Blue Face Paint

Is it a mermaid, a Frozen queen, or a superhero booking? Each one wants a different shade of blue, and starting with the wrong one is the fastest way to muddy a design before you've even reached for a second colour.

Matching the shade to the character

A deep TAG Body Art Face Paint Cake 32g - Royal Blue reads as regal and works for superheroes, kings and masked characters, while a soft TAG Body Art Face Paint Cake 32g - Light Blue or the paler Fusion Body Art Face Paint Cake Prime - Fresh Blue 32g suits icy queens, fairies and clear sky backgrounds. Keep both ends of the range in your kit rather than trying to lighten one shade with water, which thins the paint before it thins the colour.

Painting water, ice and scales without hard edges

Ocean and mermaid designs rely on blending, not blocks of flat colour. Sponge the base on, then use a slightly damp brush to pull light blue up into the darker base while it's still workable, feathering rather than blending in circles. Diamond FX 30g Face Paint Cake - Essential Blue is strong enough to sit under white highlights for scale and wave detail without disappearing into the base.

Where to look next

Our mermaid collection and Frozen collection both draw heavily on this range, and Fusion Body Art stocks split cakes that carry blue into teal and purple for scale effects. If your booking is heading towards reptiles instead, our green face paint page has matching tips.