July Face Painting Eye Design by Silly Heather – Watch on Youtube

4th of July Face Painting Mask by Silly Heather – Watch on Youtube

Quick 4th of July Stars Face Painting by Silly Heather – Watch on Youtube

Friendly Lion – Face Painting Video Tutorial

Friendly Lion Face Painting Joining the already expansive face painting video tutorials of Silly Heather, this latest design covers a quick and friendly Lion that kids will love.

Products Used:

Watch the Friendly Lion Face Painting tutorial on youtube.

Free Body Painting Class with Athena Zhe – FABAtv

Free Body Painting Class with Athena Zhe

Vegas Theme Bodypaint by Athena ZheJoin Face Off contestant Athena Zhe on June 14th, 2012 on FABAtv LIVE for her free, live class on how to create body painting designs. This class will show you where to begin in your body painting career, how to design a body painting piece suitable for any occasion, give you insight on being prepared to meet your client’s needs, and how to work with different body types.
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Athena Zhe free body painting class

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Fabulous in 15 – Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good

Fabulous in 15 - Glori

When I started Silly Farm I was 24 and fresh out of college. I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur. Growing up I would watch my parents and other family members work 90 hour weeks without hesitation. Working hard became the norm in my world. When it came time to run my own business working 100 hour work weeks seemed effortless. Anyone who knows me well, knows I live by a couple principles.

  1. Work hard, play hard. Life is too short to not cease opportunities that create memories and make you smile.
  2. Never leave the house less then 80%. No matter how tired, grouchy, overwhelmed, or stressed you may be, take the time to put yourself together. Iron your shirt, add a little mascara, or rock some new earrings. When you look good, you feel good, and ultimately you can do great things. No one can hide under a sheet the whole day, more than likely at some point you will need to interact with other humans. Whether at your child’s school, at the grocery store, or on a job. Create a routine where you make time to make yourself look and feel good, and I promise you will see a difference in your attitude and the way people treat you.
  3. Your best accessory is a smile. A smile is infectious, contagious, and can change someone’s day. The best part about wearing a smile is that it costs you nothing. Do your hair, add some lip gloss and smile your way out of the door. You will see how quickly your day changes when you wear a smile.
  4. Treat people how you want to be treated. When people call and complain about a product or concern they always say, “I’m sorry I don’t want to be a pain”. I always tell them that their input is appreciated and respected. I want to know the good, bad and ugly and I want the companies I love doing business with to value my opinion and care about me. Common respect and courtesy goes a long, long way in my book.

Back to the title of this blog. Two years ago my life changed dramatically. I had a gorgeous son and he turned my world upside down. So long were the days of working till midnight and getting up at 5 am to get back at my desk. So long were the quiet beer moments to myself. My days are hectic. Being a mom is harder than running four companies.

After the initial shock of a total Life changer. I sat down and re wrote my daily routine. I created a fabulous in-15-minutes routine that works for me and guarantees that I leave the house feeling and looking like a well oiled MILF entrepreneurial machine. You truly never know who and when opportunities will knock at your door. Being prepared to seize them gets you one step closer to your goal.

You don’t have to be a professional MuA or hair dresser to get your glam on! Find a nice moisturizer, invest in a flat iron and create a feel-good routine that doesn’t require a lot of time and can be realistically fit into your daily schedule. I made a quick video on my best friend Glori. I demonstrated how to get a fast fresh look in 15 minutes. I am not a make up artist, but I do know how to put myself together in a pinch. I hope you enjoy the video and I would LOVE LovE LovE to see your fabulous in 15 look.

Thank you everyone for supporting the Faba Blog, Silly Farm, FABAIC and FABAtv! You guys inspire me daily :).

-Heather


Fabulous in 15 – Youtube

Hair Flair - Color Rub
Hair Flair Color Rubs are a great way to add some colorful fun to your hair.
Color Rub is available now at Silly Farm!

The NEO AIR compressor and airbrush gun are available at Silly Farm! Browse the NEO AIR at Silly Farm.

I-Candy – Free LIVE Class

I-Candy by Heather Green on FABAtv LIVE

Take your eye makeup and designs to a whole new level. Join FABAtv LIVE on Wednesday, May 16th at 8:00pm EST/EDT for a free class by Heather Green of Silly Farm Supplies. Heather will show you several funky and sexy eye makeup designs that girls will love and that also go great with a night out.

BONUS

FABAtv and Silly Farm Supplies will be raffling off a free set of brand new, unreleased Bad Ass Mini Stencils by Andrea O’Donnell to one lucky viewer! Don’t miss this class!

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This previous youtube video by Heather gives a glimpse of what you can expect in this upcoming FABAtv live class.

