[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].
DRAMA-112 Stage Makeup
SPRING 2023 Section Number: 1332
Catalog Course Description
DRAMA-112 Stage Makeup
- Department: Performing Arts
- Division: Applied and Fine Arts
- Units: 3.00
- Grade Code: Student choice Repeatability: 0
- Number of Hours Per Semester
- Lecture: 54.00
- Laboratory: 0.00
- Activity: 0.00
“This course Presents the Study of the aesthetics, materials, and procedures of stage makeup. Corrective makeup, aging techniques, makeups which are in line with a play’s given circumstances, character makeup applications, makeups which accurately depict historical eras and cultural demands, and abstract/linear makeup design projects will be covered. “
Class Time & Place:
Monday & Wednesday 11:10AM – 12:35PM in the PAC-3 (Makeup Room & Men’s Dressing Room).
Instructor:
Tara Maginnis Cell phone or text me any time 11am-11pm! XXX-XXX-XXXX
email: Put your name here Name@email.com
See my costume and makeup design portfolios at:
http://tara maginnis.com
Office Hour
Mondays & Wednesdays 1pm-2pm in PA121
Instructional methods:
Because this class is usually larger than the makeup classroom can fit, the class will be divided into two groups staggered to rotate in the class spaces for much of the semester. Students in each group will begin by viewing a video demo in the men’s dressing room next door, where my virtual self will show you how to do a style of theatrical makeup. At the next class meeting you will spend time in the makeup room working on your own face (or that of a volunteer you bring to class) and getting help from the real “live” me in how to do the assigned makeup. A very few classes are done in a single large group (where indicated in the calendar).
Videos: If you miss a video demo, or just want to do video-watching at home, please hasten to see it before you get behind. Watch lessons at home online at the provided links on Canvas. On the Canvas site there are also links to MANY OTHER VIDEOS TO HELP YOU IN CASE YOU ARE NOT A MIDDLE-AGED WHITE FEMALE!
Class Photo Page:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tsnLLtwe21bRnKUM8 Photos that I take of your makeup in class will be posted there, where you can download or print out the images. I copy-left my photos so you may use them any way you wish, however, for this reason let me know if you do NOT want photos of you or your work put online. I will still take photos of you for grading, but I will not post them if you do not want your images set free in the world in this way. We instead email them to you.
Textbook:
A Guide for Makeup by Robin and Stuart Carlson, 1982 available as a free PDF at https://archive.org/ details/ guideformakeup00cars depending on your learning needs I can also assign, loan and/or recommend alternate books to help you with study in special areas, or for better academic understanding. If you have a special need for word-based learning, step by step photo how-to info, or are mainly interested in sfx makeup or body painting, chances are I have a book that will help you.
Disability Statements:
“Students who require alternative formats for course materials or adaptive equipment because of a specific disability can request them through the Disability Support Services office. The High-Tech Center in LC-¬‐107 is an adaptive technology computer lab available for students with disabilities and is open Monday-¬Thursday from 9am-¬‐5pm, and Fridays from 9am-¬‐1pm. Please contact Carrie Million in LC 112 or at 925‐685-1230 ext. 2553 for more information”. (You can also ask me for any sort of help for your needs. For example, if you have a need for a quiet space for sensory overload or anxiety, you can go to the “Welcome to Vienna” storage room in the back of the PA1 costume studio & close the door and/or turn off lights. It is super quiet and you can wrap yourself in a fuzzy coat too! —Tara).
Required Materials:
Note: 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 more difficult to use, and sometimes more expensive, so do not do this on a mere whim.
- Full-size deluxe crème (oil-based) student theatrical make-up kit: Every major theatrical makeup company (Ben Nye, Mehron, Graftobian, & Kryolan) makes excellent deluxe student makeup kits. They cost $60-90. If you already have bought a full-size student theatrical makeup kit like the ones required, feel free to use it, the choice of brand is immaterial to this class, though since I have pale pinky skin Ben Nye is my personal favorite. If your skin tends towards pale gold you may prefer Kryolan, and if your skin is dark, you will probably prefer Mehron because they do dark kits better than most other brands. If you are in the middle pick any one you can find at a good price. Graftobian kits are available at the DVC Bookstore by request at the counter, or you can order Ben Nye in person at Encore Theatrical Supply in Pleasanton or buy Kryolan kits in person at their US headquarters in San Francisco, or all of these may be ordered online.
