Costumes! Costumes! Costumes!

Old Age Makeup, Parts 11-12

Now we’re in the middle of the stream on Old Age Makeup for Theatre course.  We will have at least one more session. For more on stage costumes and stage makeup, visit us at CLICK HERE.  Also bear in mind that costuming is a far reaching genre and sooner or later we’ll be talking more about theatrical costumes, but even before that there is Valentine’s Day and Margo Gras and St. Patrick’s Day to consider.

Stage Eye Makeup Tutorial

Here is a primer on stage eye makeup.  It’s always a good start to get the eyes of the character accurate first, because the eyes are the gateway to the soul as they say.  A good makeup job can convert a good person to an evil one with a mere few brushtrokes, eh?  For more on stage makup or costumes, visit us at CLICK HERE

Stage Makeup – Starter Course

This is a starter Stage Makeup Course.  More to follow.  I noticed Revlon being one of the brands being used in this discussion.  My suggestion is to go to a theatrical costume shop (maybe even try Amazon in the red banner at the top of the screen.  No not there….WAY at the top of the screen) and look for brands like Mehron or Ben Nye.  For more on costumes and stage makeup, visit us at CLICK HERE

Stage Makeup

Beginning tomorrow, and for a few weeks, we will start a series of videos on stage / theatrical makeup from the very basics to more sophisticated character makeup using prosthetics, liquid latexes, crepe hair,etal.  These videos may or may not be an any special order, but you might, at least,  get the idea of what stage makeup is and does.

BTW, stage makeup is not street makeup applied more heavily, although some of the same makeup techniqes are used. It is a specially formulated makeup that helps an actor appear to have natural color (for the character he’s playing) from both a distance and under intense stage lighting.  It generally is not found at your local drug store or  even cosmetic counter at a department store.  For best results, check with your local costume shop (not of the seasonal Halloween variety).  If you can’t find one locally, contact www.costumers.org for the closest one in your state.

BTW, we may even get into cuts bruises, scars and ugly monster makeup this month…or not.  Who knows?