Activities Hobbies Photo Gallery of Face Painting Designs Share PINTEREST Email Print Hobbies Fine Arts & Crafts Contests Couponing Freebies Frugal Living Astrology Card Games & Gambling Cars & Motorcycles Playing Music Learn More By Marion Boddy-Evans Marion Boddy-Evans Marion Boddy-Evans is an artist living on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. She has written for art magazines blogs, edited how-to art titles, and co-authored travel books. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 01/13/20 01 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Rainbow Butterfly Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. Image: © Cindy Trusty (Used With Permission) Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. If you're planning to do some face painting, this photo gallery of face painting designs will provide inspiration and ideas. And don't forget to share a photo of your face painting too.If you're looking for ideas for Halloween, check out the Photo Gallery of Halloween Face Painting Designs. This face painting design is one by professional face painter Cindy Trusty. 02 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Delicate Butterfly Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo © George Doyle/Getty Images 03 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Complex Clown From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo: © Pie-Vie (Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved) 04 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Laughing Clown Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo © Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images 05 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Mime Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo © Photo Link / Getty Images 06 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Panda From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Image: © Cindy Trusty (Used With Permission) This face painting design is one by professional face painter Cindy Trusty. 07 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Bat From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Image: © Cindy Trusty (Used With Permission) This face painting design is one by professional face painter Cindy Trusty. 08 of 20 Face Painting Ideas: Dog Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. Face painting: dog. Photo © Dan Kitwood/Getty Images When the idea is to face paint a dog design, don't feel you need to stick to being completely realistic. Add a nose, spots for whiskers, and a tongue, then use some imagination for the eyes and "edges" of the fur. That way it's easy to add variation and create an original face painting design every time. 09 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Tiger 3 From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo: © Diego Bonetto Diego (Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved) 10 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Tiger 2 From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Design by Raphaelle Fieldhouse, Body Canvas. Photo © Pie-Vie Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved 11 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Snake on Mouth Photo: © Cindy Trusty. Used with Permission. This face painting design is one by professional face painter Cindy Trusty. 12 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Soccer Ball Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. Show your love for soccer by face painting a soccer ball design!. Photo © Clive Mason/Getty Images Start your soccer ball face painting design with white, painting a circle around the whole face for the outline of the ball. Then use some black to paint on various black pieces of the ball, along with some thin lines to show the edges of the white pieces.The black piece of a soccer ball are pentagons, so have five sides, whereas the white segments are hexagons, so have six sides. But most people won't stop to count, they'll rather be looking at the overall effect of the soccer ball design you've painted on your face. See Also: Flag Face Painting Designs 13 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Flags Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. Flags (from left to right): United Kingdom, Guinea, United States of America, China. Photo © Tanya Constantine/ Getty Images See Also: Flag Face Painting Designs 14 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Roaring Tiger Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo © Hoby Finn /Getty Images 15 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Leopard From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo: © Eric Mutrie (Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved) 16 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Rabbit Get ideas and inspiration in this photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo © David McGlynn/Getty Images 17 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Mask From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo: © Francois Lafontaine (Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved) 18 of 20 Face Painting Designs: From China From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo: © Rivard (Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved) 19 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Easy African Design From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo: © Robert Rybnikar (Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved) 20 of 20 Face Painting Designs: Easy African Design From the photo gallery of face painting designs. Photo: © Robert Rybnikar (Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved)