How do they match: Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance

  • Character Artist

  • Advise hairdressers on the hairstyles required for character parts.
  • Analyze a script, noting events that affect each character's appearance, so that plans can be made for each scene.
  • Create character drawings or models, based upon independent research, to augment period production files.
  • Duplicate work precisely to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis.
  • Evaluate environmental characteristics, such as venue size and lighting plans, to determine makeup requirements.
  • 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.

  • Design costumes or cosmetic effects for characters.