A Make-up Artist is an artist who creates makeup and prosthetics for theatrical, television, film and other similar productions including the modeling world. In some cases, the title of Make-up Artist can also include the responsibilities of hair and wig design as well. Awards given for this job include the Academy Award for Makeup and several Emmy awards.

Make-up Artists are normally extremely well-paying jobs, especially in the modeling and photography world. This is due to the ability to display a face to its full potential as well as establish a working relationship with the actor or person being worked on. Make-up artists are primarily self-employed (freelancers), but they may also be represented by an agency, or employed by a production company.

Areas of Expertise

Fashion Make-up:
Fashion make-up is used in magazine photography as well as on the fashion runway. This branch of make-up design is often highly stylized and is usually focused on making the model or actor look as attractive as possible.

Theatrical Make-up:
Stage make-up is used as a method in conjunction with stage lighting to highlight the actors' faces in order make expressions visible to the audience from moderate distances. This often includes defining the eyes and lips as well as the highlights and lowlights of the facial bones.

High Definition Make-up:
A new area in the world of the make-up artist involves High Definition Television. This strategy for filming offers a new challenge to make-up artists; the extremely sharp resolution of the filming technique requires a new level of coverage needed on a person's face in order to minimize flaws.

Special Effects Make-up:
The use of special effects make-up can be found in all possible areas of make-up and includes all blood and gore make-up techniques as well as fantasy make-up and the use of prosthetics. This area often becomes a much more complicated process as plaster casting and other crafts are needed to complete the make-up.

Curriculum for Professional Make-Up Artist Course (100 hours/3 Weeks)
The curriculum for students enrolled in a Make-Up Artist course course shall consist of one hundred (100) clock hours of technical instruction and practical operations covering all practices of a Make-Up Artistry. For the purpose of this section, technical instruction shall mean instruction by demonstration, lecture, classroom participation or examination. Practical operation shall mean the actual performance by the student of a complete service on another person. Please note 100 hours will be devoted to clinic/theory experience which shall include all phases of being a Make-Up Artist. Such technical instruction and practical operations shall include the following.

Course Length and Schedule:
Daytime Three weeks - 100 hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 am til 5:00 pm
Evening Four weeks - 100 hours
Monday - Friday 5:30 am til 9:30 pm

Objectives and Benefits:
Creating an effective and dynamic portfolio

Coordinating a formidable wardrobe that lends compliments to photo-sessions

The confidence to work as a team member or freelance Make-Up Artist

Modules and Workshops:
Foundation air brush techniques and appliqués

Bridal applications

Glamour

Avant garde

Classic day and evening touches

Smokey eyes

Time eras and nostalgic appliqués

High fashion/High society appliqués

Character traits

Bruises

Burns

Cuts

Aging