Body Painting 101

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

Body painting for some face painters is a natural progression – once you have painted a thousand faces, you start to want to expand your painting surface. Body painting corporate work can be very profitable – a lot of hard work, but it can pay well.  Doing corporate images and logos is where the profit … Read more

Why Hire A Professional Face Painter?

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

Face Painting is one of those professions that gives the appearance to many that “anyone can do it.”  That isn’t strictly true.  Yes, most people, if they choose, can learn to face paint, but being a professional face painter means that you are a business person providing a personal service. Many groups get volunteers to … Read more

Liability Issues for Face Painters

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

Liability is not just about having insurance, it is about how you operate your business and deal with your clients and your suppliers.  You have a responsibility to the public to be operating in a safe, hygienic and competent manner.  This means everything from having a safe work area to using approved cosmetic products and … Read more

Collaborative Compassion: The Emotional Artistry of Building Bridges in Business

It is a business fact that we will have competition. No matter how small our market area is, someone else will offer similar services and be after the same customers.  This is not a bad thing.  And our competitors are not bad people.  In fact, competition can work to our advantage. We need to make … Read more

Display Options for Face Painters

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

When you are planning to set-up to work as a professional face painter you will need to consider how you will show your potential clients what you are able to paint or the choices they have that particular day. Your choice of methods is fairly wide depending on how much you want to spend, how … Read more

Media Relations for Face Painters

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

Get Your Name in the Newspaper As a face painter it is always great to see photographs of your work in the newspaper or on the local television news.  But it is even nicer when you are mentioned by name. Local reporters usually attend events in the community where you will be painting and often … Read more

The Best Advertising Idea

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

Advertising is expensive and often, in our business, really does not generate the business it should.  People looking for face painters have an immediate need – they aren’t likely to see an advertisement somewhere and say to themselves, “oh I really need a face painter!”  No, our potential customers usually think about hiring us when … Read more

Easy Face Painting using Glitter Tattoos

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

Glitter tattoos offer an easy and trendy alternative for those who feel that their face painting skills are not up to painting professionally.  No drawing or painting skill is involved. They are quick, easy and beautiful, and have the advantage of lasting several days. The process is straightforward.  All you need are self-adhesive stencils, an … Read more

Recap of Day One: 100 Articles in October

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

Boy the first day is the hardest.  Checking, double check, and even triple checking to make sure everything goes as planned.  I had enjoyed reading Patricia Bunnell How to Make a Rat with a Chef’s Hat, which is a great balloon design.  I think I will use it for my restaurant this Halloween, just remove … Read more