Facepainter of the Year 2015

More than 3 years' experience

Theme Tropical Wonder

 

 

 

Artists will need to provide a short piece of bio about their inspiration/motivation for their Face design that will be read to the Judges and also used at the end for the winners announcement show.

 

All Artists must hold full public liability insurance for the day of the competition - please contact us directly via email under subject Insurance as we have organised a special individual rate for the day for competitors.

 

The Artist will have 30 minutes setting up time ahead of the competition start time and all Artists are expected to be prepared and provide all their own equipment. 

 

The Artist must provide their own floor/wall coverings to protect the locations surroundings.

 

Artists will need to source their own Model, however there will be several available Models on our website please check availabilty. Please register your model prior to competition day and fill out form available online 

 

Artists Model

 

All models must be over 18 and if not hold a parent or guardian consent form.

 

There will be divided and designated areas for male/female models to be able to change and get prepared before the start time of the competition due to the possibility of the public attending the event.

 

Irish Face and Body Painting will provide all entrants with a model release form but it is the Artist's responsibility to ensure this is signed and returned to the Organisers.

 

Any violation of the competition rules may result in point deduction or disqualification at the discretion of the judges.

 

It is not essential but it may be a nice touch to get your Model a token of appreciation for their willingness and patience for their time during the competition as all Models participate on a voluntary basis.

 

Time to complete look 

Competition date takes place on the 20th of September. The start time is 1.30 and finish time is 3pm. The doors will open at 1pm for artists to set up their area. location of your set up area and artist number will be assigned during the week via email running up to competition. Please make sure you have registered your model and filled out the release form (all available online after the 13th of September) prior to September 20th. The artist will have 1hr 30mins to complete their entry piece. Set up time is not included in the 1hr 30mins.

 

Preparation and Rules

The Artist may paint on the Model's neck but no more than 20% of the overall design.

Contact lenses may be used if desired but should be applied just prior to the judging.

The Artist must work alone and only one Model may be painted.

Only professional paint and make up products can be used.

 

Any violation of the competition rules may result in point deduction or disqualification at the discretion of the judges.

 

ALLOWED

False eyelashes

Contact Lenses

Gems

Coloured hairspray

Wigs, hairpieces, false hair, head dresses, hats etc.

Glitter

 

Not Allowed

 

Craft Glitter

Acrylic Paints

Stencils 

Masks

Prosthetics

 

 

JUDGING

 

Will take place immediately after the competition finishing time depending on category Face or Body Painting.

 

All judging is done anonymously at the end of the competition to ensure a fair result for all concerned.

 

An independent assigned person who will not liaise with Judges until after the judging has completed will be present in the competition room to oversee the rules and regulations are adhered to.

The scoring and decisions made are at the discretion of the judges and their decision is final.

 

PHOTOGRAPHY

 

All Artists and Models must be available to have their entries photographed by the Photography Team immediately after the judging finishes.

All Artists and Models must have signed release forms to allow Irish Body Painting Association the right to use the images for the promotional and marketing purposes.

 

RESULTS

 

All results will be announced after all categories have been judged.

If you are unable to attend do please ask another Delegate to accept on your behalf and inform the Organisers.

 

PRIZES

 

Prizes in each category for 1st place.

 

We hope to have 2nd and 3rd place prizes pending sponsorship, support, entrants, etc. We will do our best to achieve this for 2015 as we are a non-profit organisation. We will keep entrants updated.

 

Please note organisers have the right to cancel a category or withdraw 2nd and 3rd placings if the category has not got sufficient numbers to be judged fairly.