• https://us.kryolan.com
• https://www.mehron.com
• https://www.stagemakeuponline.com - 4 or more flat Nylon/Takelon angled or straight “shader” brushes about 1/4”–1/2” wide, labeled with your name, 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. By going to their web site coupon pages before you go to the store you can usually get either a 40% or 50% off coupon that will make such a packet of brushes very inexpensive. Michaels.com also sells a good (no discount) $5 bag of suitable brushes both in store and online
- Two or more packages of makeup remover towelettes labeled with your name for getting makeup off your face. You can get this at any Dollar store unless you have special skin needs. Keep them fresh by “burping” and resealing them each time you remove a towel. Huggies Baby wipes are also OK!
- A jar of cold cream labeled with your name for brush cleaning. $ store.
- Two or more wash cloths or ripped up towel pieces labeled with your name for brush cleaning. White ones’ work best.
- A portable mirror for doing makeup in impromptu locations, labeled with your name.
- A small container to hold water, like a recycled yogurt cup, tin can or folding cup, labeled with your name. Pull something out of a recycle bin.
- A binder or computer file folder to save your makeup renderings, your research images, and photos of your work for the Morgue/ Portfolio project.
- A container like a tool box, large cosmetic bag, Zip-lock or even a cardboard shoe box, labeled with your name.
- Pencil sharpener & colored pencils (or crayons) for doing your makeup renderings.
- Small scissors for cutting crepe hair.
- A big safety pin for slicing cuts in scar wax.
- Dental floss for removing nose and scar wax.
- You can, and likely should, plump up your kits with any interesting and/or cheap Halloween or street makeup you already have, or find cheaply during the semester. Fall is an especially good season for picking up neat stuff like this at Hot Topic, CVS, Claire’s, Icing, etc. and at big box retail stores and “Dollar” stores in the “seasonal” departments in October. Spring is less so, but not empty of opportunity.
DRAMA-112: Stage Makeup
A. Describe the steps used in creating a theatrical makeup design.
B. Demonstrate proficiency in basic make up application.
C. Identify the various types of makeup techniques which commonly used in theater.
D. Create a theatrical makeup design for a specific character, in a specific production.
Grading:
Grading is based on a system of points given for successful completion of assignments. When checking the Canvas Course assignment grading page, check at the far right for your percentages to tell how your grade is doing as you go along:
• 500-450 pts (100-90%) = A
• 449-400 pts (89-80%) = B
• 399-350 pts (79-70%) = C
• 349-300 pts (69-60%) = D
• 299-0 pts 59-0% = F
Students who wear Glasses:
Some students who wear glasses (other than reading glasses) find the mirrors in our makeup room are inadequate for clear vision without glasses. Other students also sometimes find this to be true. If you wear glasses, and are having trouble with our mirrors, you can try my standing magnifying mirror with built in light and/or my two pairs of “makeup glasses” to help you, before deciding which of these types of vision aid to buy at your local drugstore for home use. Students with Beards and/or skin Problems If at any time, for any reason, you want to avoid doing the assigned makeup on your own face, you may bring in a volunteer whom you have recruited for the purpose. Some students have elected to do this for a full semester with one volunteer, or intermittently with several. If you already have a beard you will need to plan on finding a volunteer on which to apply a beard for your group’s Beard Makeup Day or apply crepe hair to another part of your face or body to do the project.
Definitions:
• Rendering- drawing of a design which one intends to execute.
• Makeup rendering- drawing of a makeup design one intends to execute
• Morgue- an organized file of clippings
• Makeup Morgue- an organized collection of clippings, pictures and old renderings to aid in inspiration for makeup design.
