I'm feeling real accomplished, Thank You. Because I did a PhotoShop project in which I 'jumped the whale', if you know what I mean. The Change has happened. I didn't know how to do the things I wanted to do, but I was easily successful, comfortable navigating around PhotoShop. Some of the biggest tools I relied on were 'Free Transform' and 'Text'. Of course, there was painting and move and levels and layers and all that other stuff too. I have arrived.

The card is much more useful than my previous cards. I finally got one which combines both the Caricatures And the Face-Painting. Also took the opportunity to mention Balloons and Glitter Tattoos. But I forgot the Fashion Sketches. Aw, maybe next time. I'm a 'Work-In-Progress'.

Nothing like getting an Experienced Artist for your Events. It really makes a difference. Even now, even me, having been a Party Artist since the previous Century (lol - that was less than 20 years ago ~ It's only 2013 now), but well, that's the Caricature-Way of saying that I've had a Lot of experience working at Parties. A Lot of Experience with all kinds of parties. And all kinds of Art.

Birthday Parties. All Ages. Newborn through Eighty. Rites of Passage. Bar/Bat Mitzvot. Communions. Office Parties. Bar-b-ques. Pool Parties. Beach Parties. Engagement Parties. Showers. Weddings. Retirement Parties. Christmas Parties. Proms. Graduations. Schools. Camps. Surprise Parties. Cocktail Parties. Dinner Parties. Dances. Block Parties. Costume Parties. Singles Parties. After-Proms. Housewarming Parties. Sweet 16's. Boat Parties. Indoor Parties. Outdoor Parties. Reunions. Mardi-Gras Parties. Halloween Parties, Day of the Dead Parties. July 4th Parties. Purim Parties. St Patrick's Day Parties. Super-Bowl Parties. Store Openings. Show Openings. Valentine's Day Parties, Mothers' Day Parties, Fathers' Day Parties........

Caricatures. Face-Painting. Balloons. Fashion Sketches. And Before that, I did Portraits and En-Plein-Aire Paintings, Pastels, Oil, Alla-Prima. Taught Crafts. Also taught Oil Painting and Controlled Painting. Sumi-e Painting, Color Theory........ Yet it's still better if I have Experiences with a new Activity before offering it Professionally.

Glitter Tattoos. I've been practicing on friends for a few years already. And I've really Upped my Practice onto myself recently. I have all the Supplies and I'll be taking them out to Parties now. But I'm still offering it at a Discounted Rate. Just in case I hadn't thought of something yet.

Some of the things I've learned recently are:

1. Do not rely on the stencils that are sold for Glitter Tattoos. The stencils are usually small dinky things that need freehand embellishments, anyway, so I might as well paint my own shapes. The stencils feel tedious. Not to say that painting with glue is graceful. But at least I end up in a relaxed buzz as I glue, dab, glue, dab, glue, dab..... But when I was using those Stencils, I just felt tense. Not a good vibe for a Party:

   

2. It's much easier to create a Tattoo on a person (or body-part) that's sitting in front of you than to handle that type of painting in a mirror. Here, for example, is a photo of a swirl design that I made with glue in a mirror. Even though the decollete-area is a lovely place for a Glitter Tattoo, it came out so much more gracefully when I was able to see my ankle directly in front of me (as decorated in the previous post):

   

   

3. Do not make Large Closed Areas full of Glitter. Looks and feels Great ~ talk about skin-tight clothing! But I didn't feel comfortable about having such a large area of skin covered. Didn't seem right.

   

4. Be clean with my lines, carefully leaving spaces between the shapes. I liked this tattoo, but it would have been better if I left more spaces:

   

5. Even though I've only used Professional Glitter created and sold explicitly for Glitter Tattoos, some brands are better than others. I didn't like the ones that are not shiny:

   

Now I'm ready to start Glitter Tattoos at Parties. They look so glamourous. I have the right supplies, the right attitude, the right history, and some real experience with both making and wearing the Glitter Tattoos.

I designed this Glitter Tattoo based on a Henna design. I like the way it looks. Even though it was tedious to paint.

I learned that painting with glue is not like painting with paint. Those beautiful teardrops and bamboo-leaf strokes that I learned for Face-Painting and Sumi-Painting ~ Not for Glitter Tattoos. Not for Henna. The beauty of these designs lies in the Pattern. Making Patterns.

Okay. This is it. I've been dabbling around for quite a while already, saying that I'm going to start offering Glitter Tattoos, but now I'm serious. I am going to do this.

Feels like I should be posting it on my Face-Painting blog, but I don't have a way to make extra Categories there. So here it is ~ on my Caricature blog. Just another type of Party Art. Order whichever you like. Caricatures. Glitter Tattoos. Face-Painting. Fashion Sketches. Balloons. Your Party is what you make it.

Glitter Tattoos last about a week. Sometimes a little more. Sometimes a little less. You design the Party. I design the Glitter Tattoos.