Left side of the face

[Sherry]

I was practicing face painting with a new artist the other day and we were talking about how it's trickier to do the left side of the face.  I sit down to face paint, so many times when I paint the left side of the face, I'll stand up and get in a better position to finish up.  Once in a blue moon, I'll just use my left hand to do that side.  I know some people have the model turn their head and go from there.

How do you handle painting on the side of the face where your weaker hand is?

[Alison]

Use your left hand?  Wow, Sherry ~ 
I have them turn when necessary.

I'm glad you finally clarified for me how/why I like one side of the face better than the other.
Before this post of yours, I could never remember which side I prefer.  So when painting a half-face, since I hadn't been understanding that I prefer to paint directly in front of my right hand, I would start painting on whichever cheek they offer.  And only after starting, I'd wish I had asked for the other side.

It seems like they always offer the 'wrong' side first?

[reginanewsum]

I am left handed! And if you ever notice in my pictures of face painting, when I have painted my own self, it will always be on the left side. I guess it's that way because of where I prop my mirror up at home. When I look into the mirror to paint, I turn my head to the right with out even thinking about it! Hmmmm this is the first time I have thought about it!  But when I face paint at a gig, and I have them face me, if I'm sitting diwn, ahh I have them turn there head to the left, so I would be painting on the right side , if it is just eye art! If it is full face I just ask them to turn, or you know the hand on the head trick! Your hand will turn their heads in the direction YOU WANT! Interesting subject!

[Alison]

Hi Regina ~  Now we know why. 
I'm looking at your beautiful Avatar - and Yes, it's the Left side of Your face (in front of my right hand).  Eureka!

[Wildcatfin]

I often walk round behind them and get them to tip back so i can do it from behind - for some reason i paint that side better from there!
But if its a tall adult in my tall chair I have to do my best from the front, trying to ID points to hit to match them up...

cat x