Stage Makeup

by Richard Corson

• ISBN13: 9780138405397
• ISBN10: 0138405395
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-02-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference

Summary

This is the standard text on stage makeup that discusses the types of makeup and how to apply it.

Table of Contents

ILLUSTRATIONS	vii	(6)
FOREWORD	xiii	(2)
Hal Holbrook
PREFACE Acknowledgments	xv	(2)
INTRODUCTION	xvii
Uta Hagen
Part 1 BASIC PRINCIPLES	1	(18)
Chapter 1 FACIAL ANATOMY	1	(5)
Bones of the Face	1	(1)
Construction of a Head	2	(1)
Modeling a Head in Clay	3	(2)
Problems	5	(1)
Chapter 2 LIGHT AND SHADE	6	(4)
Flat and Curved Surfaces	7	(1)
Hard and Soft Edges	7	(1)
Drawing with Highlights and Shadows	8	(1)
Problems	9	(1)
Chapter 3 COLOR IN PIGMENT	10	(3)
Characteristics of Color	10	(2)
Color Mixing	12	(1)
Problems	12	(1)
Chapter 4 A SYSTEM FOR DESIGNATING MAKEUP COLORS	13	(3)
Organizing the Colors	13	(1)
The Makeup-Color Tables	14	(1)
Color Mixing	14	(1)
Problems	15	(1)
Chapter 5 LIGHTING AND MAKEUP	16	(3)
Color in Light	16	(1)
Light on Pigment	16	(1)
Direction of Light	17	(1)
Problems	18	(1)
Part 2 PLANNING THE MAKEUP	19	(19)
Chapter 6 RELATING THE MAKEUP TO THE CHARACTER	19	(8)
Finding Out about the Character	19	(1)
Visualizing the Character	19	(1)
Genetics	19	(1)
Environment	20	(1)
Health	20	(1)
Disfigurements	20	(1)
Fashion	21	(1)
Age	21	(1)
Personality	22	(5)
Chapter 7 DESIGNING THE MAKEUP	27	(11)
The Makeup Designer	27	(1)
The Actor as Designer	28	(1)
Sketches and Drawings	28	(2)
Preliminary Sketches	30	(1)
Adapting the Makeup to the Actor	30	(2)
Quick Changes	32	(1)
Working Drawings	32	(5)
Worksheets	37	(1)
Problems	37	(1)
Part 3 APPLYING THE MAKEUP	38	(247)
Chapter 8 MAKEUP EQUIPMENT	38	(8)
The Makeup Kit	38	(2)
The Makeup Room	40	(2)
The Makeup Workshop	42	(1)
The Makeup Morgue	43	(2)
Problem	45	(1)
Chapter 9 APPLYING VARIOUS TYPES OF MAKEUP	46	(5)
Cake Makeup	46	(1)
Dry Makeup	47	(1)
Creme Makeup	48	(1)
Greasepaint	49	(1)
Mixed Techniques	50	(1)
Chapter 10 CORRECTIVE MAKEUP	51	(14)
The Foundation	51	(1)
Facial Analysis	52	(1)
Forehead	52	(1)
Nose	52	(1)
Jaw Line and Chin	53	(1)
Wrinkles	53	(1)
Eyes	54	(3)
Eyebrows	57	(1)
Cheeks	58	(1)
Lips	59	(2)
Neck	61	(1)
Teeth	62	(1)
Hair	63	(1)
Problems	64	(1)
Chapter 11 STIPPLING	65	(4)
Stippling with Sponges	65	(1)
Stippling with Brushes	66	(1)
Stippling for Texture	66	(1)
Stippling to Reduce Contrasts	67	(1)
Stippling to Add Color	68	(1)
Stippling to Conceal Edges	68	(1)
Chapter 12 MODELING WITH HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS	69	(66)
Modeling Hard and Soft Edges	69	(1)
Modeling the Face and the Neck with Highlights and Shadows	70	(4)
Foundation Colors	74	(1)
Highlight Colors	74	(1)
Shadow Colors	75	(1)
Area 1: Forehead	75	(6)
Area 2: Eyes	81	(3)
Eye Pouches	84	(7)
Oriental Eyes	91	(2)
Eyebrows	93	(8)
Area 3: Nose	101	(4)
Area 4: Cheeks	105	(1)
Nasolabial Folds	106	(6)
Jaw Line	112	(6)
Area 5: Mouth and Chin	118	(5)
