Minnie Mouse Face Paint Tutorials: 3 Easy Designs

Minnie Mouse is a dateless, iconic design that little girls love. We have three delightful and easy Minnie Mouse Face Paint Tutorials for you.

These updated Minnie Mouse Face Painting looks by the talented NataliSta are perfect for your board at both parties and pay-per-face events. Follow the detailed step-by-step instructions below to master these designs.

Olga’s traditional Minnie Mouse design is quick, easy, and effective. Follow along in the video tutorial and get Minnie Mouse ready in minutes.

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• Easy Minnie Mouse Step-by-Step Tutorial by NataliSta
• Cute Minnie Mouse Mask Step-by-Step Tutorial by NataliSta
• Olga’s Fast & Easy Minnie Mouse Face Painting Video Tutorial

Easy Minnie Mouse Step-by-Step Tutorial by NataliSta

A simple and cute Minnie Mouse face paint design that will be loved by every girl. Follow along to the end to get the best professional results with all our top tips and those special finishing touches.

Product used:

• Fusion Body Art White
• Fusion Body Art Black
• Homemade Pink Split Cake (Alternative: Fusion “Bella Rose” by Leanne Courtney)
• Pearl Pink Global Colours
• Loew Cornell round brushes #1, #2
• Sparkling Faces Liner brush #1, Filbert brush #8, Flower brush #6 (Alternative: Liner brush #1, Filbert brush #8, Flower brush #6)
• Tag Face Paint Brush Flat #8
• Sponge

Learn more about types of face paint and how to use them to their advantage in our Face Paint Buying Guide!

Step 1: The bow

I start to draw Minnie with a bow. I place it in the middle of the child’s forehead. Its upper part should be larger than the lower part. For the bow, I use a pink split cake to achieve easy shading and dimension (you can use any split cake you want) and a flat brush for split cake #8 (3/4). I paint the light color of the brush outside and round the lines to make the bow look more voluminous.

To fill in the middle of the bow, if it’s left empty, I use the dark side of the same brush.

Step 2: Outlining and contour

For this step I use a round brush #1 and a black paint of creamy consistency. I circle the bow and form the outline of the Minnie Mouse ears.

Put a dot between the eyebrows and at the same level on the sides of the eyebrows to know where the lines will end (see a scheme at the end).

I draw round ears just below the bow.

Step 3: Filling in the ears

Using a filbert brush #8 well loaded in black paint, I fill in the shape of the ears.

With the same brush, I draw the oval nose of Minnie Mouse.

Step 4: Eyelashes

If you have an older girl, you can draw eyeliner. For this I use liner brush #1, black creamy paint and draw the eyeliner from the inner corner of the eye, press in the middle for a thicker line and then bring back into a thin line to end in a sharp tip. The end of the eyeliner should point towards the end of the eyebrow. From the middle of the eyeliner I bring out two more lashes.

If you have a little girl, you can draw three eyelashes near the outer corner of the eye.

Step 5: Highlighting

Next step I will draw dots on the bow. For this, I use a round brush #2 (you can use any round brush), well loaded with white paint. I place the dots at the same distance from each other.

With the same brush and colour, I add highlights on the top of the ears and nose. If the black paint still shows through, repeat this step twice, reloading the brush with white paint very well.

If your white reactivates the black underneath and turns grey, the problem is your paint consistency! How to Activate and Use Face Paints Correctly will help you nail paint activation so you can paint clean face paint designs like this!

Step 6: Cheeks and lips

For the last step, I add pink cheeks and lips to our Minnie Mouse. For this, I use pearl pink paint (it is a glycerin-based paint, so it will be easy to layer and blend to achieve a subtle look) and a round sponge (mine has a smoothed edge). If you don’t have a round sponge, you can paint with the convex (rounded) side of a half sponge.

I want to get soft pink cheeks without a clear edge. So I load the sponge with paint of semi-dry consistency. If the paint on your sponge is too wet, dab the sponge several times on your hand or a dry napkin. With circular and slightly tapping movements of the sponge, I draw Minnie’s round cheeks.

For the lips I use the same colour and the flower brush #6. You can use any round brush (#5,6) or filbert brush for this. You can also use disposable applicators if you’re OTJ for an easy sanitary option. Pearl paints are perfect for lips, they apply very easily and have a nice shine.

The scheme of design.

Our Minnie Mouse is finished!

I hope this tutorial is useful for you.

You can tag me in your post (@natalistabodyart), I will be happy to see your recreation of this design.

Happy painting!

Cute Minnie Mouse Mask Step-by-Step Tutorial by NataliSta

It’s always great to have variations for teen clients! Our second Minnie Mouse step-by-step tutorial is an adorable mask design. It’s great for any age, and sure to be a favorite for the women and teens that love Disney but may want something more elegant!

Minnie Mouse has been a treasured character for many generations, and having a design suitable to fans of all ages will make you memorable at your events!

Let’s get started.

