Creative Theatrical Makeup
by Donna J. Arnink
This is a fantastic, intense book for aspiring makeup artists. It feels a lot like a textbook—an enjoyable, much shorter textbook—and that makes sense, since Donna Arnink was a college professor at the time she wrote it. Even though this book was published in 1984, the lessons are still relevant today.
Arnink provides step-by-step photographs to show her students and readers how to implement her designs. She takes them through applying theater makeup during historical shows, as well as tips to create a likeness of a true figure. Of course, she stresses the importance of selecting the proper tools, and teaches how to shadow and highlight.
This book is for the serious cosmetic student or the actor in charge of making up his or her own face during performances. Arnink teaches her readers how to look older or younger, and while she spends several sections discussing the construction and contours of the face, she shows how the application of makeup can change your features. If you, or the actor you’re applying makeup to, need a different nose or a longer forehead, this is the book for you.
Arnink provides step-by-step photographs to show her students and readers how to implement her designs. She takes them through applying theater makeup during historical shows, as well as tips to create a likeness of a true figure. Of course, she stresses the importance of selecting the proper tools, and teaches how to shadow and highlight.
This book is for the serious cosmetic student or the actor in charge of making up his or her own face during performances. Arnink teaches her readers how to look older or younger, and while she spends several sections discussing the construction and contours of the face, she shows how the application of makeup can change your features. If you, or the actor you’re applying makeup to, need a different nose or a longer forehead, this is the book for you.