Face Painting Certification
£175.00 Original price was: £175.00.£99.00Current price is: £99.00.
Face Painting Academy
The Face Painting Academy coursewill provide you with the valuable information, knowledge and skills you need to start your own face painting business. You will learn how to run your own business, what equipment you will need, how to manage bookings and how to conduct risk assessments.
Introduction to the Face Painting Academy
This course is broken down into forty modules which takes around eighteen hours to complete. The modules include the convenience of video instructions, helping you gain the skills you need to run a successful face painting business. During your studies you will have access to online support as and when needed.
On completion of the forty information packed modules you will complete a multiple choice test, with questions based on what you have learned. On passing the test, you will instantly receive your certificate, which you can download and print. You can also request your certificate to be posted to you.
The course is more than simply a face painting course, it also offers you valuable insight into running and managing your own successful business from marketing to income and expenditure and insurances, and understanding the importance of health and safety.
What You Will Learn
This course is designed to provide you with all the knowledge, skills and techniques you need to start and run your own successful face painting business.
- Learn the history of face painting and why it’s so important.
- Understand the types of work and events you will attend as a face painter.
- Learn the importance of quality equipment, what brushes you will need, containers and other helpful materials.
- Get to grips with the code of conduct and health and safety when working with children, including the children’s protection act.
- Learn about face painting designs, use of colours and the correct way of using sponges, brushes and other equipment to achieve the best end result.
- Get valuable information on carrying out your duties effectively.
- Understand the importance of skin care, what products you can and cannot use with clients with certain skin conditions.
- Learn how to run your own face painting business with guidance on taking and managing bookings.
- Learn how to set different pricing strategies and keep track of income and expenditure.
- Know what insurance policies you need to have in place for your business. Identify if you need to pay national insurance and how to complete tax returns.
- Learn how to effectively market your business along with do’s and dont’s you need to know when things don’t go according to plan.
- Get guided techniques and information on how to complete a variety of designs, including dogs, cats, flowers, clowns, Frozen, Batman and Minnie Mouse, just to name a few.
- Take advantage of the detailed instructional video for more than twenty different designs to help you create the perfect design each and every time and keep your clients happy.
Benefits of taking the Face Painting Diploma
Completing the Face Painting Academy course will provide you with a host of benefits, these include:
- Enhance your career prospects.
- Start your own successful face painting business either full or part time.
- Know the type of events you are likely to attend.
- Get a good understanding of health and safety and child protection to ensure you provide the best service at all times.
- Know about income and expenditure, taxes, insurances and more.
- Enjoy the convenience of studying online using any device.
- Take advantage of the benefit of having online support throughout your studies.
- Study from anywhere at any time with access to the internet.
- Study at your own pace.
- Industry recognised certification.
- Easy manageable modules.
- Video instructions.
Modules
Explore all 40 modules of the Face Painting Academy Diploma. Each module provides practical knowledge, business guidance, face painting techniques and detailed design tutorials.
Module 1: Your Introduction to Becoming a Face Painter +
- About the history of face painting and its importance
- Why face painting is a great career, and if it’s right for you
- About the qualities you will need to have to become a professional face painter
- How to set up a face painting business and how to make a business plan
Module 2: The Types of Work/Jobs Face Painters Do +
- Why children’s parties are the most common types of work for a face painter
- About adult entertainment at both formal and informal occasions
- How to make sure that you are up-to-date with the latest crazes and trends to keep yourself competitive
- About the different ways you sell your services
Module 3: The Equipment and Materials You Will Need for Face Painting +
- The importance of quality materials
- Which paints, brushes, and sponges to buy, and other helpful materials for painting
- Which containers and surfaces you’ll need to bring with you
- How to decide what to buy before you start, and what to leave for later
Module 4: Code of Conduct / Child Protection +
- Why it is important to arrive early to all of your booked events
- How to make sure that you appear professional at all times
- What is in the code of conduct laid out by Equity
- How to adhere to child protection standards
Module 5: Health & Safety and Risk Assessments +
- What goes into a good risk assessment
- How to carry out a risk assessment
- How to rate a hazard in terms of severity and probability
- Who you need to protect in terms of health and safety
Module 6: The Basics of Face Painting +
- The types of design you can execute, and how to decide which one to use
- Using the colour wheel to choose your design colours
- The correct way to use sponges, brushes, glitter, and split cakes, and the different effects you can employ
