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Training at the London School of Facepainting |
London School of Face Painting was set up in 2003 by Bibi Freeman and Caro Childs and has become the prime training facilty in the UK, with students coming from all over the world! Classes are held at our venue at 34 Craven Road, Paddington, London W2 3QA. It is a short walk from Paddington tube and mainline station. There is also a good bus service to Paddington Station making access very easy. The classes start at 10.30am and go through to 3.30pm with a short break for lunch. You can bring sandwiches or make use of one of the many cafes close by. Classes are £90 per day unless otherwise indicated.
The Principal Tutors are World Champion Facepainter Bibi Freeman and Christine Mavromatis with additional tutors as required. We have a high tutor student ratio with two tutors and up to just eight students, so everyone gets lots of individual attention and hands on experience. The focus is on individual tuition and encourages development of your personal style while demonstrating proven techniques. We have had a high success rate with many of our students developing into excellent working painters that we maintain contact with and continue to support.
For a course in face painting, we suggest you build your own! Most people starting out find the Introduction Part 1 and 2 useful, followed by Starting Professional Facepainting for some valuable advice in starting out in business and practical tips on painting under pressure!
NEW FOR 2012!
Book Part 1 and Part 2 together and get £25 worth of free Grimas products at the class!You can also get a discount when booking 3 classes at once - but payment needs to be by cheque. Look at the 'Class calendar' details and for upcoming dates. You can book classes online or email us with the dates you want to pay by cheque. Places are only confirmed with payment in full. Useful information here!
To find out more about the classes on offer go to 'Class Descriptions' in the menu or click here. Lately it seems that lots of facepainters have taken up offering 'training'. Being able to paint well does not necessarily mean they have analysed how it is done and are able to explain the technique, even if they have been trained by us, as many of them have been! Look carefully at the tutor /student ratio. Most try to teach up to 10 people at a time with one teacher to maximize income, this means you are unlikely to get personal attention and gain little more than by buying a book to copy from or watching youtube. We are dedicated to helping each student to achieve as much as possible every time they come to one of our classes.
Each day is themed, but we do not try to offer lots of different designs in each class, preferring that you perfect the techniques that will enable you to design your own favourites, or be inspired by others’. All classes include working on the secrets of applying paint with a sponge and perfecting brush techniques to create the selected face paint designs.
 Cats, demonstrated for "Introduction to Facepainting."   
Demonstration faces from Introductory level classes.
A group of some of our nicer students!
Taken during a shape changing advanced technique class in October 2003
Please note that the photographs on this page and the following linked pages and throughout this website, may not be copied, used or published in any form.
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