Pass the green bean casserole and add whipped cream to the pumpkin pie! Thanksgiving is here, and we have much to be thankful for this year.
Thanksgiving evolved to be a holiday where we honor that which we are most thankful. Most Americans also tend to associate this time of year with pumpkins, pumpkin-spiced EVERYTHING, and our favorite sports pastime… American football.
There is a traditional Thanksgiving Day football game every year, and many families love incorporating watching the game into their family tradition.
So what do we do with all of these ideas? How do we use this to come up with face painting designs that are fun and convey a joyful and thankful tone for the holiday season?
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Kawaii everything
An adorable trick that works for just about any season make it Kawaii. Pumpkin pies, pumpkin spice lattes, Leaves…
Cute cheek art and mask designs can easily be created with just about anything by putting a cute set of kawaii eyes and a mouth on it. I literally apply this technique to every season and holiday to bulk up my menu board.
By the way, try this Kawaii-style turkey by Ashlie Alvey:
Autumn leaves and colors
Using beautiful autumn leaf colors such as trees, yellow, and oranges and incorporating gold tones into your butterflies, fairies, teardrop masks, and princess crowns will quickly help you to convert designs you already do regularly into seasonal options.
I absolutely love using Mehron’s gold shimmer powder with a touch of water or mixing liquid to add the most gorgeous pops of gold color to my fall designs.
You can also use a leaf stencil like the ones shown below from Topaz Stencils to add autumn leaves for an extra beautiful touch.
Fall leaves, as a stand-alone design, are always a big hit. You can create beautiful one-stroke leaves like the ones below to use for crown, mask, eye, or cheek designs.
The possibilities are only limited by your imagination. Some gold glitter, teardrops, and stars will help you make a fantastical design from the humble leaf.
Give this tutorial from the fabulous Lisa Joy Young a try!
Another great design from Lisa is a beautiful autumn eye.
Who you callin’ turkey?!
We cannot write an entire Thanksgiving blog post without including the star of the show… the noble turkey.
This design can be approached so many different ways. Make it glamorous, make it serious, make it interactive, make it adorable. A good bird design can be altered to create many different birds.
If you have a favorite flamingo or peacock design you use, simply swap the colors for browns and reds and add that signature beak waddle to help you create a fabulously fowl design… fowl… get it?!
Take a gander at these turkeys for some inspiration we can all be thankful for.
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More tutorials of turkey designs
Consistently coming in with the fun animal masks, the fabulous Annabel Hoogeveen shows us how to transform your clients into a fun and funny turkey that will surely have everyone in line giggling.
Elodie Ternois, our French instructor in the Elite Course, also came up with a super fun turkey design tutorial. Check it out and make sure to subscribe to her Instagram for more.
Now that you’ve got Thanksgiving face paints mastered, it’s never too soon to get practicing for 4th of July!
Head on over to our comprehensive Face Painting 4th of July Guide For Explosive Designs blog to learn over 130 designs for next 4th of July.
We are thankful for another year of serving and educating our beloved face painting community! Thank you all for trusting us with your continued face painting education and information.
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