AY Honors/Face Painting/Answer Key

Face Painting

Skill Level

2

Year

2018

Version

02.04.2025

Approval authority

Australian Union

1

Briefly describe what face painting is. Name and describe at least three different types of face painting and why they are used.

2

List and explain the equipment needed to face paint. Name at least seven of the basic items.

3

List eight hygiene practices face painters should use.

4

Paint is classified into two groups. Name them and list at least two brands that fit in each group. Why is this classification important to know?

5

Describe how you would activate new paint and reactivate used paint.

6

Explain how to care for brushes.

7

Demonstrate each type of line used in face painting. (Note: You can use acrylic paint when practicing brush strokes on paper, as face paints can be expensive. Do not use acrylic paint on skin. Use any round tip brush.)

• Tear Drop
• Reverse Tear Drop
• Thin Lines
• Thick Lines
• Swirls
• Double Swirls
• Tiger Lines

8

Demonstrate and explain how to use a sponge correctly.

9

Using all the skills you have learned and practiced, copy two of the following face paint designs.

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10

Describe how you could use your skill in face painting as an outreach in your community.

11

Select 10 different designs that you can find on the internet or books that would uphold your Christian standards and glorify God if you were to paint them.

12

Read the following two verses from the Bible. Then, in your own words, write how these verses would influence how you would paint someone's face.

12a

Philippians 4:8

As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man.
— Proverbs 27:19 (NKJV)

12b

Proverbs 27:19

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
— Matthew 3:9 (NIV)

References

• Australian Union Face Painting Honor