GREASEPAINT

wed, jul 30 08 at 19:09

If I haven’t told you already, I’m enrolled in an exciting sounding course in London, called greasepaint.

It was a bit of a whim, but I’m very excited about it, even though I kind of avoided looking up what I’d be doing, exactly. So, for your benefit and mine, here’s a list of the awesome stuff I’ll be ace at when I get back.

* Straight corrective make-up - male and female

* Ageing - face, neck and hands including use of ageing latex and green marble

* Period make-ups and hair - including 1920s, Victorian and Edwardian, 1940s, 1960s

* Special effects - including bruising, open wounds, bullet wounds, cauliflower ears, track marks, scratches, burns, stitched wounds, nose in wax and eyebrow alteration using wax and soap, scar moulding material, gelatine and latex

* Oriental - make-up and wig

* Special projects - including clowns and animals, period work, editorial and bridal, which are photographed for students’ records

* Hairdressing - heated rollers and hot tongs, roller wet setting and period styles

* Attaching hair pieces - including clusters, switches, wefts and backpieces

* Hair lace wigs - preparation, care and application

* Knotting & tonging - moustache, side-burns or beard; care and application of facial hair and laying on hair

* Bald caps - application of vinyl bald caps

* Tattoo - techniques

* Airbrushing - demonstration of airbrushed make-up and stencilling

Module B. Prosthetics: 4 weeks

1. Introduction to basic techniques and materials used
2. Demonstration of face casting
3. Face cast for each student done by tutors
4. Demonstration casting ears, nose, eyes and hand
5. Stuents cast ears, nose and eyes and make positive moulds in plaster
6. Students sculpt and cast all modelled work to create:

a. two-part nose mould for hot foam latex
b. two-part eye mould for gelatine eye swelling
c. negative casts for making plastic pieces
d. fantasy/animal latex mask
e. silicone mould for gelatine scars and wounds
f. silicone pieces eg eye bags/wound

Module C. Hair: 3 weeks

Week 1: Period wig+facial hair dressing+applying

1. Wig blocking hair lace and hard front wigs
2. Period wig dressing including 1600s, 1700s tie-backs, early Victorian, 1900s Edwardian & 1920s
3. Marcel waving and ringlets with hot irons

Weeks 2 and 3: Theory and practice of basic modern ladies’ styling and men’s barbering

1. Theory and practice of all basic barbering, including scissors over comb and clipper work
2. Beard trimming
3. Discussion on hair types and products, techniques and face shapes
4. Blow drying, diffusing, hot roller set and hot rods, tonging, straightening, crimpling and velcro roller set
5. Finger-waving, Rik-Rak waving and pincurl set
6. Demonstration and practical of men’s styling
7. Preparation of hair for application of wig and hairpiece including single stem and diamond mesh clusters and switches
8. Bridal hair styles
9. 1950s French pleat
10. 1960s Beehive, including back combing techniques
11. Demonstration of braiding, hair extension and weaving techniques

Throw in a bit of fashion and theatre stuff, and that’s about it.

Have been (attempting) to pack the last few days. The problem with having so much stuff is that it doesn’t feel like you’ve made any progress, even after packing 6 boxes all from the bedroom. Gah!

Still no internet access at home, so updates will be limited (hoho).

later fools

tanya