Learn first-rate techniques and tips from some of the best makeup artists in the business in the new edition of The Makeup Artist Handbook: Techniques for Film, Television, Photography, and Theatre from Focal Press. Renown makeup pros Gretchen Davis and Mindy Hall bring an impressive set of experience in all areas to the book, including work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Steve Jobs, The Wolf of Wall Street, Blue Jasmine, Star Trek, Pearl Harbor, HBO's Looking, and many other films and TV shows.
This full-color, comprehensive new edition offers brand-new photographs and on-the-job examples to demonstrate makeup techniques and fundamentals on topics such as beauty, time periods, black and white photography, and up-to-date information on cutting-edge techniques like computer-generated characters, makeup effects, mold-making, air brushing, and plenty of information on how to work effectively on set.
Acknowledgments/Dedications
Chapter 1. Shapes
Chapter 2. The Body
Chapter 3. Color
Chapter 4. Lighting
Chapter 5. Technology
Chapter 6. Foundations
Chapter 7. Basics
Chapter 8. Beauty
Chapter 9. Design
Chapter 10. Hair
Chapter 11. Airbrush
Chapter 12. Effects
Chapter 13. How to Be a Pro
Cosmetics, Tools, Labs, and Effects
The Crew
Glossary
Professional Library
The Pros
Unions
Index
Mindy Hall is an award winning Makeup Artist and Consultant whose career spans more than 30 years in film, television, print, theatre, and designs for Broadway. She is a 2010 Academy Award winner for Best Makeup and the 2010 Saturn Award for Best Makeup for Star Trek, Paramount Pictures, a 2011 Primetime Emmy Nominee for HBO's Cinema Verite, and a winner of 2004 Hollywood's Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Guild Award for the Broadway show Wicked.