1st Place Deb Winger

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN FACE AND/OR BODY PAINTING?

I dabbled in Face Painting in 91 but put it on the back burner for a long time. I started up again and been Face/Body Painting for about 6 years now.

WHAT DO YOU NOW BESIDES FACE AND/OR BODY PAINTING?

I draw alot, paint whimsical & cartoony paintings on canvas,

illustrate on-line education comics and I'm also working on

illustrating a children's book.

WHAT PAINT BRANDS ARE YOUR FAVORITES? WHY?

Wolfe Brothers is defiantly my favorite for line work. Some Kryolan

and DFX for bases...I love metallics in most brands.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO PAINT?

Something colorful and fun!

2nd Place Mona Turnbull

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN FACE AND/OR BODY PAINTING?
Son’s pre-school asked me to help out.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE THAT?
I am an administrator for various universities in the UK.

WHAT DO YOU NOW BESIDES FACE AND/OR BODY PAINTING?
Looking after two gorgeous monkey boys who are 4 and 18 months

WHAT PAINT BRANDS ARE YOUR FAVORITES? WHY?
Diamond FX metallix and Kryolan DuoChrome Range. They are so gorgeous especially when using double loading technique!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO PAINT?
Flowers most definitely!

IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT YOUR CAREER AS A FACE/BODY PAINTER THAT YOU WOULD LIKE OTHERS TO KNOW ABOUT?
I started face painting business at the beginning of 2010 but I have always painted using other mediums as a hobby since 2000. Skin as a canvas is something very challenging. When painting on canvas, oils are oils but face and body paints you need to know which brands are great for what! I am still learning, practicing and doodling. I love what I do!

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3rd Place Deb Winger

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4th Place
Lilly Walters

I love to teach face painting classes! I have been honored to teach at FABAIC, Learn and Play, The Western Regional Clown Assocation, and the Face Painting and Body Art Convention. I also host classes in Southern California. I am best known as an expert on the world of professional speaking. I have written several books on the subject , and others, one of my best selling books is about how to type with one hand.

I got into painting by doing those silly painted Christmas yard signs. This lead to my first art book, Cobblestone Cottages From Junk Jars, then an ebook, Paint A Cobblestone Courtyard On Your Cement Floor. Now I have all kinds of paint patterns for sale on-line and a book on how to paint on fabric. Then one day my church asked me to help at a Festival painting faces. At the Festival we do from 600 - 850 faces in two days. I train their volunteer staff of painters and help coordinate the event.

My favorite paints are mostly Diamond FX and pressed powders.

In June of 2008 I founded the West Coast Face Painters, which is a support group for almost 500 other professional face painters.

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