• Portfolio- An organized picture-book of your work in a visual medium
• Makeup Portfolio- An organized picture-book of your work in Makeup.
Combined Makeup Morgue/Portfolio Project:
Throughout the semester, gather images from magazines, books and/or online that you find inspiring or useful for research, on the makeup research topics we cover. Save them in your folder or binder along with your makeup renderings and photos of your completed projects and the binder/online morgue may be turned in for 30 pts of credit during the final exam period. You will get the binder back as soon as it is graded, the very same day. You may also do this project in alternate electronic forms such as Linked-In pages, Portfolium Folio pages, Google sites, Wix portfolios, Pinterest boards, PowerPoint or Google Slides presentations or any other format that I and your fellow students can view.
Learn your new Mantra of Enlightenment: “There is nothing wrong with my face!”
While a makeup class is an appropriate place to discuss age, race, disease, genetics, smoking, drinking, gender, acne, tattoos, body issues and lots of other hot button topics as they relate to the human face, that is not a license to give anyone a hard time about any of these issues. Please treat this class as a supportive therapy group that can help you learn to accept, and revel in, your face. Help your classmates do the same.
More Details on the Final Project!
Mythical Creature Makeup Final Project:
Create a makeup for a God, a Fairy, a Mythical Beast or Alien, that combines elements from the natural world (characteristics of animals, plants or minerals) and humanoid appearance. The skin MUST have a color, texture or pattern that is not normally human. You may use store-bought or home-made prosthetics or stencils if you wish. Some examples to inspire you —->
• Rawhead and Bloody Bones, blood running down face, skinless (?) With bones poking out. Shaves or scalps bad children as they sleep, eats runaway children.
• Jenny Greenteeth, river-hag or lake monster, green skin, long seaweed hair, sharp green teeth, turns into pond and duckweed to drown people.
• The Ao Ao, a cursed hybrid of man and sheep with fangs, devours mountain travelers.
• The Lorelei, a beautiful but deadly mermaid who lures sailors to steer their boats onto the rocks to drown and be devoured.
• Black Annis, cave dwelling, blue-faced one eyed crone with iron claws. Eats children and lambs, wears a skirt of their skins, can transform into a cat, an Ancient goddess of child sacrifice.
• Nellie Longarms, a water hag who drowns children, and snatches children up after their bedtime.
• Werewolves, unfortunate humans who turn into wolves at full moon.
• Quetzalcoatl one of the manifestations of the Aztec sun god Tezcatlipoca and represented as a man-feathered serpent hybrid.
• Dragons, both good and bad, are fire breathing reptiles, some with the ability to fly or transform into human shapes. In Asia, they are a symbol of virtue and power, in Christian Europe a symbol of the devil.
• Tsukumogami are Japanese objects of ordinary household use, that have acquired a living soul after 100 years of faithful service to man. Usually harmless spirits, they may act up or play tricks on their owners if they feel neglected, ill-treated or rejected because they have broken. These include Morinji-no-okama (a possessed tea-kettle), Zorigami (a possessed clock), Kyorinrin (possessed papers or scrolls) and others.
• Gargoyles Architectural representations of imaginary monsters in stone.
• Klingons Warrior-cultured aliens from Star Trek.
• The Phoenix A beautiful bird spirit found in many cultures. Associated with female characteristics in Japan where they are often included in bridal dress patterns, in China they are the symbol of the Empresses of old, in Russia, it is the Firebird, associated with the Fire Flower, a symbol of female and natural reproductive power, and in Western tradition, it is symbolic of rebirth after disaster, especially fire, which is why it is the symbol of San Francisco, depicted on the City’s flag.
• Goblins In Oz, underground mining creatures made of stone, fearful of eggs, in Harry Potter, small magical bankers and silversmiths who reasonably resent their 2nd class treatment by wizards.
• The Green Man Pre-Christian British god of the forest, frequently depicted as part tree, especially oak.
