Illusion

Fine round brush. It is designed for detailed brush strokes and is perfect for dots and fine detail. Made of synthetic fibres set into a metallic wooden handle.  The brush hair is dark brown Toray.

A long liner. Designed for sweeping curls and swirls and controlled line work. Made of European Sable.

Round versatile brush made of European Sable. Ideal for all artists.

Number 6 round European Sable brush suitable for sweeping curls.

Large round tipped brush. The perfect brush for teardrops, painting lips and creating monster teeth.

Brush hair is made of dark brown Toray.

A dagger shape. Ideal for pin-striping and creating thin lines. Also excellent for creating feathers, whiskers and thick-to-thin ribbon strokes.

Brush made of gold synthetic hair.

A flat textured synthetic brush which is versatile to create fur, feathers, hair and foliage.

Made of gold synthetic hair.

A square chisel 10mm wide flat brush. Perfect for razor sharp edges.

Made of gold Toray hair.

A rounded chisel brush. Designed for perfect blending. A versatile synthetic brush made of gold synthetic hair. Can also be used to create large petals.

Large flat body painter's brush.  Made of gold synthetic hair.

Extra large flat body painter's brush, 40mm.

Made of gold synthetic hair.

08512 Illusion Powder Blush Brush No. 13.

Made of black goat hair.

A book aimed at boys who like tattoo art.

The book contains 46 pages and is wire bound so that it opens flat, making it easy to use.

This is a soft back A5 bound book with 95 pages and over 400 images.

Contains the innovative designs that were painted at the Texas State Fair by Mark Reid and Friends.

Each page features a particular face, i.e. dragons, tigers, butterflies, sunset, snakes, skulls and many others.

Also includes step-by-step instructions for some of the designs for you to try.

This book contains 54 step-by-step instructions.  The images include a bronze coloured bunny, kissing fish, gruesome eye scars and a horned dragon, to name but a few.  Some are full face and some, side face.  They vary in difficulty but the instructions are very clear.

The instructions and artist information are in both English and German.  The book uses symbols to indicate using a sponge, brush, powder, glitter and different colours, which makes it easier to understand.

A new book by Illusion Publishing, Fast Fun Faces! The team at Illusion, Julie Oliver and Claire Pick have just published another step-by-step book of face painting. With 29 exciting designs, based on our knowledge of faces children like the most, this book offers something for everyone - from the novice to the expert face painter. As always, our easy-to-follow photographic stages are presented with clear written instructions to make this book easy to use. The designs have been chosen to give you a range of options which will please boys and girls of all ages.

Marcela shows some gorgeous mask designs and talks about what inspires her and how the industry is changing.

On page 51 Craig Tracy imagines a world where body painting is a recognised art in traditional schools and work by body artists is displayed in art galleries.

Mariette Kerssies, a talented face painter from Holland talks about her life and showcases new and innovative designs.

There are also convention reviews and festival round ups from across the world.

Clear instructions for each step-by-step design.