ABSTRACT
For every person who sits down in your chairwhether you are working on a film, designing elaborate characters for theatre, creating an image for a photo shoot, or skillfully applying a beauty makeup for television-you will need to know that person's skin tone. If you do not get this part right, your makeup will appear dull, gray, and lifeless. One of the things you'll learn as a Makeup Artist is how to be quick and to think on your feet. In many cases, we do not have the luxury of time to work on a personeveryone from the director to the crew is waiting on you. Train yourself on the steps to analyzing skin tones, and you will be a better Makeup Artist. This would also include makeup effects. Makeup effects deal in great length in the art of skin tones and color layering.
