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STAGE MAKEUP CLASS PAGES 99: Face Painting Techniques/Brushwork Makeup Project Pt 2 “Day of the Dead” Sugar Scull Makeup [Assignment]

[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].

Dia De Los Muertos animation
Slideshow of people in sugar scull makeup
woman dancing in sugar scull makeup

The Requirements of This Project:

Design & apply a classic Day of the Dead  (Sugar skull) makeup that also uses some of the face painting strokes you learned about in part 1. You may do this for members of the public or yourself at the ACL center.

Have Tara and the TA’s Take lots of photos of your work. (Or if stuck at home, take photos yourself)

Post your favorites to this assignment for credit.  Doing more than one project counts for more points, so if you do more than one, upload those photos for extra credit!

Red Catarina Makeup
woman in Caterina makeup
Woman in makeup

Note on Stencils:

If one of the techniques you were interested in using on this project is a stencil, you may either purchase or make your own stencil or BORROW ONE FROM TARA.  Again, borrow this the week before so you have a chance to play with it ahead of class.  Please return it at the end of class.  If  you want to make your own there are great  Links for Making & Using Face Stencils if you want further information.  

Steps to take:

  • Apply the Makeup for a traditional Day of the Dead Sugar Scull makeup or variant, to your face or your model’s face.
  • Have Tara or the TA’s take lots of photos.  
  • If you are stuck doing this at home, Do a  photo shoot of this project and give yourself time to get some perfect clear photos from many angles .
  • Post at least the best 3-4 pictures to the link below. 
  • IF YOU DO EXTRAS, Take photos and post them here also for extra credit!

I’m Done, Now What?

You may want to (or not) do more makeup on members of the public.  If you do so, make sure to take lots of photos (or have Tara do so)  and submit the extras here for additional extra credit points!

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STAGE MAKEUP CLASS PAGES 97: Face Painting Techniques/Brushwork Makeup Project Pt 1 Monday (Halloween) [Assignment]

[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].

Split cake brushwork practice on a forearm

The Requirements of This Project:

Design & apply a classic fairground face paint makeup, halloween makeup or other style of makeup that uses 3 or more of the following: teardrop, lattice, stencil, butterfly-wing strokes, split cake/one stroke: petal, bridge, flame, rosebud, u-shape as part of the design. (this makes sense if you watched the videos)

Note on Split Cakes:

If you wish to work at home with one or more techniques from the videos that require a SPLIT CAKE for this project you can either make your own split cake, purchase one online or BORROW ONE FROM TARA over the weekend by choosing one to practice with.   Please return the cake when finished.  Before jumping in to doing your project  do various practice strokes with the Split Cake on your arms and/or face till you can control your brush strokes.  

Note on Stencils:

If one of the techniques you were interested in using on this project is a stencil, you may either purchase or make your own stencil Links to an external site. or BORROW ONE FROM TARA.  Again, borrow this the week before so you have a chance to play with it ahead of class.  Please return it at the end of class.  If  you want to make your own there are great  Links for Making & Using Face Stencils if you want further information.  

Tara with a face decorated with red/orange scales painted with a split cake by one of her students

Steps to take:

  • Apply the Makeup for a traditional fairground face paint or a makeup that uses the same brush techniques, to your face or your model’s face.
  • Have Tara or the TA’s take lots of photos.  
  • Keep doing the previous two steps with as many people who are willing to let you make them up.
  • If you are stuck doing this at home, Do a  photo shoot of this project and give yourself time to get some perfect clear photos from many angles .
  • Post at least the best 3-4 pictures to the link below. 

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STAGE MAKEUP CLASS PAGES 96: Watch Face Paint Technique Makeup Videos Before Halloween at the ACL Center!

[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].

Why this Project?: Face Painters must work very quickly while getting flashy effects by doing makeup in awkward unfamiliar locations on squirmy impatient children. As a result they have developed these special techniques that allow them to expertly create detailed shapes and color combinations in quick strokes of a brush.  Practicing these skills can increase your dexterity with a brush, and save you time in both face painting and other makeup application.

