/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>be facepainter
>just received order of glorious metallics
>this thread
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Mehron's paradise line is the brand I use for my work because it's extremely light weight and dries completely, meaning it won't rub off if you don't set it with powder. However it may not be thick/heavy enough to get the flawless china finish needed for shironuri. Most of these girls/guys are probably wearing grease paint, which is super heavy, opaque, and needs to be set with powder. Not saying you can't get an opaque white face with Mehron, because I've done it dozens of times, it just goes on thinner and can crease or fade more easily. But for comfort, it can't be beat. Plus it smells like candy. (It's made with cocoa butter.)

Wolfe bros paint is made with wax so it's very opaque, but I would recommend it for color details, not for a base. It's very sticky and too heavy for full coverage but works well for areas where you need vivid, long lasting color. Their metallic colors are the bomb, and you typically need wolfe bros in order to do white detail work over opaque colors, especially black.

I know a lot of people go for Kryolan and Ben Nye but I don't have much experience with those. I've used Kryolan white before and it was always too greasy for me, but it's what most people use for clown white faces. Honestly for people just starting out in face paint I always suggest Mehron. It's gentle, smells good, goes on opaque, stays put, yet washes off easily. My only complaint is that they don't have a decent pale purple. I use TAG lilac instead.

Hope this helps! Also, I wonder if there are any other face painter seagulls? Seems like it would be a good job for the type, as long as you like kids.