How To Do Stage Makeup For Theatre Using Regular Makeup

Information technology's been a while since I've been in a theatrical production, but I can retrieve how much fun information technology was preparing.

Rehearsing my lines. Scene blocking. Practicing my songs with the musicians.

Then the night of the product arrives and I realized…I gotta do my ain phase makeup.

It was the ane thing I hadn't prepared for. (I don't know what I was thinking.)

Where do I starting time?

I brought every piece of makeup I had stashed in my bathroom. Mistake #1.

I didn't need all that stuff. For theatrical makeup, you merely really need a few essentials.

Whether yous're trying to enhance an histrion'south natural features or create a character in makeup, theatrical makeup follows one main idea.

If I knew this one matter about stage makeup I could've saved myself a lot of problem.

And left my bathroom at habitation.

Stage makeup is TOTALLY different than boob tube or photography.

With stage makeup, the audience sees the makeup differently.

Details of the makeup are lost, the lights can change the color of your makeup, it's really a whole new world.

I learned this the hard way.

Here is what I know from experience with stage makeup, that I KNOW volition help you lot out.

Exaggerate, exaggerate, exaggerate.

The further away yous are from the stage the less you see of the actors face.

That's why phase makeup has to exaggerate facial features; it has to be seen from manner in the back.

Take a expect at the photo in this mail of the woman from Cirque du Soleil. It'south a groovy example of what stage makeup should expect like.

This is what makes stage makeup pop:

Eyebrows – Pencil them in, line them, darken them, emphasize the arch
Lips – Line them, colour them, reshape them if necessary
Cheekbones – Profile the confront making certain cheeks and facial structure can be seen.
Eyes – Use bold eyeliner, utilise bright, intense colors; enlarge the optics
Highlight – Use a bright highlighter effectually the eyes. Our example photo composite an almost white color.
Shadow – Using a colour that is several shades darker than the thespian'southward skin tone, contour as y'all would normally.

Foundation

Foundation used in stage makeup is likewise different. Here are some tips:

Because phase lights tend to wash out faces, use a foundation a shade or two darker than your actual skin tone.
A cream foundation works well, 1 that gives an opaque, loftier coverage. I personally apply Ben Nye's cream foundations.
A expert powdering is necessary to reduce the shine from sweating.

Stage Makeup vs. Telly Makeup

From what I get together, these are the most prominent differences between doing phase makeup and doing makeup for television or print.

Stage Makeup

Uses more makeup, over accentuating more features.

Stage makeup is more dramatic looking and wouldn't ordinarily be worn everyday.

Colors should exist intense and heavy.

Tv set Makeup

Has a more than natural look when close up including grapheme makeups.

Flaws in makeup application are easily noticeable especially when in High Definition.

Intense, heavy makeup will make yous expect like a clown.