The Official Videos to Watch:

The 4 official required class how-to videos are part of an 8 part series “Face Painting Made Easy” at SophiesTipsLinks

If you want to watch the entire series you may do so:

However, you are only required to watch the following 4 videos:

These will teach you a number of techniques that are highly useful for face painting at fairs and parties, Dia de los Muertos, etc, but is also good advanced brush technique and tricks that apply to the more exotic and advanced stage makeup work like that which is used in Cirque de Soleil. 

You must create & execute at least one design that uses at least 3 of the new techniques you learned in these 4 videos.  You must make up any person who comes up ad asks you for makeup.

Green split cake demo on arm    red split cake demo on arm

YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SPLIT CAKES TO WORK WITH!

Strongly Suggested Videos: 

For inspiration for your design you may also want to watch some classic face paint videos to see how these techniques traditionally work together, or further down the page, some theatrical designs that can use some of these techniques as part of their designs:

Classic Face Paint Videos:

More Face Painting VideosLinks to an external site.

 And a few Cirque du Soleil Videos:  People in bug costumes with face makeup, singing.

More Cirque du Soleil Makeup and Costume VideosLinks to an external site.

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STAGE MAKEUP CLASS PAGES 94: Learning Objectives: Face Painting

[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].

Day of the dead animated gif  face painting Woman in UV face paint

This Week’s Learning Objective:Outcomes we will use to get there:
Improve your brushwork and learn the introductory basics of face painting. 
Learn to do makeup in awkward/unfamiliar locations in public view.  		Watch Face Paint Videos
Practice brush techniques at home
Design & apply at least 2 classic face paint makeups  (Halloween & Day of the Dead) that use 3 or more of the following: teardrop, lattice, split cake/one stroke, petal, bridge, flame, rosebud, u-shape, stencil, butterfly-wing strokes.
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STAGE MAKEUP CLASS PAGES 93: Week 11 Schedule – ACL Student Center Face Painting Days!

[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].

ACL Student Center Face Painting Days! Meet in the ACL patio outside the PAC Lobby (good weather) or in ACL Room #TBA (bad weather) with your kits including mirror, water containers and anything you need to be comfortable doing crazy stuff in public. 

I (Tara) will also bring my insanely huge face painting supply for your use. Renderings are suggested but not required, and so earn extra credit!

Fill in Date: Do Halloween inspired makeup on members of the public and each other in public!

Fill in Date: Do Day of the Dead Makeup inspired makeup on members of the public and each other in public!

Remember to have Tara or the TA’s  photograph you or your models, or take lots of photos yourself! 

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STAGE MAKEUP CLASS PAGES 34: Extra Credit!

[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].

Have you done something extra in your pursuit of knowledge of Stage Makeup?

Examples:

  • Doing a rendering for a project that does not require one.
  • Doing an extra makeup on yourself or another person that does not fit into one of the assignment categories.
  • Doing makeup for your self for a holiday (Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, Thanksgiving, St. Pats, etc.)
  • Doing makeup for an event such as a stage play, video, face painting for a fair or school, zombie walk, or just having fun with friends/family.
  • Made a how-to video for a makeup topic posted to YouTube, TikTok, or other social media.
  • Doing a body painting project.
  • Other stuff that I haven’t thought of, but you might…

 How to get credit:

Animated makeup

If you do anything like this, you can post any or all these types of things to this space and I will add points to you for this “No Point” assignment. 

Post at least one photo, preferably more AND write a description of what you did! (so I know what I’m seeing).

You can do this as often as you like, at any point in the semester!

If you don’t do any, it is a no points assignment so you do not lose any points.

If you do, and I add say 10 points here for a thing, you can essentially use those 10 “extra” points to substitute for 10 missing points in a skipped assignment elsewhere.

If you do a bunch of things this can substitute for several things and be more points (20, 30, etc).  It is listed as 0 because then if I put in more points than that they show up as extra points, not required ones.  This is useful if one of the assignment groups really does not interest you for some reason, (like sticking wool to your face with tree sap, or horror makeup).

Also do this:

If you do any extra stuff, also post it to the weekly discussion board so people see your cool stuff, and can ooo and ahhh over your extra-ness!