Face Painting Designs and Ideas

Find inspiration and ideas for when you're face painting from this photo gallery of fabulous designs.

Get inspiration and for your own face painting designs from this photo gallery of great Halloween faces!

A step-by-step demonstration of how to face paint a basic butterfly design.

Step-by-step with photos showing how to create a basic clown face with face paints.

A video demonstration showing how to paint a colorful clown's face.

A step-by-step demonstration of how to face paint a basic ghost design, with suggestions for variations.

A step-by-step demonstration of how to face paint an easy Frankenstein-style monster design.

A step-by-step demonstration of an easy zombie design for face painting

Learn how easy painting a zombie face can be in this video demo.

Learn how straightforward painting a lion face can be in this video demo.

A video demonstration showing how to paint a colorful tiger face.

A video demonstration showing how to paint a skull face, suitable for Halloween.

Learn how easy painting a skeleton face can be in this video demo.

A video demo of how to face paint a cat face design.

Get ideas and inspiration for your own face painting in this photo gallery of painted flag designs.

A small collection of free designs to use with henna, from About.com's Tattoo Guide, with a link to a recipe for making your own henna paste.

Illustrated, step-by-step instructions for painting a bunny rabbit's face.

Instructions, illustrated by three photos, showing how to paint a Dalmatian face and a tiger.

This article from Community Playthings shows three sample face painting designs -- a butterfly, clown, and rabbit -- with three step-by-step photos for each, together with a paragraph explaining what to do at each stage. There's also a link to a page of other face designs for ideas.

A huge collection of photos of painted faces arranged by subject, from butterflies to cats and dogs.

Share a photo of your Halloween face painting, and take a look at the creative designs other people have painted.See submissions

Show off your face painting by sharing a photo, and take a look at the creative designs other people have painted.See submissions