Pokémon Face Painting Designs with Linnéa Önnerby Novak Webinar

There's a reason Pokémon requests fill up every registration list, and in this webinar, Linnéa Önnerby Novak finally gave the community what it's been asking for: a full lineup of bright, kid-favorite Pokémon designs. With a little help from her son Jack (the household Pokémon expert), Linnéa packed five characters into one class, showing how to keep each one fast enough for a busy line while still looking adorable on a real kid's face.

About Linnéa Önnerby Novak

Linnéa is a professional face painter based in Sweden and a beloved returning presenter for our face painting classes. Known for her cheerful, approachable style, she's the artist behind the popular one-stroke animal series and has taught everything from flowers to space designs. Her teaching philosophy is all about making designs achievable on the job—she'll happily show you the detailed version, then remind you exactly which parts you can skip when there's a queue.

Products Linnéa Used

• Kraze FX Transform Palette (her board-design one-stroke palette, home of the "Lightning" split cake)
• Flower Bouquet One-Stroke Palette ("Autumn Leaf," "Spring Leaf," "Winter Leaf," and "Daffodil")
• Fusion Body Art rainbow split cake
• Superstar face paint in Bright Blue
• Superstar Face Paint in Bubblegum
• Superstar Face Paint in Ivory
• Superstar Face Paint in Siva Blue
• Superstar Face Paint in Snow Petrol Shimmer
• Superstar "Bernie" #12 filbert brush
• Superstar round brushes (#2–#4) for line work and details

Pikachu: The Crowd Favorite

Every Pokémon class has to start with Pikachu, and Linnéa built hers around the "Lightning" one-stroke split cake from her Transform palette. She loaded a flat brush with just a touch of the dark edge, then laid down that slightly-squished circle for the face with the darker tip landing on the outside. From there it was ears, two little paws, and the famous tail.

While the base dried, she filled the background with shimmery Siva Blue stars using a finger sponge, then added quick lightning bolts—Pikachu's signature. Black line work brought it all together, and a final pass of white highlights on the ears, above the eyes, and on top of the blue lightning made the whole design pop.

Charizard: One for the Boys

Charizard is a fan favorite (that dragon, that flaming tail), and Linnéa tackled it with warm one-strokes from the Flower Bouquet palette's "Autumn Leaf." She was honest that the head takes practice—go too fast and it can look like a horse—so she walked through the diamond-shaped snout and rectangular horns step by step. Superstar's Snow Patrol Shimmer added that green-blue glow around the eyes.

She also shared a tip she learned from fellow artist Frida Haas for placing the eyes right where the snout meets the head. And if a child doesn't want paint near their eyes? Skip the connection and drop the line straight down—smaller kids often prefer it that way.

Eevee: A Chic Pick for the Girls

For Eevee, Linnéa reached for her favorite tool: the Superstar "Bernie" #12 filbert brush, perfect for the rounded triangular head and big fluffy tail. Working in browns and her go-to Ivory beige, she built up the fur, then added a Fusion Body Art rainbow across the top and eyelids for that extra-cute finish.

The fluff is all in the line work—lots of tiny, tiny strokes on the tail and around the face—plus those big highlighted eyes that make Eevee irresistible. A few stars and dots, and it's done.

Snorlax: Big, Sleepy, and Simple

The big, apple-loving, always-sleeping Snorlax turned out to be one of the quickest designs of the night. Linnéa used Ivory and her filbert brush for the round belly and head (shaped like the letter M), then Bright Blue for the body. Because Snorlax is fast asleep, the eyes are just two simple lines and a big smile—easy to repeat all day long.

To personalize it, she added triple-dipped flowers, but pointed out that stars or falling apples work beautifully for kids who'd rather skip the petals.

Dugtrio: A Cheeky Finale

Linnéa closed with a design she loves for its speed: Dugtrio, the three-headed Pokémon. Using browns from the Transform and Flower Bouquet one-strokes, she laid down the three little Diglett shapes, added gray rocks and green leaves, then painted three super-cute pink noses in Superstar Bubblegum—her all-time favorite pink. Black outlines and those signature big eyes finished it fast.

Linnéa's Best On-the-Job Advice

What ties this whole class together is Linnéa's mentor energy: single colors are perfectly fine when you're in a hurry, one-strokes are there when you want the extra wow, and no design has to be perfect to make a kid light up. Whether you're painting your own children or working a long birthday-party line, these five Pokémon are built to be flexible.

Give them a try, and don't forget to tag Linnéa so she can see your work—she always loves seeing designs the community creates.