Stage MakeupStage MakeupHow would I explain the How would I explain the

makeup process?makeup process?

Stage MakeupStage Makeup• Straight—enhance natural features• Character—creates a specified role

– Old age

• Cream or grease base preferred– Variety of colors– Easy to blend

• Highlight and shadow– Correct and change features

Stage MakeupStage Makeup• Spirit gum

– Attach beards and mustaches

• Sable brush– To apply liner

• Don’t wear makeup outside theatre– Amateurish

• First and last step of process– Wash face

Stage MakeupStage Makeup• Old age makeup=lighter base• Crepe hair

– Beards and mustaches

• Stipple sponge– Stubble

• To age a character, apply wrinkles – To eyes– To forehead– To laugh lines

Stage MakeupStage Makeup• In blue lights, red lipstick is black• Chiaroscuro

– The ancient artistic technique which stage makeup is based upon

• Bone structure– Key to makeup

• Makeup is expensive.– Not all programs can afford much.

Stage MakeupStage Makeup• A skilled makeup crew is essential to

a production.• Facial soap and cleanser are

effective ways to remove makeup.– Avoid cold creams

• If the face is too wide..– Use a darker base on the sides to shape

it.

Stage MakeupStage Makeup• If the nose is too short..

– Shadow the tip and highlight the ridge

• Boys should never have a definite lip line.

• Worry and excitement cause breakouts, not makeup.

• Hands usually are forgotten in the old age makeup process.

Stage MakeupStage Makeup• Too much light from above results in

shadows under all the bony prominences of the face.

• It takes ½ hour for straight makeup.• It takes 1 hour for character makeup.