Face painter for hire, Christchurch and Canterbury
Hire a face painter in Christchurch
Everything you need to hire a face painter: what Isadora paints, how a booking runs, what to tell her and what to ask any face painter before you book.
- Christchurch and Canterbury
- Cosmetic-grade, skin-safe paint


When you hire a face painter you are choosing the person who will be at your event, close to your guests, for the whole time. Isadora is a professional face painter who paints on location across Christchurch and Canterbury.
She is known for detailed one-stroke floral work, jewelled 3D designs and full character transformations. This page explains how booking works, so you know what to expect before you enquire.

What you get when you hire Isadora
- Hand-painted face and body art, painted on location at your event.
- Professional, cosmetic-grade, skin-safe paint, designed for hours of party-proof wear.
- A conversation first: about your event, your guests and the designs you would love on the day.
- A bespoke palette and design concept agreed before the day.
- Help planning the right format and duration for your guest count.
Face painting hire in Christchurch
Face painting hire means booking Isadora to paint at your event for the time you need. She sets up on location with professional, skin-safe products and paints face by face. The format and duration depend on your event and your guest count, and Isadora helps you plan them.
How booking a face painter works
Enquire and consult: tell Isadora about your event, guest count and the look or theme you are after. She will confirm availability and talk through design options.
Your design, confirmed: a bespoke palette and design concept is agreed before the day.
Isadora arrives and creates: she sets up on location with professional, skin-safe products and brings the design to life, face by face.
What to tell a face painter when you enquire
- The kind of event, and the date.
- Where it is, a suburb, a town or a venue.
- About how many guests you would like painted.
- Any theme, characters or colours you have in mind.
- Any known skin sensitivities.
Questions to ask any face painter before you book
These are worth asking whoever you are thinking of hiring:
- What kind of paint do you use, and is it made for skin?
- Do you travel to my venue, and is there anything that affects it?
- How will you plan the format and duration for my number of guests?
- Can I see examples of your work, and have they come from real events?
- What happens if a guest has a skin sensitivity?
Every kind of event Isadora paints
Birthday parties, festivals and markets, school and community events, corporate and brand days, and character and theme days. Each has its own page with the details that matter for that kind of event:
Birthday party face painting, festival and market face painting, school fair and community face painting, corporate event face painting and character and theme face painting. Start with the overview, face painting for events in Christchurch.
Where Isadora works
Isadora paints across Christchurch and Canterbury, at birthday parties, festivals, markets, schools and corporate events. Travel scope is confirmed at the time of booking.
How booking works
Step 1: Enquire and consult
Tell Isadora about your event, guest count and the look or theme you're after. She'll confirm availability and talk through design options.
Step 2: Your design, confirmed
A bespoke palette and design concept is agreed before the day: no surprises, just a plan tailored to your event.
Step 3: Isadora arrives and creates
Isadora sets up on location with professional, skin-safe products and brings the design to life, face by face.

Meet your face painter
Isadora is a professional face painter known for detailed one-stroke floral work, jewelled 3D designs and full character transformations. She paints on location across Christchurch and Canterbury, with professional, cosmetic-grade, skin-safe paint.
Every booking starts with a conversation about your event, your guests and the designs you would love on the day.
Weunderstandyouhavequestions.
Questions about hire a face painter
Send an enquiry with your event type, date, location and roughly how many guests. Isadora will confirm availability and talk through design options.
Something else you want to ask?
Ask in your enquiryEvery kind of event
- Birthday party face paintingHand-painted designs at your child's party.Read more
- Face painting for eventsThe overview: pick your kind of event.Read more
- Festival and market face paintingOpen-air days, stalls and family events.Read more
- School fair and community face paintingFairs, galas, fun days and fundraisers.Read more
- Corporate event face paintingBrand days, family days and activations.Read more
- Character and theme face paintingUnicorns, mermaids, Sonic, Pikachu and more.Read more
- Face Painting IsadoraSee all her work
Readywhenyouare.
Ready to become art?
Tell Isadora about your event. She'll confirm availability and talk through design options.
- Three short steps, about a minute
- Cosmetic-grade, skin-safe paint
- Painted on location, face by face
