Miss Squiggles Face Painting explains a new privacy-first approach to sharing work online, protecting children from AI misuse while keeping the same quality and care.

Why I've Decided to Stop Posting Photos of Children's Faces

I love sharing my work. It's how parents find me, how other artists learn from me, and honestly, it's how I remember my own designs.

But every photo I post of a child in face paint is a photo of someone else's child, online, forever. And AI tools are already being used to edit and repurpose images of children without their parents ever knowing. I've seen it happen to photos I've already shared.

So I'm making some changes.

What's Changing

From now on, you'll only see my work on practice boards, willing adults, or carefully edited and cropped images from my work on the job. When you do see a child, they won't be identifiable. That's intentional.

My work hasn't changed. My standards haven't changed. I've just decided that protecting children matters more than proving what I can do.

Older images will stay on my website and social media for now. I always asked parents, carers and the children themselves before taking or sharing a photo. For a long time that felt like enough. It doesn't anymore.

Your child's privacy is my priority. So I'm adjusting.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will you still take photos at my child's party?

I do love to take pictures of my work for my own learning reference. I will always ask the parent or guardian's permission before taking a photograph of any child.

Can I request that you don't photograph or share my child at all?

100%, yes. I'm a mum myself, and I respect every parent's choice to refuse their child being photographed.

What happens to photos you've already posted of my child?

For the time being, photos already shared on my website or social media will remain. If you'd prefer to retract your permission, just let me know and I'll happily remove your child's images from my digital presence.

Will my child still appear on your social media at all, even partially or from behind?

Any photos I use of real children going forward won't be identifiable. This might mean a photo of me painting your child with their face obscured, or closely cropped to the design itself, making the child less identifiable.

How can I tell which images on your page are real and which are AI generated?

All images on my page are of real children. If I ever introduce AI generated images in the future, they will be clearly labelled as such.



Does this change affect the quality or service I'm booking?

Not at all. My painting and my high quality service remain unchanged. This is a change to how I share my work online, not to the experience you and your child will have on the day.

Miss Squiggles Face Painting is a boutique mobile face painting service servicing Melbourne's eastern suburbs.