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Where Fanciful Faces will travel for your parties |
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In addition to Carpentersville, Fanciful Faces will also travel to Chicago, Dundee, Hoffman Estates, Algonquin, Elgin, Schaumburg, Fox River Grove, Gilberts, Barrington, Cary, Crystal Lake, Huntley, Streamwood, Palatine, South Elgin, Bartlett, Island Lake, Lake Zurich, Wauconda, Wayne, Long Grove, Rolling Meadows, Hampshire, Roselle, Saint Charles, Arlington Heights, Bloomingdale, Mc Henry, Union and many other locations in and around Chicago and the Carpentersville area, Kane County, Cook County, Northwest suburbs and Chicagoland Area. |
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When I can't paint on faces, I practice as much as I can. I use to practice on my practice head. That's not the best 'cause the colors don't really react like on real skin. And there is no facial expression, no eyes, that's kinda weird, but it's better than doing nothing. And the good thing is you can work for hours,your buddy head will never complain. But, I practice also on my arms, like that I can have the real skin effect.  
or even on my legs or on my own face!  
And I'm the lucky one, 'cause my daughter is volunteer most of the time to get some face painting!
Even she's one of the worse model 'cause she's moving a lot.
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How I discovered face painting |
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First I am someone always attracted by different kinds of arts. I am a photographer, a web and graphic designer and also as you know a face painter. Thinking about why and how I am a face painter, I have to go back... a lot of years ago. My first experience about face painting was with my big daughter and her "boyfriend". They was 9 years old and they wanted to do a show based on the Lion King for a birthday party. I wanted to help them to do something really nice. Then I went to a store and bought some Fardel colors, some brushes and a book. The day of the party with almost no practice, I had to paint them in 10 mn. It was not perfect, but they was so happy and the audience was charmed. 
And for no special reason, I stopped face painting for years. But some years ago, I was searching about something fun to do with my kids and friends. And I remembered about that face painting stories. Back to the store to do some shopping. And for a while I did face painting only as a personal pleasure for me, my kids and friends. And then after a huge change in my life, in 2008 I moved from France to the U.S., I had to find a new work too. I used to work in I.T., but I'm tired to work in an office. I wanted to do something more creative, more social, I wanted to do something in contact with people, I wanted to spread happiness and as I was painting my daughter and her friends at home, I had the revelation! That's it! That's what I love to do. And voila! |
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About Fanciful Faces
