Thought I'd share some of my recent work :)

[KaraMundy]

A simple eye design for Valentine's day. I like lavender. I think its romantic.


Something "awesome" for a co-worker.


Ruldolph and Santa's Helper


Third Eye

[Sherry]

Nice Kara.  That eye looks so freakishly real.

Love the awesome design for your coworker... how long do you think it took you to do that one?

[KaraMundy]

Thanks, Sherry!!

Her mask  took me about 20 min to paint. Which is funny because so did the eye, lol.

[Sherry]

Yeah, the eye looks complicated, so I can imagine.

[Party Picassos Facepainting]

Lovely stuff! Applause, applause.

Couple of questions:
Do you do this 40 hours a week at the amusement parks?
Did they train you or do they hire you after an audition?
What kind of brushes and paints do you use?

I noticed that Disneyland has only a certain number of designs to pick from.
You must get GREAT after doing it for long hors.

Keep inspiring all of us!

[KaraMundy]

Thank you!! I used to work 30-35 hours a week for the first 3 years, but once I started doing gigs a lot I cut back to 25 and now typically 15-25. I do work 30+ hours sometimes. Depends on the season. About 6 months ago I stopped working weekends at the park. Took awhile to have the seniority to do so. I'll have been there for 4 years at the beginning of April. When I was hired, it was completely different. I had face painted for school charities before, but not a lot. Basically they looked at my traditional arts portfolio. There was no training back then. It was here's a kid, here's a brush, go. My first week was hard. Though its all different now. Our new hires shadow us, practice on us, then take the leap. However, there is no formal classes. At the park we use Wolfe everything, paint, sponges, brushes. In my personal kit I use a lot of stuff. Kryolan Aquacolor, Wolfe/Tag/DFX, Fab, Mehron metallic powders, Donna Dewberry's stuff, MAC, Revlon, Cheap dollar store make up, E.L.F., Wolfe sponges, make up wedges, and for brushes my favorite brand is Lowell-Cornel, but I am not picky. I have brushes from every where. Walmart, Michael's, Sillyfarm, old brushes from other artists, all kinds of make up brushes.

I'm definitely not a one brand girl. I typically mix Kryolan and Wolfe. It's the best consistency for me. Though I'm very partial to Wolfe/Tag/DFX white and black. I just can't use anything else.
Hahaha! Yea I'm great at thooooose designs. We have about 25-30 designs. People always say "You've done this before!" I'm like "You have no idea." I've done those designs COUNTLESS times.

[Psalmbook]

Kara! I'm always a fan of your work!