If you love acting you already know that stage roles in local and regional theaters don't come with professional makeup artists. Knowing your lines, hitting your marks, and setting the right tone are important aspects of your performance. Your appearance, in the form of theater makeup, is also important if you want to be convincing. Seasoned professionals have some advice for actors making up themselves.
You might be great at making yourself up for work or a night out, but creating an effective appearance for the stage is something else entirely. The stage is not the place for cosmetic understatement. The lights will completely wash out subtlety. A good foundation is key, as is remembering to apply it to your neck as well as face. If you aren't sure about the right color, you can ask a store consultant at your department store's cosmetic counter.
You have to emphasize your eyes. To do that you will need several sets of quality false eyelashes. If you try to skimp and buy cheap ones, you will find that they make your eyes itch and have a tendency to come loose at the worst moments because they never fit the way they're supposed to. Use liquid eyeliner instead of pencil and pink, brown, and gold eye shadow instead of blue, green, and purple.
Highlighting your facial structure can be very effective, but you don't want to overdo it. A lot of inexperienced actors are too conservative with blush. They're afraid they'll look like clowns, not realizing the stage lights will wash them out unless blush applied with a liberal brush. You must remember to fill in your eyebrows as well. Blondes need extra applications of filler.
You might be fortunate enough to get a role that requires special effect make up. If so you will need how to apply it effectively. If your character is knifed or shot, you have to learn the technique of creating an open wound effect. You can use liquid latex or school glue around the wound. Face paint or black and red eye shadow are great for creating blood.
Smudging black and purple eye shadow will simulate bruising if you need to show the aftermath of a fight scene. As the bruise ages, during the course of the play, you can begin to introduce yellow and green shades depicting the fading of the bruise. This may seem like a small detail, but audiences notice.
If you're lucky, at some point you will have to stretch you acting abilities to include an aging character. To get into the role you can use liquid latex, or school glue, to create wrinkles. When the latex dries, pull it off and smooth foundation over the creases. Be sure to get plenty of foundation in the creases as well.
You might never be famous, but you can have a lot of fun creating characters for the stage. It can be a wonderful creative outlet. Learning how to apply makeup effectively will add to your enjoyment of the process.
You might be great at making yourself up for work or a night out, but creating an effective appearance for the stage is something else entirely. The stage is not the place for cosmetic understatement. The lights will completely wash out subtlety. A good foundation is key, as is remembering to apply it to your neck as well as face. If you aren't sure about the right color, you can ask a store consultant at your department store's cosmetic counter.
You have to emphasize your eyes. To do that you will need several sets of quality false eyelashes. If you try to skimp and buy cheap ones, you will find that they make your eyes itch and have a tendency to come loose at the worst moments because they never fit the way they're supposed to. Use liquid eyeliner instead of pencil and pink, brown, and gold eye shadow instead of blue, green, and purple.
Highlighting your facial structure can be very effective, but you don't want to overdo it. A lot of inexperienced actors are too conservative with blush. They're afraid they'll look like clowns, not realizing the stage lights will wash them out unless blush applied with a liberal brush. You must remember to fill in your eyebrows as well. Blondes need extra applications of filler.
You might be fortunate enough to get a role that requires special effect make up. If so you will need how to apply it effectively. If your character is knifed or shot, you have to learn the technique of creating an open wound effect. You can use liquid latex or school glue around the wound. Face paint or black and red eye shadow are great for creating blood.
Smudging black and purple eye shadow will simulate bruising if you need to show the aftermath of a fight scene. As the bruise ages, during the course of the play, you can begin to introduce yellow and green shades depicting the fading of the bruise. This may seem like a small detail, but audiences notice.
If you're lucky, at some point you will have to stretch you acting abilities to include an aging character. To get into the role you can use liquid latex, or school glue, to create wrinkles. When the latex dries, pull it off and smooth foundation over the creases. Be sure to get plenty of foundation in the creases as well.
You might never be famous, but you can have a lot of fun creating characters for the stage. It can be a wonderful creative outlet. Learning how to apply makeup effectively will add to your enjoyment of the process.
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