How do they match: Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance

  • Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.

  • Create character drawings or models, based upon independent research, to augment period production files.
  • Design rubber or plastic prostheses that can be used to change performers' appearances.
  • Examine sketches, photographs, and plaster models to obtain desired character image depiction.
  • Study production information, such as character descriptions, period settings, and situations, to determine makeup requirements.