LisaLoo Creations

The artist arrives with a smile and a friendly, happy demeanor. She will arrive at the venue needing a little bit of time to set up before the kids charge into the area, but Lisa is very professional, very pleasant, and is gentle with the children. With children and grandchildren of her own and more than 20 years of experience in face painting, Lisa loves the giant smiles when they get to see their faces. That is what absolutely fills her heart and makes her day. The artist has experienced just about every scenario under the sun, including challenges that she has learned well how to handle. Lisa has painted at birthday parties all over San Antonio, Austin, and the areas surrounding both cities. She has also painted for many corporate events at hotels, at places of business, at ranches, at event venues, at country clubs, at museums, at parks with covered picnic areas, and even the Alamodome for the Monster Truck show for several years. There are many more photos on the artist's Facebook page. :)

Painting Faces and Bodies Professionally since November 2004, Lisa continues to train, practice, take classes and constantly work on perfecting her craft. Lisa works with other Professional Face and Body Painters in the San Antonio, Austin and Houston areas sharing knowledge, information and skills. We hold ourselves to a higher standard of professionalism, and use only the highest quality make up, safety practices and products. We only work with and recommend the best in our field and in our area. The other painters will not be recommended otherwise.
Lisa works extremely hard to have totally satisfied and repeat customers, priding herself in being the main entertainment for several customer's birthday parties year after year. She absolutely loves what she does, and it shows.

Not only is Lisa very talented at facepainting, she is also extremely fast. Lisa can paint 14-15 full faces in an hour! That works out to be approximately 3-4 minutes per face! Since only a high quality makeup is used, shade is required for her table, especially in the summertime. An area of about 8' x 8' is all that is required, but be aware of the line and crowd of kids around the artist as she works, since all the children love to watch the transformation of other party guests. Please keep the children at a distance around the artist so no one gets in the way. Keep in mind that long lines often form at larger events that can block foot and vehicle traffic, so queue lines or line assistants are often helpful so that the artist can work faster and more efficiently.

Please consider the following important information before the time of the party so the event can be prepared:

For example, having the artist wait around for a table will cut the time the artist can work. The artist will still be paid the agreed amount and leave at the scheduled end of her time for painting. Overtime can sometimes be arranged on the spot, but otherwise, some of your guests will not get a chance to be painted.

Be sure to book your party with enough time for all of your guests to be painted! If you have a large number of guests, you may want to consider hiring multiple artists so that all of your intended guests can be painted. At large events such as carnivals or stadium events, the artists will need to cut off lines up to half an hour in advance of the end of their booking period so that they do not run over time, although many are willing to work overtime if they are available and the event coordinator approves the additional paid time.

It is also necessary to have a reasonable separation between loudspeakers and the artist for the artist to communicate with guests to find out what they would like. The event should provide a tables, two chairs, and awning/tent (for shade at outdoor events). Face painters will need access to parking as close as possible to the event for the transportation of materials, and access to water.

The artist may be able to tailor design types for your amount of time and number of guests, with advance notice prior to your event. Keep in mind that small cheek art with details takes much longer to paint! Larger designs are preferred, since they use broad strokes that are fast to paint.

Please be aware that the artist will not paint skin that is broken (an obvious wound or open blemishes). Dirty faces, faces with food around the mouth, and snotty noses will not be painted. Parents need to make sure that the child's face is clean before getting into the artist chair so as to not slow the line down. Children who are crying or being forced into the chair will also not be painted.

Also note that professional face paints are not really "paint" at all. We use professional theatrical makeups that are non-toxic, skin-safe, and washes off easily with soap and water. For children with sensitive skin, designs on the hand, or arm are great alternatives, though reactions to professional-grade paints are extremely rare. Also, because of the water-solubility of the paints, face painting may not be suited to certain events such as pool parties, or should be scheduled for when the guests will no longer be swimming. Then again, some kids love having their faces painted, only to jump in the water so they can be painted again!

Most importantly, let your guests have fun, but allow all the children to be painted first before any adult. :)