So how to do this? I dreamed about Sports designs all week. And when I arrived, I asked my client if she just meant that she did not want full face designs ~ so could I also paint 'Cheek Art' on arms and foreheads as well as cheeks. Yes, she said.
And I also told my client that I brought a sign only giving Sports choices, but could I paint something else if a guest requested it. Which they sure did. Yes, she had said. But still, when I was able to quickly come up with a design that would incorporate a Sport in with a different type of request, I did so. Because my client was trying to make a Sports centered experience. For very little children.
My client's main request was that I should keep things fast and simple. Which I sure did.
Here's the sort of stuff I came up with:
And of course you can tell that this little girl asked for a Butterfly. (I still got that baseball sport in there.)
Following are some faces that I painted Really Simply ~ My client wanted that line Mooving.
Now that I can actually See what I did, I wish I had made the 'stripes' on my baseketball-heart more vertically. But I'm just glad I was able to quickly come up with a Sports idea when this beautiful little girl asked for a heart.
And some Sports Designs that I quickly painted onto the children who wanted it on their hands/arms:
This one is nice. Something for a boy:
These two girls wanted to look like the movie 'Frozen'. Here's the Sports design that I came up with to delight them: Yes
Oh Oh ~ Only a few minutes left for this event. They've already even stopped the music. Paint fast, Alison ~ ~ By this time, I just quickly gave the children what they asked for. My client had said that I needn't be toooo concerned about insisting on a Sports theme. The children and parents still loved it:
Times up. The event is closing. The music is off. The bounce-house is being deflated. The tables and chairs.... And some children still rushed up for their face-painting. Since I hadn't put my supplies away yet, I tried to accommodate them quickly. Quickly.
Okay. Put out your hands. Something simple for each of you.
Just two quick photos here ~ to show you what it means when I'm doing this while closing up:
Whew. I handled this Event so fast that it felt as though I had just run a race. Condensed time. Intensified creativity. I didn't get photos of all of them, but I was able to count 16 faces per hour here. (Without including those last few children who ran up as it was closing.)
Cheek Art worked very well for such very young children. The full-face designs, which take a little longer to do, are best suited for older children.
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