I-Candy Makeup Tutorial – Youtube

Princess Unicorn – Face Painting Video

Princess Unicorn Face Painting Design
In this latest video, Heather of Silly Farm Supplies goes over a great face painting design that girls will love. This great design incorporates three different ideas, a princess, butterfly, and unicorn, into one single face painting design that will leave your audience in wow.


Princess Unicorn Face Painting Tutorial on Youtube

Like, Share, Leave a comment below and tell us what kind of designs you would like to see next!

I-Candy Makeup

I-Candy Eye Makeup

In this latest video tutorial, Silly Heather paints herself for the first time on camera. She’ll show you how to pull off this sexy eye design look that’s great for a night out or clubbing. Products used are listed at the end of the video and are available at Silly Farm Supplies.

Want more designs like this? Tune in to FABAtv LIVE on May 16th for a free live class by Silly Heather on I-Candy designs.


Youtube – I-Candy Makeup

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Brush Basics 101

Brush Basics 101

Do you know the difference between a #2 and a #4 brush? Filbert to Flat? This new video on the different types of brushes you will run into as a face and body painter, covers the major brushes you should have in your kit. Silly Heather of Silly Farm Supplies shows you several techniques and designs you can achieve with the different brushes. She demonstrates body brushes, flat brushes, chisel brushes, and round brushes to name a few. She also covers some specialty brushes and talks about her favorite brush.

The brushes used in this video are located below.
Feel free to like and share! Leave a comment and tell us what brushes you include in your kit!
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Brush Basics 101 – Youtube

Click on a Brush to view more details or to purchase from Silly Farm

Gold Grip #4
Gold Grip #4
Double Filbert #8
Double Filbert #8

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Flora #10
Flora #10
Paradise Body Brush 830
Paradise Body Brush 830

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Paradise Chisel Brush 816
Paradise Chisel Brush 816
Comfort 1/4th Dagger Brush
Comfort 1/4th Dagger Brush

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Filbert Brush #10
Filbert Brush #10
One Stroke 3/4ths Flat
One Stroke 3/4ths Flat

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1/2 Scruffy Brush
1/2 Scruffy Brush
Mark Reid Fan Brush
Mark Reid Fan Brush

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Stencil Secrets – Free LIVE Class

Andrea O'Donnell on FABAtv LIVE

Join Andrea O’Donnell, creator of the madly popular Bad Ass Stencils and Mini Stencils, for a free live class on FABAtv April 17th at 8:00 PM EST.

Andrea will show you various designs and uses of the Bad Ass Stencils as well as several unexpected ways to get the most out of your stencils. New Bad Ass Stencils will be unveiled at the 2012 Face and Body Art International Convention, May 23rd-27th. Can’t wait? Tune in to this live class as Andrea will be giving us a sneak peek at the brand new designs!

If you had registered for the 2012 FABAIC, the winner of the free year subscription to FABAtv will be announced on this live class.


Andrea O’Donnel – Stencil Secrets Preview

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Spring Chick – Easter Face Painting Video

Easter Face Painting

Here’s a good face painting idea for easter. Silly Heather recently made this how to video on a chicken hatchling design using Silly Farm Rainbow Cakes and incorporating floral designs. Did we mention this design is great not just for Easter, but Spring as well?
Hope you enjoy the video and make sure to check out our youtube channel for more face painting videos!
Happy Easter!

2 Minute Easter Bunny Face Painting

Easter Bunny Face Painting Design

Easter is coming up quick and face painting is always a hit at parties and festivals during this holiday. Do you have your easter face painting designs up to scratch? Here’s a new video by Silly Heather on a fast Easter bunny design that can be done in about two minutes, perfect for when those lines seem to never end!

Leave a comment below and tell us what your favorite Easter face painting designs are!

Jay Bautista – Spotlight Artist

Each month the Faba Blog will post a spotlight article on a particular artist that excels in their profession. Our spotlight artist for the month of April 2012 is Jay Bautista.

Jay Bautista

Jay Bautista is a professional face and body artist known for his amazing line work and tribal designs. He is originally from New York and has lived in Florida for most of his adult life. Jay has been face and body painting for over 12 years and first got his start in the industry at Enjoy Your Face Inc., painting at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. Since then, he has catered to high end celebrity parties, rock concerts, major sports teams, corporate events and college sports teams. Mardi Gras and Fantasy Fest are now a staple of major events that Jay attends.

Jay Bautista - Mardi GrasJay Bautista - Sun and MoonJay Bautista's Super Girl

We spoke to Jay about his upcoming projects and what he wants to explore more into. Jay wants to add more depth into his artwork and is focusing on that, as well as a new series of designs only seen by Illusion Magazine.

