Easy Elsa Face Paint: Crown & Snowflake for Beginners

Want to learn easy Elsa face painting? In this step-by-step guide, you’ll discover how to create a simple Elsa crown and snowflake — perfect for beginners.

This Frozen-inspired design is one of the most popular face painting ideas for kids. The ice princess look is instantly recognizable, quick to apply, and perfect for birthday parties and events.

No experience needed. With just a few basic colors and simple techniques, you can create a beautiful result.

What You Need for Elsa Face Painting

You only need a few basic supplies to create this simple Elsa look.

1. Sponsje

Use a sponge to apply a soft base. This creates a smooth “ice effect” without harsh lines.

💡 Tip: Use dabbing motions, not swiping.

2. Brushes (2 sizes)

Use two brushes:

• A thin brush for details like snowflakes

• A slightly thicker brush for the crown and shapes

3. Light blue face paint

Use this for the base and soft shading. It creates that signature ice princess look.

4. Dark blue face paint

Adds depth and contrast, making your design stand out more.

5. White face paint

Essential for highlights, snowflakes, and fine details. This makes the design look fresh and crisp.

Step-by-step Elsa face paint (ice princess look)

Follow these steps to create a simple Elsa design with a crown and snowflakes.

Step 1: Apply the base

Apply light blue face paint using a sponge. Apply this from the cheekbones upward and create a rough diamond shape on the forehead. This diamond shape forms the base of the snowflake.

Step 2 - 5 Snowflake face paint

Using white face paint and a number 3 round brush, we will now create the snowflake. You can make it as detailed as you like. If steps 2 and 3 are already challenging enough, feel free to skip steps 4 and 5. Start by creating a star with three lines (step 2). At the end of each line, add two small lines to form the classic snowflake shape (step 3). If you have space, you can add more lines to make the snowflake more detailed (step 4). Finally, use dark blue to add some lowlights and give your snowflake more depth (step 5).

Step 6

Apply white face paint to create swirls at the temples and above the eyebrow.

Step 7

Finish the swirls with a few teardrops using white face paint and add some dots.

Step 8

Paint a small snowflake on the cheekbone using white face paint.

Step 9 (optional)

Apply dark blue face paint as lowlights along the linework to add more depth.

Stap 10

Do the same on the other side of the face and your face paint is finished.

Common mistakes when painting Elsa

Watch out for these beginner mistakes:

• Lines that are too thick

• Using too many colors

• Lack of contrast

• Overcomplicating the design

Keep it light, simple, and elegant — that’s what makes an ice princess look beautiful.

Ready to create your own Elsa face paint?

With these steps, you can already create a beautiful and recognizable Elsa design. With practice, your lines will become cleaner and your speed will improve.

But if you notice that:

• your lines aren’t clean yet

• it takes too long

• or your designs don’t turn out the way you want

That’s completely normal.

In the Mia’s Magic face painting course, you’ll learn step by step:

• how to create clean lines

• how to work faster (perfect for parties)

• and how to paint multiple popular designs

So you can paint with confidence — even as a beginner.