Animal Face Paint Designs That Deserve a Round of A-Paws
Follow these step-by-step face painting instructions to make a tiger, a dog, a fox, a doe, or a zebra!
Sarah Burns
Whether you're ready for a safari adventure, or about to go scampering off into the woods, we have five simple face paint tutorials that'll hone those animal instincts! These designs work well for both kids and adults, but grown-ups should do the actual makeup application. Parents who are new to face painting might want to check out our Complete Guide to Face Painting before diving in!
Puppy Dog Face Paint Design
This sweet Puppy Dog design is perfect for doggy-themed dress-up. But remember, sneakers are for wearing, not chewing.
Colors You’ll Need:
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Red
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Black
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White
1. Fill in tongue with red.
2. Draw a white circle around one eye, and outline a muzzle in white around chin and cheeks
3. Fill in the outlined areas with white.
4. With black, outline the circle around the eye, fill in nose, and add whisker details. Add a line down the center of the tongue.
Tiger Face Paint Design
Feeling ferocious? This Tiger face can help your little one channel their inner big cat.
Colors You’ll Need:
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Black
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White
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Orange
1. With white, make some big bushy eyebrows.
2. Add orange around the muzzle, and to the forehead.
3. Paint nose black.
4. Add black stripes and a little bit of white around the nose.
Doe (a Deer) Face Paint Design
Oh deer, haven’t you herd? Few things are as adorable as Bambi in real life!
Colors You’ll Need:
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A dark shade of blush
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A foundation a few shades lighter than your skin tone
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Black
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White
1. Use a dark shade of blush along the hairline, and below the cheekbones.
2. Use a foundation over the area around the eyes, down the bridge of the nose, and around the nose.
3. Fill the nose in with black.
4. With black, go over eyebrows, and extend them down the nose.
5. Using black, create a “doe eye” shape around the bottom of the eye.
6. Fill in the shape under the eye with white, and a few white spots on the forehead and cheeks.
Zebra Face Paint Design
Things aren’t always black and white...but sometimes they are!
Colors You'll Need:
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Black
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White
1. Using white, outline a mask around the eyes, and two triangles over the eyebrows.
2. Using white, fill in the shapes.
3. Add a black nose.
4. Add black stripes and a tuft of hair on top.
Fox Face Paint Design
Your kiddo will make friends with all the animals of the forest as a cute and cunning fox.
Colors You’ll Need:
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Orange
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White
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Black
1. With orange, make a T shape down the bridge of the nose and across the browline; create a line starting from each eyebrow into the hairline.
2. Fill in the inside of the ears with white.
3. Fill in nose in black, and outline the ears.
4. Outline fur in black.
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