Products used:

• Fusion Body Art White
• Fusion Body Art Black
• Homemade Pink Split Cake (Alternative: TAG “Stargazer” split cake)
• Pearl Pink Global Colours
• KingArt round brushes #2
• Sparkling Faces Angle brush #12 (Alternative: the Face Painting Shop ½” Angled brush)
• Sparkling Faces Flower brush #6 (Alternative: Pretty Petal brush by Paint Pal)
• Sponge

Step 1: Shadows on the eyes

Since all girls love eye shadow, I’ll start from there.

I use a sponge loaded with pink split cake for this. I’ve loaded the side of a petal sponge, just at the tip (see image).

Apply the sponge to the eyelid so that the light color is in the inner corner of the eye. I make tapping movements of the sponge to transfer the paint, while forming a nice ending directed to the eyebrow (you can use wet wipe for this).

Repeat this step with the other eyelid, loading another sponge with the split cake or using the same sponge but turn it upside down to keep the light color in the inner corner of the eyes.

Alternatively, you can load a sponge separately in each color and place them layer by layer, blending the transitions between them.

Or, you could load a petal sponge on the large flat side with a rainbow cake and apply the color over the whole eyelid area, and then refine the shape with a wet wipe.

Step 2: The bow

Before drawing the head, I create a bow. Since the head will be placed in the center of the forehead, I draw a bow above the center, leaving free space for the head.

For the bow I use the angle brush no.12 loaded with my pink split cake.

Another option is to use any round brush and any single pink color. I paint the upper part of the bow bigger than the lower part.

Step 3: The Minnie’s head and mask

To create Minnie’s head you can either draw it by hand or use a stencil if you have one. I will draw it by hand.

Using a round brush no. 2 well loaded with black paint, I outline the bow, then create the contour of the head and fill it in. The tops of the ears shouldn’t be higher than the largest point of the bow.

With the same brush and paint, I use reverse teardrops to create the mask shape. Check the tip below for details on how to paint a reverse teardrop!

First I paint eyeliner and eyelashes. You can skip this step if you have a young model.

Next, I draw reverse teardrop lines directing them from the outer corner of the eye up to the eyebrow and top focal points. I make each teardrop smaller than the one before for a nice flow.

I add a heart in the middle. And next I draw a curl and reverse teardrops directed down to the cheek and chin focal points.

Last, I paint reverse teardrops starting from the bottom of Minnie’s head and directing outward toward the eyebrow focal points.

Step 4: Flowers

To add adornments to this design I paint a flower and petals using the double dip technique (detailed instruction below). I place the flower in the central focal point under Minnie’s head.

Next, I paint trailing petals upward and outward from the flower, following the teardrops we painted earlier.

I also add petals in the inner corners of the eyes and just below the eyes starting from the outer focal point and following the flow of the curl we painted earlier. Point the petals towards the focal points to get nice flow.

1. Load the brush well in a white wax-based face paint. For the flowers in this technique I use a flower brush no.6 or round brush no.5 or no.6.
2. Lightly wipe the end of the brush on a sponge or wet wipe.
3. Load the end of the bristle with pre-activated magenta paint. (Activating your second color with another brush in advance will give you a more vibrant and rich center color for your petals.)
4. Place the brush strictly vertically to the surface of the skin.
5. Then press the brush so that 2/3 of its bristles lie on the skin, while still holding the brush vertically.
6. To make the petal wider (double), make the same movement next to it without leaving a free space or even slightly stepping on the previous petal.
7. There is one double petal!
8. Leave a little space between the first double petal and the next. Then create the same petals, keeping the end of the brush in the center of the flower. Paint 4-5 such wide petals.
9. Using any round brush no.1, no.2, or no.3 loaded with white paint, create the center of the flower by dotting. Voilà! Your double dip flower is complete!

Step 5: Highlights

The last step is highlights.

With a round brush no.2 well loaded with white, I add the middle of the flower by dotting.

Also I paint several dots near petals, add dots on the bow and add highlights on the top of the Minnie’s ears and head.

In this step I paint the lips of my model. You can use any pink color for this.

I prefer pearl colors because they can be gently applied and they are shiny.

Additional Notes:

This Minnie Mouse design is finished!

I hope this tutorial has been useful for you.

If you have any questions you can contact me on my Instagram @natalistabodyart. Also you can tag me in your post! I will be happy to see your recreation of this design.

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Olga’s Fast & Easy Minnie Mouse Face Painting Tutorial

Are you a visual learner? Need to see the painting in live action whilst you follow along?

We have you covered. This easy-to-follow video tutorial by Olga is the perfect way to learn the iconic Minnie Mouse bow design.

Plus it is super cute! The added eyelash effect and pink cheeks take this design to the next level in seconds.

As Minnie herself would say “that’s sweet”.

🎨 MATERIALS USED:

• Global Metallic Magenta (or try Diamond FX Face Paint – Metallic Pink)
• Cameleon Strong Black
• Cameleon Pure White
• Loew Cornell 795 series round brush #6 (or try Art Factory Studio Face Painting Brush – Round #6)
• Loew Cornell 7000C series #4 brush (or try Paint Pal – Swirl #4 Brush)
• Cameleon yellow sponge (or try Splash Face Painting Sponges by Jest Paint – HALF MOON)
• TAG holographic glitter
• TAG black glitter (or try Amerikan Body Art | Face Paint Glitter Poof – Holographic Black)

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