• An Alicanto, is a mythic Chilean night-flying bird that feeds on gold, silver, and jewels, and has the sparkling iridescent feathers and eyes to show for it. If a miner follows an alicanto without being caught, he may find silver or gold; however, if the alicanto discovers him, the bird will guide him off a cliff, and he will fall to his death.
• Raven/Coyote Native American trickster spirits with superpowers that include an ability to appear human. However, their greatest powers are an ability to fool the wicked and seduce the beautiful.
• The Tin Woodsman, Tic-Tock the Clockwork Man, and other mechanical and or metal men from Oz and elsewhere.
• Coppelia, an attractive 18th Century girl automaton doll (or a real girl pretending to be one).
• A Kitsune-tsuki is a Japanese fox spirit, usually a represented as beautiful woman with fox like features (into which foxes were supposed to be able to transform), or a real woman, possessed by a fox.
• Plataea an ugly, but lovesick, swamp nymph. Sweet but plain, often played by a man in drag, she must be funny, but touching, ugly, yet appealing, and visually connected to her role as a swamp dwelling aquatic nymph. She thinks she is fabulously beautiful.
• Villja, a supernaturally beautiful Middle-European forest nymph with long hair and the ability to drive men mad with unobtainable desire.
• The Green Lady, a British ghost or woodland spirit similar to a Villja in that her beauty has a hypnotic effect on men, but she also sometimes drains them of life like a soul-draining vampire.
• Hombre Gato, an Argentinian Cat-Man, similar to a werewolf, in that he transforms from human into Cat-Man at night, and preys on those traveling the streets after dark.
• Yuki-onna the snow ghost of Japan takes the form of a beautiful girl as white and blue as the ice and snow she dwells in, she may kill a traveler by a kiss, freezing him instantly.
• Snegourichka the Russian “Snow-Girl” of 19th Century folktales was similar in melting properties to the American Frosty the Snowman, an immortal snow maiden, who melts near fire, or when love fills her heart, or instead becomes human and mortal because of love. In the Soviet era, she was transformed into the perky and plucky Granddaughter of Ded Morotz (Father Frost), the tall, thin, doddering Santa-Claus type figure associated with the New Year.
• The Mishibizhiw, the Under Water Lynx/Great Water Panther of the Great Lakes region, is the king of all North American lake monsters with a body like a Lynx with fish scales on it’s back, a face like a man with a fur mane, glowing red eyes, horns, and a long spiky tail like a dragon with a fish tail end. Their roar sounds like water, and copper comes from them, if angered they cause storms that can kill travelers.
• The Impundulu or “Lightning Bird” of Africa is a huge black and white bird demon-vampire, that can transform to a handsome young man and call down lightning.
• Golem a man made of clay and brought to life by a learned rabbi to perform tasks, he follows instructions, sometimes a bit too literally.
• Basilisks/Cockatrices are nasty and dangerous hybrids of snakes and chickens, that grow when a rooster hatches a snake egg, or a snake (or toad) hatches an egg laid by a rooster (not a hen). Both can kill you with their stare, but are deathly afraid or weasels or their smell.
• The Rainbow Serpent is the life-giving aborigine spirit of water in Australia. Variations are too many to name, hit up Wikipedia for a rainbow of options!
• The Rainbow Dragon of China is more of a mixed bag of good/evil portents and male/female concord and conflict. Again, check Wikipedia for ideas.
• Bhramari is ‘the Goddess of bees’ in India. She is associated with bees, hornets and wasps, which cling to her body.
• Macchanu is a demi god/merman son of the god Haruman (divine monkey companion of the god Rama) and the mermaid princess Suvannamaccha.
• The Chupacabara (“Goat Sucker”) modern urban legend from Puerto Rico has spread worldwide with subsequent variations as this legend continues. They are imagined to be vampires of livestock variously described as “a reptile-like creature, said to have leathery or scaly greenish-gray skin and sharp spines or quills running down its back” or “strange breed of wild dog. This form is mostly hairless and has a pronounced spinal ridge, unusually pronounced eye sockets, fangs, and claws”.