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Junior · Grades 5–7
Face Painting Competition
Faces that Tell a Story
Entry limit: 1 team per school
What this event involves
One student paints, the other is the canvas. Teams create a face-painting design around a theme announced just before the competition begins.
Originality, precision and teamwork all count.
The key facts
- Date
- Thursday, 3rd September 2026
- Time slot
- Slot 1 · 10:00 AM
- Studio
- Earth Room
- Team
- 2 students — 1 artist, 1 model
- Duration
- 60 minutes
- Entry limit
- 1 team per school
What to bring or prepare
- All materials required — safe, non-toxic, skin-friendly paints
- Brushes, sponges and cleaning materials
Key rules
- 1Each team is two participants: one artist and one model.
- 2The theme is announced before the event begins.
- 3All artwork must be created during the allotted 60 minutes.
- 4Only the model's face may be painted unless instructed otherwise.
- 5Designs must be original and appropriate for a school competition.
Judges' decisions shall be final and binding. See general rules
Judging criteria
- Creativity & originality25
- Theme interpretation20
- Artistic technique & detailing20
- Colour combination & visual appeal15
- Neatness & finishing10
- Overall presentation10
- Total100
Entering this event?
Each registration form covers up to three events. Entries close 29th August 2026.