specialmakeupeffects
tips
The Skull
The facial anatomy is important to understand how to improve or change the appearance of a face, so it is vital to know the ‘bone structure’ beneath the flesh. A study of the human skull is the first lesson in the approach to ‘special makeup effects’.
tips
Both makeup and hair should be designed to suit
the model’s head and face shapes. There are ‘seven’ basic
face shapes; Oval Face, Round Face, Long Face, Square Face, Heart-Shaped Face,
Pear-Shaped Face, and the Rectangular Face.
Drawing the idea on paper of the kind of ‘special makeup
effect’ is the best form of communication to see a mock-up of the end
effect.
