Ask the Expert: Halloween Face Painting with Lana Vittor

This month, we’re excited to feature Lana Vittor, a talented face painter who brings color and creativity to kids’ events all around our community. Lana’s expertise comes from her work with Vienna Singing Princesses, where she turns little kids into everything from sparkling butterflies to fierce tigers.

With Halloween right around the corner, Lana is here to share tips and ideas for transforming simple costumes into magical characters with just a few strokes of a paintbrush. Whether you’re going for spooky, silly, or spectacular, her advice will help make this year’s trick-or-treating even more unforgettable.

1. What's the best kind of facepaint to use?

I like to use the palettes from Snazaroo because their paint is very fluid, making it easy to work with, as well as easy to wash off with water or a makeup wipe.

2. What kind of brushes or sponges are best?

The brand for paint brushes doesn't really matter, but you want to look at the shape of each brush to get clean facepaint every time. I like to use fine, pointed brushes that aren't too small but can do detail work. For sponges, I like to use very soft sponges so that your skin doesn't get irritated.

3. What's the trick to keeping face paint from smudging or fading?

To help prevent smudging and fading, you want to use really pigmented paints and make sure that you use very smooth lines instead of having the paint clump up. However, kids are bound to touch their faces which might make it harder to prevent the smudging.

Lana made a video to show you how to paint faces to look like a skeleton. Check it out…

Thank you, Lana!