Theatrical and Performance Makeup Artists

<ul><li>Apply makeup to enhance or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies.</li><li>Duplicate work precisely to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis.</li><li>Select desired makeup shades from stock, or mix oil, grease, and coloring to achieve specific color effects.</li><li>Cleanse and tone the skin to prepare it for makeup application.</li><li>Alter or maintain makeup during productions as necessary to compensate for lighting changes or to achieve continuity of effect.</li><li>Assess performers' skin type to ensure that makeup will not cause break-outs or skin irritations.</li><li>Study production information, such as character descriptions, period settings, and situations, to determine makeup requirements.</li><li>Analyze a script, noting events that affect each character's appearance, so that plans can be made for each scene.</li><li>Confer with stage or motion picture officials and performers to determine desired effects.</li><li>Establish budgets, and work within budgetary limits.</li><li>Write makeup sheets and take photos to document specific looks and the products used to achieve the looks.</li><li>Requisition or acquire needed materials for special effects, including wigs, beards, and special cosmetics.</li><li>Provide performers with makeup removal assistance after performances have been completed.</li><li>Evaluate environmental characteristics, such as venue size and lighting plans, to determine makeup requirements.</li><li>Attach prostheses to performers and apply makeup to create special features or effects, such as scars, aging, or illness.</li><li>Examine sketches, photographs, and plaster models to obtain desired character image depiction.</li><li>Advise hairdressers on the hairstyles required for character parts.</li><li>Design rubber or plastic prostheses that can be used to change performers' appearances.</li><li>Demonstrate products to clients, and provide instruction in makeup application.</li><li>Create character drawings or models, based upon independent research, to augment period production files.</li></ul>