How to Face Paint - Unicorn Face Paint Tutorial

Unicorns are becoming super popular and this is a design you can't afford not to know. Learn how to easily face paint a unicorn face in just a few steps and wow your customers and family members at your next event or play date. Click on the video below or follow this link to watch the video on how to create amazing unicorn face paint.

In order to face paint this fun looking unicorn you can use any of the fabulous split cake palettes available in the market. The one on the video above is no longer being manufactured but, we have a great suggestion for you below:

Fusion Body Art Face Painting Palette | Tropical Collection by Leanne Courtney

When face painting a unicorn face there are a few things you must keep in mind:

1 - Make sure that you horn looks really like a unicorn horn, otherwise, the final look can be off putting.

2 - Try and add cute ears with a little bit of fur texture or stylized line work.

3 - Go wild and have fun when painting the hair, it can be colorful and curly or straight. Use a round brush or a flat brush loaded in rainbow colors !

4 - You don't have to paint the actual unicorn's nose if you are going for a full face unicorn, it can end up looking not as great unless you are a total pro. Since people have flat faces, a lot of times it might look a little piggy if you paint nostrils on it. 

5 - You can also choose to face paint a small unicorn instead of transforming the face as a unicorn, see some examples below.

This is a different take on the full face unicorn face paint in four simple steps. In this case we used a Unicorn Horn Face Painting Stencil to make life a bit easier. The hair and mane were painted using a 1" brush and a 1stroke cake. 

Below are other Unicorn Face Painting Design ideas.

Unicorns on the arm are always a hit. I added a cloud and rainbow, which some glitter cream to dress this one up!

UPDATE 2025

We have so many Unicorn Stencils for cheek art unicorns and for horns. See all of our Unicorn themed stencils here!

The Icy Unicorn Stencil by Topaz is a sure winner!

This little Alicorn will melt hearts! 

Here is a design using Milena's D13 Dreamy Unicorn Set

Unicorn Design by Milena Potekhina. Milena used a 1/2 or 5/8" angle to paint the colorful pink and purple mane. Notice the blush and eye shadow on the Unicorn makes it so much cuter!

Milena used the Buff Unicorn Stencil for this amazing design!

We hope you have enjoyed this Unicorn face Paint Tutorial Video, Step by Steps and ideas board! You can also visit our Pinterest Board for more Unicorn Face Paint Ideas or this post for 125+ other face painting ideas!