FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
⚠️PRICE RANGE (travel, parking, & online fees are extra unless there are none) - $100-$130 per hour per artist 10-15 guests depending on service - $165-$180 per hour per artist 15-25 guests depending on service! 🚨Our lower priced artists must be booked over a month in advance and often book up quickly. Some services also come with free items and discounts‼️ ⚠️LOTS OF GUESTS•SMALL TIME FRAME - MORE THAN 1 ARTIST or MORE TIME will be required for an event if there are more than 10-15 guests for 1hr for our lower priced artists‼️ ⚠️LOWER PRICED ARTISTS WITHIN $100-$130 PER HOUR RANGE FACE PAINTING SERVICES (we do have faster temporary painted ink tattoo services that can get to 10-15 guests $100-130 per hour & is similar to face painting, OR you can get other services such as air brush tattoos or henna art that can reach 15-25 guests $165-$195 per hour) 🚨1-10 guests painted at least 1hr required (minimum to book 1hr or possibly more depending on artist available) 🚨15-20 guests painted at least 2hrs required or 1hr with 2 painters 🚨30-40 guests painted at least 4hrs required or 2hrs with 2 painters 🚨40-60 guests painted at least 6hrs required or 3hrs with 2 painters 🚨80-100 guests painted at least 3hrs required with 3 painters ________________________________________________ HOURLY RATES AND SERVICES! **travel prices not included with prices below PAINTED INK TEMPORARY TATTOO ARTISTS 🔸~ $100-$130 per hour (1 Artist about 10-15 guests tattooed per hour) (some artists offer free products & discounts) (black light compatible) REGULAR FACE PAINTERS 🔸~ $100-$125 per hour (original PTF artists) (1 Artist about 5-10 guests painted per hour) (some artists offer free products & discounts) 🔸~ $165-$195 per hour (non-original PTF artists) (1 Artist about 15-20 guests painted per hour) (some artists offer discounts) WATER RESISTANT FACE PAINTER 🔸~ $125-$180 per hour (1 Artist about 5-10 guests painted per hour) (some artists offer free products & discounts) (black light compatible) BALLOON TWISTER 🔸~ $165-$195 per hour (1 Artist about 15-20 balloon creations per hour) AIR BRUSH/ HENNA ARTISTS 🔸~ $165-$195 per hour (1 Artist about 10-30/50 tattoos per hour, depends on artist available) GLITTER BAR 🔸~ $130 per hour (1 Artist about 10-15 guests per hour) (adding face painting takes more time) (can add 3D bling or face jewels for an up charge & more time required) 2 ORIGINAL PTF REGULAR FACE PAINTERS 🔸~ $240 per hour (2 Artists about 15-20 guests painted per hour) (Free tattoos & discounts per hour) 3 ORIGINAL PTF REGULAR FACE PAINTERS 🔸~ $360 per hour (3 Artists about 30 guests painted per hour) (Free tattoos & discounts per hour) ______________ 🔹🔹SERVICES INCLUDE!🤯😍🔹🔹 + FREE Set up and tear down time + Full Face Painting (painting service only) + Painted Ink tattoos (tattoo service only) + Detailed Press on Tattoos ($30 more) + Painted Glitter tattoos ($30 more) + COVID vaccinated + Money back guarantee + Designs based on your theme and requests (painting service only) + Savings when you book more hours (painting service only) + Professional paints & products made for skin + Fun art style! + Happy smiling kids! 💕🥳💕 **NOT INCLUDING: air brush, balloons, Non-Original PTF Painters, & only some Original PTF Artists** _________________________________________________ TRAVEL RATES! ADDITIONAL FEES! 🔸~ $0.50 per mile round trip ******************************************************************************************* ONLINE PAYMENTS 🔸~ $3 every $50 paid online through Debit, Credit, Paypal, Venmo, Apple Pay (WE DO NOT TAKE PREPAID CARDS) 🔸~ Fee free payments Zelle, Cash App, & Thumbtack (SOME PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE 5 DAYS IN ADVANCE) RUSHED EVENT FEE (less than 5 days before an event/booking after Tuesday before any weekend event) 🔸~ $30 standard one time booking fee PARKING (only for paid parking events) 🔸~ total parking time for painting hours __________________________________________________ DEALS AND SAVINGS AS A REPEAT CUSTOMER! REPEAT CUSTOMERS DISCOUNT! 🔸~ $10 off your next party! 🔸~ $15 off your 4th party! 🔸~ 10% off for life on your 5th booked party! REFER A FRIEND! 🔸~ refer a friend and get 10% off your next party of 2hrs or more! 🎉 (friend has to book and complete party to redeem offer, & they have to mention the name we have in our records for you) 🔸~ refer more than one friend and receive more discounts before your next party!! 