In his own words;

“I’m working on a lot of projects as of right now. I just finished shooting some step by step designs Illusion Magazine asked me to do. I just opened up a new YouTube Channel under methodmediavideos doing some quick designs, so if you check it out you can see me in my house clothes :-). I’m also going on a mini tour up north to NJ,CT,NY in June. Hitting up Trinidad & Tobago in July and finishing off the month in Texas. I’m also talking to Pashur about possibly doing a Tribal / Line work tour in the U.S. We did a dry run at the East Coast Convention in Connecticut and it was a HUGE success, there are already requesting us to do another workshop at that convention.

I’m also working on releasing an app within the next few months, featuring my artwork. Method Media Services LLC is the production company working on this project with me. Any artist looking to do productions should reach out to them.

I just did a live feed for a local radio station, WJRR 101.1, for an upcoming event called EarthDay BirthDay. It’s my biggest one day event of the year. I employ 10 face and body artists to paint the patrons throughout the concert. There are over 20,000 people that attend this event and this will be my 11th year painting there. When I started doing that event it was me and one other painter, so it’s grown. We will probably paint over 300 bodies that day between 10 artists, usually its just chest pieces that we do there, but sometimes someone wants a front and back, but that’s rare. Needless to say, we paint very fast.

My website is still under construction but its www.jaybautista.com. It’s a blog based site so I will be active on it, once I can find the time to sit for a few hours un-distracted. You can always add me as a friend on facebook and I created a fan page as well that will have newer content; thats www.facebook.com/JayBautistaFaceAndBodyArtist.

The best way to contact me is by email, jbautista0505@gmail.com.”

Jay Bautista has filmed several classes and tutorials for FABAtv. Check out Jay’s Channel on FABAtv and stay tuned for his latest class, Totally Tribals, premiering on April 15th! Can’t wait? Check out his free butterfly tutorial on the FABAtv youtube channel.

 

Lucky Lady – A St. Patty’s Face Painting Tutorial

Clovers everywhere! St. Patrick’s day is March 17th, and we’ve got you covered. In Silly Heather’s latest video, she will show you how to create a beautiful and colorful face painting design perfect for celebrating St Patty’s in style.

Thanks for watching! If you haven’t already subscribed to our youtube channel, what are you waiting for? We release several face painting tutorials every month and already have over 100 videos to choose from! Best of all, they are all free to view! Browse our face painting videos.

Take a Free Makeup Class – Live on FabaTV

If you haven’t heard of FabaTV.com yet, I would suggest checking their website out. They offer a huge library of face and body art classes along with makeup classes and workshops for a fraction of the cost to take a single class in person. FabaTV goes the extra mile and airs an absolutely free, full-length LIVE class every month. Tune in Wednesday, March 14th at 8:00pm EST for this month’s free FabaTV LIVE class.

Joining us on FabaTV LIVE this month is Makeup Artist Lucianne, who will be teaching her high fashion, ‘avante garde’ beauty makeup and sharing her advanced makeup techniques with the world. You can catch the live class via http://fabatv.com/page/live.

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Shamrocks! A Face Painting Video Tutorial

Hey Guys! Here’s my latest face painting video that I have just released!
A quick and easy St Patrick’s face painting design so you can practice those shamrocks! Don’t forget, St. Patrick’s day is March 17th! Enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed my face painting video! If you haven’t already, subscribe to my youtube channel for tons of face painting tutorials and much more! I release several face and body art videos every month. Thanks!

You can catch all my face painting videos on my youtube channel, SillyHeatherb.
Get your Fairy Fly Kit exclusively at Silly Farm Supplies. The WildFlower Fairy Fly Kit used in this tutorial is now available!

Do you have any ideas or requests for my next video? Leave a comment below!

Free Face Painting Classes on FabaTV.com

Grab your paint, pop some corn and pull up a chair to get ready for a free face painting class on FabaTV.com!
You might of seen her on YouTube and watched her face painting designs, Lisa Joy Young will be on FabaTV LIVE this February! Tune in to FabaTV LIVE on February 15, 2012 starting at 8:00PM EST for this free class!

Lisa will be teaching her Beautiful Birds class, where you will learn how to create bold and beautiful bird designs that boys and girls will love. She will show you different techniques on how to bring feathers and wings to life in a simple way.

FabaTV is your online classroom for everything face and body art. With a FabaTV Subscription you can watch an unlimited amount of classes and paint with international artists right from the comfort of your own home. With new classes released every month there is always something new to learn on FabaTV! Classes can be paused and re-winded so you never miss a beat! Subscribe to FabaTV today and start your 24/7 learning!

Valentines with Joanna

Silly Heather recently made a new video with the help of the lovely Joanna, just in time to get your valentine face painting designs down. Check it out and don’t forget to like it and tell us what you think!