makeup design
Theatrical beauty planning
Makeup design is the art of planning and creating cosmetic looks for performers in film, television, theater, or photography.
It encompasses everything from naturalistic beauty enhancement to elaborate character transformations, aging effects, and fantasy creatures.
A makeup designer collaborates with directors and costume designers to establish the visual identity of characters: The makeup design for the zombie film took six months to develop.
- cosmeticsSkin-applied beauty substances
- contourBounding line of shape
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
- eyeshadowTinted lid cosmetic
cut crease · lipstick · brushes · palette · highlight · prosthetics · theatrical · stage · film · transformation · drag queen · glamour · red carpet · beauty school · beauty · artist · vanity · mirror
- visual designtypography, color, layout, visual hierarchy, emphasis
- set designset construction, set dressing, set decoration, set pieces, sets
- portraits in filmclose-up, headshot, profile shot, biopic, character study
- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
- theater termsplay, actors, stage play, limelight, directing
- stage designstagecraft, set decoration, scenery, backdrops, set pieces
makeup designbare face
makeup designcostume design
Creating performers' period attire
set design · lighting design · production design · sound design · prop design
makeup, design, make, made, making, makes, maker, makers, remake