I think it's really important for us all to remind ourselves that even if we're not happy with our design the kids usually are more than happy with the experience.

What a great video! I am a beginner face painter and I can definitely relate to nearly all these mistakes... But now I know what areas to focus on to improve in. It's also so reassuring to see where you started from and how far you've come - it gives me encouragement that with practice and persistence I will also elevate my face painting game!

This video is SO helpful! I'm planning on starting face painting this summer, and while I'm very good at painting and makeup, mixing the two can turn me into a perfectionist and take a million years.

how honest to see your starting pics. I have a few "beginner" pics of my own. I keep them just to remind me of how far I've come. thank you. by the way, you look wonderful, love the curls

This is so encouraging! Thank you for showing us your beginner work. I feel like I can totally get to where you are now seeing your journey.

I'm loving this! Helpful, not condescending, comfortable sharing your "oopsies". I realized how many i have myself, biggest being spongephobia!! I've face painted off and on since i was a teenager, mostly doing cheeks to save time at church fairs and such. I CAN paint and blend, i just get intimidated by messing up little faces. So if i can't do brush, I won't do at all. Now I think using a sponge is going to open a whole new realm of possibilities! I can get that soft blended look on a bigger area. Thank you for this awesome vid!!!

You said that so well. Great tips. I loved seeing your progress in the end!

Excellent tips here for both beginners and advanced people! I love your examples and your commitment to quality!

Oh my gosh, lol! I just so appreciate your vulnerability, authenticity, and super fun spirit that you had with this! excellent advice!!! Thank you :)

Oh wow! Thank you Laura for taking us through your photos as a newbie painter. Loved this video.

Hi Laura, I really do absolutely LOVE all of your videos and your fantastic designs 😍 - but this one is especially encouraging and motivating. Thank you soooo much for sharing your mistakes with us, so we can learn from them as well! 🙏😘

Wow! Thanks to be honest about your first designs. Mine are getting better now. Watching you every time you give more confident. Thanks Laura!!!

This was VERY helpful! I had a gig last night. I kept this in mind.

Your video is both hilarious (you have a great sense of humor), and helpful!

This is at least the third time I have watched this video, it had made such a great difference in how I design! Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom.

Hahaha!!!! So guilty of all of these at the beginning and still sometimes even now! Haha. Sometimes, an “off day” is just that, an off day!

Thank you so much for sharing this. This really is helpful, more than you think. First, it teaches us that we all have to start somewhere. Sometimes I feel so discouraged seeing all the professional pics/artists, and how amazing they are. Second, it is very encouraging. I learned that through the mistakes, we should not be discouraged, but instead keep practicing and keep learning. It is also important for us to learn how to giggle at ourselves and through these mistakes, learn, learn, learn. You are amazing, as a person and as an artist. Thank you for your vulnerability and your humbleness. By sharing these type of videos you have helped so many to gain confidence to try and become better; you have helped and encouraged me. When painting I will try and remember these tips! Thank you, thank you!

I love your page so much I've been practising my teardrops every day and I'm not there yet but I'm better then I was, thanks for sharing

needed to see that you started at the beginning too! Ive been building up in my head! Thanks :)

Great video!!!! And I just appreciate you & enjoy your videos & your personality!! Thanks L!!

I'm literally laughing out loud & crying. Good for you!! Having improved no end I can totally relate to your honesty 🤣 💖

Love you new hair do, Laura! Thank you for your "what not to do" video! I'm guilty of not having boundaries, well at least I do try. I thought of you yesterday as I saw some interesting information about butterflies. Did you know that we've been painting dead butterflies 😂it’s atypical for the trailing edge of the forewings to be perpendicular to the body. So mostly when you see butterfly reference photos they are of pinned or dead butterflies. I never thought of that. I look forward to your next awesome video! - Keri

It is really a great video for all face paining beginners! Practice makes perfect! Love it ❤️

Love to watch your videos...Thanks!

Thank You. I had a bit of a confidence droop after covid but your I think I've come further than all these issues and now I don't feel like a beginner any more. If you are a beginner, just keep going, you'll be awesome in no time. Sarah x

i really enjoyed this fun video as a total beginner :) i like your positive vibe, you had me smiling the whole time :)

What a great video! I think we all have our doubts at times. But when we see that you didn't start out perfect...it gives us confidence that we CAN do it too!!!

You are so cute Laura!! Love your jokes and personality and thanks for showing your newbie photos! The tips are awesome 👏

Hi Laura, it's so good to see your beginners face painting. I loved this video, it lets me hope, that i can be a good face painter at once. 😍🤩

Hilarious... But look at you now. You are one of the best out there and a great inspiration to many of us. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

Thank you so much for sharing this! It makes me realize not to be so hard on myself in my first year. ❤

Such a great video, thank you!! I really struggle with establishing boundaries when I am trying to be quick but notice kids getting way too close or touching my stuff even when I ask them not to - eek!

