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Friday, September 12, 2008
War Paint
Greater Louisville, KY
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Show your school spirit with fun, scary, wild and intimidating body paint.
It’s Friday night. The stadium starts to fill up and the grills loft a familiar smoke into the stands. You wait for your friends to arrive so the fun can begin. You’ve planned all week for this night. Your rival team is already 5-0 and your team is undefeated as well. A battle of the unbeaten titans wouldn’t be complete without a little war paint.
Out comes the blue and white. Out comes the red and black. Both sides prepare for battle. For most fans, face paint reigns supreme. Some have friends checkerboard their faces as others go for stripes. While these popular designs are abundant, a few try something new. A giant school initial will stand out among the checkerboards and stripes.
The other side of the field has chosen to paint their bodies with their school logo. Many have donned the school mascot on their chest as well. The lines have been drawn and the colors don’t run. Friday night in Louisville is sure to run wild with the passion of the fans and students.
War Paint Tips
The easiest way to apply face or body paint in a uniform manner is to print out the pattern of your choice on paper. Recently, I’ve done some UK applications and they look fantastic. You can print out a checkerboard pattern or stripes of any width then cut out every other square or stripe. Have a friend apply one of your school’s colors in the cutouts while holding the paper to your face. Now you can remove the paper from your face and fill in the gaps on your face with your team’s other color. You can use this method with logos and letters as well. Simply print out the logo and then cut it out to make a stencil. Now you have the perfect logo or letter pattern for your face or body. You can apply your team’s color in the cut out and outline it once you remove the paper with your team’s other color.
You can always have a little fun with your designs, too. For example, with the UK designs, a cat scratch is a unique way to paint up and stand out at a game. It’s actually pretty easy. You just need to apply paint to your fingertips and then jaggedly run it across your face. You can then use a mirror or a friend can apply the rest of the paint to the remaining parts of your face.
Remember, have fun and experiment with a variety of patterns to see which one works best for you…and good luck to your team. They can’t win unless you support them. So get out there and paint up, be loud and make a statement!
After a hard night of supporting the school, be prepared to spend some time in the shower scrubbing the paint off your face or body. With some good soap (bar soap) and a nice wash rag, you shouldn’t have much trouble removing the evidence. It does leave marks on clothes, pillows, etc. so make sure you don’t crash when you get home. Good luck and go team!
Alex Risen is a sophomore at the University of Kentucky and a member of the Kernel staff. He was VYPE’s intern this past summer, and is now our Lexington correspondent.
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