Friday, April 2, 2010

The Makeup Artist Handbook

Here's what's on my nightstand this week: The Makeup Artist Handbook. It's a must-read if you're going to be doing makeup for features, and a good read if beauty makeup is more your style.

Gretchen Davis and Mindy Hall excel at explaining the technical side of makeup. They cover everything from how colored gels change the appearance of your makeup on HD to how to work with Ultracal 30 Molds.

This handbook references artists and makeup artists who are experts in their craft. This tidbit from Daniel McNeill, author of The Face, pinpoints how the right application of makeup can give the illusion of a more symmetrical face:

"In the well known Muller-Lyer Illusion, a straight line with flanges pointed outward seems longers than the one with them turned inward. The one tugs the attention beyond the line and seems to lengthen it, the other pulls it center and shortens it. Makeup Artists exploit this effect. For instance, by daubing shadow above the outer ends of the eyes, they draw them further apart. By applying it above the inner corners, they narrow them." 


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