🥳🥳 BUSINESS DEALS! 🔸~ own a business? Refer us and we give you discounts on your next party booking with us! 👏 With each referral you gain more discounts! ____________________________________________ ADDITIONAL SERVICES! 🔸A. TREASURE HUNT ($20-$35 every 10 boxes) for palm size mini travel suitcase boxes packed full with candy, a mini toy, & lot of fun popular character stickers! Something unique is in each box for both girls & boys! Special request themed boxes is higher in price. 🎉🎁🎊 🔸B. COLORING PAGES ($20 every 1-50 guests) with colored pencils based on your theme (theme is based on available). More color less mess! ✨🖍✨ 🔸C. PAINTING PAGES ($85 every 1-20 guests) with washable water color paints, a professional painter’s brush, a professional painters apron, & 2 card stock pages, 30+ popular designs or characters to choose from! Let the kids feel like a professional painter! The kids get to keep their art pages, painting tray, & paint brush! 🎨🖌🖼 🔸D. MINUTE-TO-WIN-IT GAMES ($240-$255 for 1/2hr) interactive games with Eric! Will keep the kids laughing and actively entertained for 1/2hr for up to 10-25 kids with different, fun games using props & more! You can also order 10 prizes to the game winners which is a little higher in price.🏅🏆🥇 ______________________________________ ______________________ _______________________________________ VENDOR EVENTS: Perfect for long events or parties with a lot of people such as Festivals, Fairs, or Carnivals. This includes: —each party guest pays for their own face painting or product $1-$35+. 🚨Prices may vary and depends on drink/food costs. 🔸~detail small/large press on tattoos $1-$5 🔸~glitter tattoos $5-8 🔸~glitter makeup $5-$15 🔸~ink tattoos $10 🔸~Lashes $10 🔸~bling piece & glitter $10-$20 🔸~regular face painting $10-$15 (Special requests $5 more) 🔸~water resistant painting $15-$20 (Special requests $5 more) 🔸~detailed full face painting special requests $35+ depending on design —only require pay for miles starting at ************************************* ($0.50 per mile) per artist —if there is a table fee we take the amount due for the table fee and minus it from the miles payment owed ___ Vendor Deals! If an artist makes over $400 per day you don’t pay for the mileages for that artist up to 30 miles one way!!
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Just 4 simple steps. We like to make sure we are the ones working hard for your awesome party so you don’t have too! ______________ Step 1: Settling on a Price *When the price is settled an event coordinator will mark you as hired on Thumbtack and ask a couple final questions to get you officially booked. _______________ Step 2. Send Text Confirmation *We send you a text confirmation for your party’s most important information (such as date, time, etc) to make sure we have the correct info. You will need to confirm this once through text as a form of contract signing. _______________ Step 3: A Phone Call Consultation *We next do a phone call consultation to answer some questions we need confirmed about your party detailed so we can be prepared & you can feel secure in your entertainment choice. We will also send you some important emails about our services which we go over briefly during the call as well. ________________ Step 4: Sending Deposit & Signing Permission Forms *Your final step is to send the required deposit through Zelle, PayPal, or Debit/Credit to hold your party date and make it secured with us. Then you must sign 2 permission slip forms to take and post pictures (or sign a form saying you don’t agree to taking pictures) & paint on minors. _________________ After these simple 4 steps it’s now your painter’s job to get to work on your design requests & theme based on your info given. Your Event Coordinator will also communicate with you before your event to finalize details and send reminders to make your planning even easier! 👏🥳
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
