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The Makeup Artist Handbook

Techniques for Film, Television, Photography, and Theatre
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The Makeup Artist Handbook by Gretchen Davis and Mindy Hall offers an authoritative guide to professional makeup techniques used in film and television. Drawing from their extensive experience on projects like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Steve Jobs, and The Wolf of Wall Street, the authors present a comprehensive resource with full-colour photographs and on-set examples. Topics include beauty makeup, period styles, black and white photography, as well as modern techniques involving computer-generated imagery, makeup effects, mould-making, and airbrushing.
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Ideal for aspiring and professional makeup artists working in film, television, and theatre who seek a practical and visually rich manual on both fundamental and advanced makeup techniques.

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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.

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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. Renowned 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-colour, comprehensive new edition offers brand new photographs and on-the-job examples to demonstrate makeup techniques and fundamentals. Topics covered include beauty, time periods, and black and white photography.

There is also up-to-date information on cutting-edge techniques like computer-generated characters, makeup effects, mould-making, air brushing, and extensive guidance on how to work effectively on set.

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"This full-colour and amply illustrated book is written for film, television, theatre makeup artists who need to know the basics on how to accomplish flawless makeup applications. Written by two expert authors who have experience doing makeup for television, commercials and blockbuster films, readers will learn about beauty, time periods, black and white film as well as cutting edge techniques such as air brushing makeup for computer-generated moves and makeup effects." --Sacramento Book Review

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138200562

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 July 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 3rd edition

Illustration: 360 Halftones, color

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 908g

Pages: 338

About the Author

GRETCHEN DAVIS is a freelance Makeup Artist and writer. A 2012 Primetime Emmy Nominee for Makeup on Hemingway and Gelhourn, HBO, her long and vast experience in film, television, photography, and digital media also includes the creation of the makeup course at The Academy of Art, San Francisco. She is highly sought out after to work with high profile clients that include Paramount, Disney, DreamWorks, Universal, HBO, Pixar, and ILM. Visit her at www.gretchendavis.com.

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. Visit her at www.mindyhall.com.

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