To-Do Date: Fill date in here
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
Required Materials
- Full-size deluxe crème (oil-based) student theatrical make-up kit (Try to get this part by Fill in Date!)
- A multicolored face paint palette with bright colors
- 4 or more flat nylon/takelon angled or straight “shader” brushesLinks to an external site. about ¼-½” wide
- 2 or more packages of makeup remover towelettes or baby wipes.
- A jar of cold cream (oil based face moisturizer)
- Wash cloth or ripped up towel piece
- A bar of soap
- Mirror
- Colored Drawing pencils or crayons for sketching your makeup renderings, or a decent tablet app to draw them on a device. (If you do them in class after watching the videos, we have free crayons and pencils you can use at DVC!).
Where to Get What You Need
A Full-size deluxe crème (oil-based) student theatrical make-up kits are available at the DVC Bookstore (ask at the counter), or online from many suppliers including Ben Nye, Kryolan, Graftobian, & Mehron. Every major theatrical makeup company makes excellent deluxe student makeup kits. They cost $69-107. If you already have bought a full-size student theatrical makeup kit similar to the ones required, feel free to use it, the choice of which of the four brands is immaterial to this class.
*If you buy the Ben Nye kit you should also buy a braid of crepe hairLinks to an external site. (the other three kits contain a dark brown braid already) to do the crepe hair beard assignment. However that gives you the choice of color.
If you are allergic or hyper sensitive to oil-based makeup you may substitute a water-based kit like Mehron All-Pro Starblend Theatrical Makeup Kit, or Ben Nye Theatrical Cake Makeup Kit. However, these kits are much more difficult to use, and sometimes more expensive, so do not do this on a mere whim.
If you intend to do many makeup projects at home you also need A multicolored face paint palette with bright colors (DVC Drama has a few used loaners of these if you are short of funds- just contact Tara). If you are working at DVC as you should most weeks, we have lots of supplies, so you don’t actually need to buy this. But if you need to buy one, get something like one of these at AmazonLinks to an external site. or buy something similar elsewhere. Your goal is a bunch of bright varied colors to help you with doing stuff late in the semester like drag, kumadori, animals and mythical creatures that need colors other than regular “natural” human skin colors like your main kit will have.
4 or more flat nylon/takelon angled or straight “shader” brushes about ¼-½” wide, for having a brush for each color you use. Note: You can usually get this type of brush in a package with other inexpensive brushes at big art and/ or crafts stores like Michaels or Jo-Ann. Michaels.com Links to an external site. also sells a good $5.99 bag of 10 suitable brushes online at Michaels Artists loft fundamentals Links to an external site.white synthetic brushesLinks to an external site. that two students can split!
- 2 or more packages of makeup remover towelettes
- A jar of cold cream
- Wash cloth or ripped up towel piece(s)
- A bar of soap
- Mirror
If you don’t already have these at home, I suggest you purchase these at 99c Only Store or Dollar Tree.
If you want to indulge, the best brush cleaning soap is The Master’s Brush Cleaner, and you can get a tiny container of it at the DVC Bookstore!