Neck	123	(1)
Hands	124	(4)
Teeth	128	(1)
Reshaping the Face	129	(4)
Bringing the Makeup to Life	133	(1)
Problems	134	(1)
Chapter 13 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAKEUP	135	(37)
Nose Putty	135	(6)
Derma Wax	141	(4)
Putty-Wax	145	(1)
Gelatine	145	(1)
Latex	146	(1)
Plastic Film	147	(1)
Latex and Tissue	148	(1)
Spirit Gum, Tissue, and Latex	149	(1)
Latex, Cotton, and Spirit Gum	149	(3)
Cornmeal, Wheat Germ, or Bran with Latex and Spirit Gum	152	(1)
Tissue and Honey	152	(2)
Tissue and Spirit Gum	154	(1)
Special Constructions	155	(16)
Problems	171	(1)
Chapter 14 PROSTHETIC MAKEUP	172	(33)
Casting for Prosthesis	172	(9)
Prosthetic Pieces	181	(6)
Application of Prosthetic Pieces	187	(3)
Foamed Latex	190	(11)
Cold-Foam Process	201	(1)
Teeth	202	(2)
Problems	204	(1)
Chapter 15 BEARDS AND MUSTACHES	205	(18)
Crepe Hair	205	(1)
Preparation of Crepe Hair	205	(1)
Mixing Colors	206	(1)
Application of Crepe Hair	206	(4)
Beard Stubble	210	(1)
Beard Shadow	211	(1)
Eyebrows	212	(1)
Ventilated Pieces	212	(1)
Construction of Ventilated Pieces	212	(7)
Application of Ventilated Pieces	219	(1)
Dressing Ventilated Pieces	219	(1)
Removing and Cleaning Ventilated Pieces	220	(1)
Measuring for Beards	220	(1)
Adapting Beards	220	(2)
Problems	222	(1)
Chapter 16 HAIR AND WIGS	223	(26)
Natural Hair	223	(1)
Blocking out the Hairline	224	(2)
Soaping out the Hair	226	(5)
Wigs and Hairpieces	231	(2)
Period Hair Styles	233	(1)
Constructing the Wig	234	(1)
Ventilating	235	(1)
Weaving	236	(3)
Mixing Hair	239	(1)
Crimping Hair	239	(1)
Remodeling the Wig Cap	239	(1)
Blenders	240	(1)
Bald Wigs	240	(1)
Toupees and Sideburns	240	(2)
Falls	242	(1)
Braids	243	(1)
Dressing the Wig	244	(1)
Wearing the Wig	244	(1)
Care of the Wig	245	(1)
Renting or Buying Wigs	245	(1)
Measuring for Wigs	246	(1)
Adapting Wigs	246	(2)
Problems	248	(1)
Chapter 17 CREATING A LIKENESS	249	(14)
Woodrow Wilson	250	(1)
Mark Twain	251	(8)
Stalin and Trotsky	259	(1)
The Mad Hatter	259	(3)
Problems	262	(1)
Chapter 18 NONREALISTIC MAKEUP	263	(12)
Nonrealistic Styles	263	(2)
Nonrealistic and Nonhuman Characters	265	(9)
Problems	274	(1)
Chapter 19 QUICK-CHANGE MAKEUPS	275	(5)
Organizing the Quick Change	275	(2)
Onstage Changes	277	(1)
Double Makeups	277	(3)
Chapter 20 SEX REVERSALS	280	(5)
Men as Women	280	(1)
Women as Men	280	(4)
Planning the Makeup	284	(1)
Part 4 THE APPENDICES	285	(122)
Appendix A MAKEUP MATERIALS	285	(22)
Appendix B SOURCES OF MAKEUP MATERIALS	307	(2)
Appendix C A MAKEUP WORKSHOP	309	(2)
Appendix D A BASIC MAKEUP KIT	311	(2)
Appendix E RACIAL TRAITS	313	(4)
Appendix F FASHIONS IN MAKEUP	317	(8)
Ancient Peoples	317	(1)
The Middle Ages	317	(1)
The Sixteenth Century	318	(1)
The Seventeenth Century	318	(1)
The Eighteenth Century	319	(1)
The Nineteenth Century	320	(1)
The Twentieth Century	321	(4)
Appendix G FASHIONS IN HAIR	325	(42)
Appendix H MAKEUPS IN COLOR	367	(15)
Appendix I MAKEUP-COLOR CHARTS	382	(9)
Appendix J MAKEUP-COLOR TABLES	391	(16)
INDEX	407