This video is absolutely 150% true!! It was me when I first started out too! Lol thanks for sharing this 😅😅

I love your energy

I'm face painting for a birthday party tomorrow, this was very helpful!

These tips are so helpful

This helped me know what I did wrong! I’m a makeup artist and just starting face painting and love it!

It‘s sooo good to see that you are a human too. 🙏 The other artists never show there mistakes. And i also thinking: are the humans or perfect paint machines?! Is it just me to make such mistakes? And the answer is : No 🤗 THANK YOU SOOO MUCH just for you. Hugs from Germany 🥰

Amazing video!!

Excellent advice!

Great painting.... Keep it up...😍😍😍

You always make me smile

Helpful! Encouraging! Thank u!

Do you have a video about safety/hygiene processes, especially for cleaning brushes and sponges and painting eyelids and lips?

Great video!

No fair! When I started I was better than you....but now you are amazing and I'm ho-hum. Keep up the videos. Love them!

I laughed and feel your pain! You are a Wonderful open creative. Thank you.

Thank y for your wondedrful informations. 🙏🌹

I think these are very worthy advices, but for beginning painters, it might be easier to also see the good example, like in the last three pictures at the end of the video.

This video puts a smile on my FACE... So funny... But so TRUE.

I am just starting my face painting business and I relate to almost all of these!! My biggest struggle is a sore back. I have tried sitting, standing, etc. every time my back is aching by the fifth kid in.

I AM SOOOOOOOO EXCITED YOUR GONNA BE IN OLGA'S SUMMIT!

I watch this over and over to remind myself. I just did a 2 day festival and I FORGOT TO TAKE PICTURES. I am so mad at myself. I will try to remember for my next event. In the meantime I plan to grab my family and try to recreate the designs to put in my portfolio. Lesson learned.

You are amazing I love your videos

This was light and humourous with many good tips however it would’ve been more helpful to have compared an image the correct way or the improved design to compare it to the beginners face paint design perhaps idea for a future tutorial

great video but I would go back and reedit it to now include how you do those same designs that had mistakes now with the corrections.

You are a good sport to help others from your own feaux pas ;)

Thank you

I have the problem with the sponge marks under the eyes, should I just use a wet wipe after or is there a better way. Alot of the other stuff I have already learned not to do

This was great. I have made all these mistakes.

Do you recommend using water based face paint or oil based face paint? I personally like using oil based facepaint on myself but I’m interested in starting to do kids facepaint

Very fun video

Your amazing

OMGosh so true lol. It's we used the biggest brushes we could find for line work 🤣😂

Laura, I have a question. What is considered a beginner face painter? I've been painting with my bestie for about maybe 3 months but not an everyday thing. It's been only working like the weekends. I try to practice during the week but i get discouraged when my teardrops look like the candy mike ikes. My swirls are not great either. What stinks the most is that i have issues with my right hand. It locks up sometimes at my wrist, pinky and ring finger. Do you have any advice.

How did u start

thx

Lol so I’m in the navy and just so happens that I’m an artist and any time when we do any “mandatory fun” and dealing with kids I become the designated face painter, and I’m taking everything in this video to maximize my face painting abilities 😂

I'm always the designated face painter, for some reason, whenever there's kids to paint. I make most of these mistakes. I just wanna add: Kids generally are super happy to get ANY kind of face paint. I'm absolutely trying to get better (my goal for this year) but kids are SO FORGIVING most of the time! They see bright painting on the face, they go YAY and boom. This makes it so much safer for my poor ego to keep on trying and failing. ... Kids really are eager to please. As long as the cow doesn't look too much like a horse.

I've been face painting for 30 years and I STILL occasionally forget to paint the nose lol

Do you have online classes?

You are tooo cute!❤️❤️❤️❤️

All I see is happy children. They don’t care if you are a novice or from Broadway. Let’s speak positively and give advice on how to become better instead of bashing those creating magical moments for our children.

Thank you so much for this! Yes I laughed and smiled! Keep going you guys! We can do ALL things through CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS us! Philippians 4:13 🙏🏾🙌🏾🤦🏾‍♀️ JESUS bless you! 🙏🏾🙌🏾✝️

I couldn’t watch/listen to all of this! Watched 1/3, started skipping through and had to stop at 2/3….. 😫

I spent two hours doing a tiger face paint on myself and man I looked like I was a professional when I did that lol

This stressed me out for today lol

Would have been great if you’d shown the correct version as well as the incorrect version - otherwise there’s nothing to learn from this video.

OMGosh...you had me laughing so hard!! All SO TRUE!!🤣