how to do warpaint/bodypaint/facepaint?

[cimorene]

as a veteran of school and church fair face-painting, i'm used to using powdered tempera mixed with water and liquid soap on faces. it makes a bright color that goes on well, but then it cracks and peels off.

you experts--drama and whatnot people--what would you use for warpaint on the face (and all over the body) like keira knightley wears as warrior!guinevere in the upcoming 'demystified' king arthur flick? grease paint? but doesn't that rub off?

(i want to know even though i couldn't REALLY make the costume, since my hair WAS like that but i cut it all off and it'd take two years to reach a workable length.)

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[antemeridian.livejournal.com]

You could use grease paint with a skin coloured powder over it to help in set and hope to god it doesnt sweat off...