- The importance of not applying too much paint and allowing the layers to dry
Module 7: Carrying Out Your Duties +
- How to arrange yourself and the person whose face you are painting
- How to prepare for booking, including timekeeping, booking contracts, payment, and route planning
- How to set your equipment up
- How to receive your customers and what to say
Module 8: Skin Care +
- The importance of safe practice, including correct materials and forbidden substances
- What to do if the customer is unsure how they’ll react to the paints
- How to manage your equipment and materials, as well as yourself and your contact with customers, to prevent the spread of disease and infection
- When to refuse to paint someone’s face on skin care or hygiene grounds
Module 9: Starting / Running Your Own Business +
- How to conduct market research
- What goes into a business plan
- The importance of networking
- How to add value to the service you provide
Module 10: Taking / Managing Bookings – Establishing Job Requirements – and Time Planning +
- What information you need to gather from your client when taking a booking
- The tools available to help you manage and keep on track of your bookings
- Why it is important to establish the requirements of each job with the client before you agree to the booking
- Why you should consider making clients sign a booking contract
Module 11: Pricing and Costs +
- How to set different pricing strategies
- The sort of costs which you will experience as a face painter
- How to keep on track of your income and expenditure
- How to go about determining the prices that you charge for your events
Module 12: Insurance, Accounting and Tax +
- About the types of insurance policies which you will need to take out when you set up a face painting business
- How to keep on top of your accounts
- Whether you need to pay national insurance
- How to fill out a tax return for your business
Module 13: Marketing Your Business & Social Media +
- How to make the most of social media and online marketing tools
- Why networking is still important
- What to include on your advertising material
- How to optimise your website
Module 14: The Do’s and Don’ts and What to Do When Things Don’t Go to Plan +
- How to deal correctly with complaints
- How to approach every problem with the appropriate context
- What to do if you run out of money and have to start again
- What you should do if you haven’t taken many bookings in a while
Face Painting Design Tutorials
Module 15: How to do a Dog Face Paint Design +
- How to do a dog face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 16: How to do a Cat Face Paint Design +
- How to do a cat face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 17: How to do a Butterfly Face Paint Design +
- How to do a butterfly face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 18: How to do a Dolphin Face Paint Design +
- How to do a dolphin face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 19: How to do an Elephant Face Paint Design +
- How to do an elephant face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 20: How to do a Monkey Face Paint Design +
- How to do a monkey face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 21: How to do a Frog Face Paint Design +
- How to do a frog face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 22: How to do a Rabbit Face Paint Design +
- How to do a rabbit face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 23: How to do a Swan Face Paint Design +
- How to do a swan face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 24: How to do a Tiger Face Paint Design +
- How to do a tiger face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 25: How to do a Kissing Fish Face Paint Design +
- How to do a kissing fish face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 26: How to do a Unicorn Face Paint Design +
- How to do a unicorn face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 27: How to do a Reindeer Face Paint Design +
- How to do a reindeer face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 28: How to do a Dinosaur Face Paint Design +
- How to do a dinosaur face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 29: How to do a Pumpkin Face Paint Design +
- How to do a pumpkin face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 30: How to do a Spiderman Face Paint Design +
- How to do a Spiderman face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 31: How to do a Batman Face Paint Design +
- How to do a Batman face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 32: How to do a Minnie Mouse Face Paint Design +
- How to do a Minnie Mouse face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 33: How to do a Frozen Face Paint Design +
- How to do a Frozen face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 34: How to do a Black Swirl Face Paint Design +
- How to do a black swirl face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 35: How to do a Clown Face Paint Design +
- How to do a clown face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 36: How to do a Masquerade Mask Face Paint Design +
- How to do a masquerade mask face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 37: How to do a Princess Face Paint Design +
- How to do a princess face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 38: How to do a Sunset Face Paint Design +
- How to do a sunset face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 39: How to do a Flower Face Paint Design +
- How to do a floral face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
Module 40: How to do a Hibiscus Flower Face Paint Design +
- How to do a hibiscus flower face paint design
- Includes detailed video tutorial
