A quick, but interesting, history of the Day of the Dead.

A brief overview of the materials used in face painting Day of the Dead designs including: paints, powders, split cakes, brushes and bling.

Tips to turn a living face into a skull, then turn a skull face into a sugar skull.

Suggestions and illustrations on how much of the face to cover and where to stop the design.

Illustrations, descriptions and examples of Sugar Skull: eyes, ears, noses, teeth and cheeks, simple folk art style, to the more elaborate.

Suggestions and examples of decorating, shading, and coloring techniques.

Tips on how flowers are used, and a step by step on how-to create a very simple rose.

Step by step on creating webs.

A few techniques about line work.

Tips on using eyelashes, adhesives, jewels, trims, glitter, glitter gels and stencils

11 Step by Step Designs

Examples of the amazing art of 12 artists from around the world: Mark Reid, Nick Wolfe, Annie Reynolds, and more!