ABSTRACT
For every person that sits down in your
chair-whether you are working on a
fi lm, 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 person-
everyone 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.
