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:

in English at “Face Painting Made Easy”Links to an external site.,
in German at “Kinderschminken lernen”Links to an external site.,
and in French at “Comment maquiller les enfants”.Links to an external site.

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.

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: