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A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects

Monsters, Maniacs and More
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A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More introduces readers to special effects makeup using affordable, locally available materials. It covers techniques from simple makeup applications to advanced prosthetics, guiding users through creating characters like pirates, vampires, zombies, and goblins with step-by-step, full-colour photographs.
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This book is ideal for beginners, students of Stage Makeup courses, and theatre technicians seeking to develop their skills independently in special effects makeup.

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A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More is an introduction to special effects makeup using cost-effective tools and materials that can be found in local stores.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More is an introduction to special effects makeup using cost-effective tools and materials that can be found in local stores.

The book is divided into three sections – Simple Makeup, Advanced Materials and Techniques, and Advanced Makeup – and features tutorials to create characters such as a pirate, vampire, ghost, robot, burn victim, witch, zombie, and goblin. Each character is introduced with a full-page photograph of the finished makeup and illustrated with full-colour, step-by-step photographs.

The book also includes instructions on how to make fake teeth, apply bald caps, create gory wounds and injuries, and make simple prosthetics. Each makeup tutorial is designed to progressively build on the techniques outlined in the preceding tutorial, guiding readers from the basics of foundation, highlight, and shadow to creating advanced creature makeups.

This is a beginner makeup book suited for students of Stage Makeup courses, as well as for the theatre technician working and training on their own.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367554668

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 239 Halftones, color; 239 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 703g

Pages: 170

About the Author

Christopher Payne has been a professional makeup artist for more than 15 years and an enthusiastic amateur for most of his life before that. He has an MFA in Makeup and Wig Design from the University of Cincinnati and has worked on theatrical productions, television shows and films across the country. He has also taught makeup at a number of schools, trade shows and theaters. This is Payne’s second book project, having previously contributed to Makeup Artistry for Film and Television (Sciortino, 2021).

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