BAPIA News Summer 2014 Summer 2014 | Page 5

FACE 2nd-5th October, Copthorne Hotel, Dudley Are you going? We will be there and we are really looking forward to our first face/body art convention. We will have a space at this convention so if you have any questions about BAPIA or would like to know how membership can benefit you, please feel free to drop by and have a chat, we will be very pleased to see you and to answer any questions you may have. We are also sponsoring a class at the convention: ‘Have a Ballooning Christmas!’ - Balloon gift Ideas for the festive season – by Sue Bowler CBA. & Body Painting Convention 2014 If you love balloons then don’t miss this opportunity to join one of the balloon industry’s top instructors, for her class! With over 20 years, experience in the industry, Sue teaches at balloon events Worldwide. At the UK Face & Body Art convention Sue will be teaching a range of great techniques to create a selection of fantastic balloon gift ideas perfect for the festive season!  This will be an intermediate level class in a demonstration format with a hands-on opportunity to create your very own festive character! If you’ve ever thought about adding face painting to your business offering but have never tried it here are a couple of basic step by step designs very kindly given to us by The UK Face & Body Art Convention organisers. There are 2 more designs in the member’s area of the website (members simply log in and go to the member’s area) CATERPILLAR 1. Caterpillar With a medium sized brush paint green circles on one side of face. Highlight the circles with 1: With a medium-sized brush paint green yellow one circles onpaint.side of face. Highlight the circles withRound craft sponges TOP TIP: yellow paint. on sticks can be used for making these Round Top Tip:circles. craft sponges on sticks 2. can be eyes, antenna, mouth, feet Add used for making these circles and leaves to finish. 2: Add eyes, antenna, mouth, feet and leaves to finish BUMBLE BEE 1. With a medium sized brush and white face paint draw the shape of Bumble Bee the wings (see left), whilst the painted line is wet use a clean 1: With a medium-sized brush and white sponge to drag the paint inwards to face paint draw the shapeyellow on fill in wings shape. Paint of the wings (see left). Whilst the painted line is wet use nose and 2 white circles above for a clean sponge to drag the paint inwards, eyes. to fill in the wing shape. Paint yellow on nose and two white circles above, for eyes. 2. Draw around yellow body and white eyes with black to form head and body, paint antenna, body and white 2: Draw around yellow arms and legs to give the Bee jumping pose. eyes with black toaform head and body. With a fine arms and pupils of Paint antenna,brush fill in legs to give the beeeyes and flick pose. With a fine brush a jumping outwards around the fill in pupils ofhead for the flick outwards edge of the eyes and hair. around the edge of the head for the hair.