Topic: Face Paint

[Gotham Ranger]

Halloween is here and I wanna paint my face. With long hair, grease paint gets kind of annoying because the hair sticks to the paint. Being a wrestling fan, I've seen alot of guys with longer hair and face paint not have that problem. So to get right to it..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVZJ3w5_vqY

What kind of face paint is he using in this video? Water based?

[Quickman]

It's a plastic-based paint, prolly some type of acrylic-based face paint.  You'd be able to get that stuff either online or from a specialty shop.

[Gotham Ranger]

Hmm, everything I've seen says acrylic/plastic is a no no for face painting, yet that dudes done it for 23 years.

[Quickman]

Well, not actual acrylics.  There is a type of paint that's non-greasy, I just forget what it is.  I think it's a plastic-based paint, but I'm not entirely sure.  There are different types of face paint out there, the professional stuff is the type that's non-greasy.

[Keno]

Use house paint.

[Gotham Ranger]

Well, not actual acrylics.  There is a type of paint that's non-greasy, I just forget what it is.  I think it's a plastic-based paint, but I'm not entirely sure.  There are different types of face paint out there, the professional stuff is the type that's non-greasy.

And google is being a pain. Only thing I'm getting is water based and grease paint

[Quickman]

Well, searching for "theatrical makeup supplies" got me this, it may help:
http://www.theatricalmakeupsupplies.com/

[Gotham Ranger]

Well, that site lead me to the direction of finding out that talcum powder helps dry out grease paint, which is helpful