is anyone out there a face painter by trade? if so, is it consistant work? and good money??

Answer 1

As an event coordinator I have never known anyone exclusively making a wage from face painting. most combined a variety of skills; balloon making, basic clowning, or they are people in the party business who juggle basic party skills supervision of games & rides///

That said if you do something so 'easy' (the public word not mine) be very good at what you do and to be truthful in this modern age the face painters who air brush can commandeer the best wages & gigs and if you get good with air brush you are on your way to making money on films & television for that is how modern make up is applied..

Last bit of advice never under value yourself, ask for at the least $50 for one to two hours and never be pressured to spend less than three minutes doing whatever. Also develope a 'personality' the is up beat & friendly and in 80 % of situatuions non threatening

As for consistent / \ if you get established you should snag in a communitty of seventy-five thousand people at least four to eight gigs a week again at say $50 a gig on average, better during the holidays in fact you learn to ride the holiday cycle, work like heck, get a long break, maybe a scary long time, then a flood.......
PS Have known people who do at least two to four 'bar' gigs twice aweek, either 2 hours a night or as much as six depending upon days worked, and they are good enough to snag five hundred plus tips a week, if you can live in that then that is consistent....
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Peace


Oh and yes, face painting cor any 'cradft' ombined with other part time gigs is the way of the future // ]] non linear jobs - - -

Answer 2

True is, it is like any small business. You have to invest in the right areas to grow your business. If you do it because you love it you ll find a way to push through the quiet times and find the inspiration to find business even when you don t want to. Be prepared to work when the work is there otherwise it can be a famine or a feast. Remember, as much fun as it is making the little kids smile, it is actually physically demanding and mentally exhausting during the busy season. Bit of advice- eat properly and keep fit. Also from my experience those that do it just for the money burn out pretty quick because it just becomes a job that you have to travel to. So you need to do it for more than that. So can you make a fulltime living etc? Up to you really, but generally speaking most have a weekday job. The people that actually do well are the agencies. Leveraging off others- like any other business really.

Answer 3

I own a face painting business. We also do balloon twisting, plaster painting, magic shows, etc.. but 99.9% of people hire us because of our face painting. We do birthdays and all sorts of events and get quite a bit of work from it. The money varies depending on what you charge for your services. The work is there for face painters, you just need to know where to look for it.

Answer 4

maybe at carnivals it is.