All our Original Paint Time FUN (PTF) Artists have training in the arts, either through advanced high school studies, college courses, on the job training, or through PTF’s training courses. 🔹🔹ORIGINAL PTF ARTISTS🔹🔹 _____________________ 🔸🔸Felicia H🔸🔸 (OFFERS: Regular Face Painting, Water Resistant Face Painting, Press-on Tattoos, Temporary Painted Ink Tattoos, Glitter Tattoos, Tinsel Hair Extensions) **$125-130+ per hour (travel not included) **FREE glitter & press on tattoos include in any service *2011: started IUPUI college courses for the arts & 3D metal smithing jewelry making *2013: started acrylic, face painting, & oil painting classes; also started face painting at charities & events *2015: started face painting professionally *2016: started being an acrylic painting teaching assistant for art classes; also took over the family business, Paint Time FUN, leading it to advance in the face painting industry *2019: started with Inspiration To Paint (a private online community for professional painters from around the world that challenges themselves to paint EVERY DAY) to advance her professional career *2020- present: three month online face painting course with teacher Anna Popova Hatkins located in Russia; & continued taking online courses dedicated to learning the art of face & body painting *2021- present: started painting EVERYDAY to achieve new goals and better experiences for Artist & clients, also continues to take painting classes every month to keep up skills & learn new ideas 2023-present: started a PTF teaching program for new potential face painters molding new artists to become professionals in the field of face painting under Paint Time FUN Corp. ________________________ 🔸🔸Judy H🔸🔸 (OFFERS: Press-on Tattoos, Temporary, Painted Ink Tattoos, Glitter Tattoos) **$110+ per hour (travel not included) **$20 more to add glitter or press on tattoos *2001: IU collage courses in Fine Arts *2007: started teaching jewelry beading classes *2016: started teaching acrylic painting classes *2019- present: started temporary tattoo artistry at events; does Photoshop designing for PTF & more! ________________________ 🔸🔸Alex A🔸🔸 (OFFERS: Regular Face Painting, Air Brush Tattoos, Balloon Twisting, Press-on Tattoos, Glitter Tattoos) **$165+ per hour (travel not included) **$60 more to add glitter AND press on tattoos *2021: started practicing face painting on her own & at events *2024-present: started working with Paint Time FUN as a professional artist *2024-present: began Paint Time FUN artist training program to continue to improve & learn new ideas ________________________ 🔸🔸Carlie F🔸🔸 (OFFERS: Regular Face Painting, Water Resistant Face Painting, Press-on Tattoos, Temporary Painted Ink Tattoos, Glitter Tattoos, Tinsel Hair Extensions) **$100+ per hour (travel not included) **$60 more to add glitter AND press on tattoos *2017-2019: performed volunteer Face Painting at various church functions throughout the year *2024-present: started working with Paint Time FUN as a professional artist *2024-present: began Paint Time FUN artist training program to continue to improve & learn new ideas __________________________________________________ 🔹🔹NON-ORIGINAL PTF ARTISTS🔹🔹 In 2021 Paint Time FUN started hiring well rounded, professional artists under the PTF name in the areas of Northern Illinois & Northern Indiana which we call our Non-Original PTF Artists. We now hire out other professionals that have years of experience working as a high demand professional in the party entertainment world. There prices do vary from our Original PTF Artist prices due to being experienced valued artist & they include different services. _____________________ 🔸🔸Eric S🔸🔸 (OFFERS: balloon twister, regular face painter, & air brush tattoo artist) **$195+ per hour (travel not included) **10-20 guests per hour painting or balloons **30-40 guests air brush tattoos _____________________ 🔸🔸Tracy S or Jim S🔸🔸 (OFFERS: balloons twister, regular face painter, glitter tattoo artist, water resistant face painter, air brush tattoo artist) **$195+ per hour per artist (travel not included) **10-20 guests per hour painting or balloons **20-30 guests air brush tattoos _____________________ 🔸🔸Yolonda & Ayyub🔸🔸 (OFFERS: balloons twister, regular face painter, detailed press-on tattoos, henna art & tattoos) **$195+ per hour per artist (travel not included) **10-20 guests per hour painting or balloons **30+ guests per hour henna hand art **40 guests per hour press-on tattoos _____________________ 🔸🔸Ms. Tene🔸🔸 (OFFERS: balloons twister, regular face painter) **$165+ per hour (travel not included) **10-15 guests per hour painting **10-20 guests per hour balloons _____________________ 🔸🔸Sean🔸🔸 (OFFERS: balloon twister & magic shows) **$165+ per hour (travel price not included) **10-20 guests per hour balloons **$420 for 45min magic show