Make-Up 101 - New York - Evening/Weekend
Time: M-F 6pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 9:30am-5:30pm
Duration: 5 days (32 hours)
Cost: $999 plus $350 make-up kit fee
Dates: SEPTEMBER 7th-8th, 10th-12th
OCTOBER 26th-31st
This course is a must have for those wanting a career as a professional make up artist. Knowing the basics is essential in this competitive industry. Once you have mastered the basic techniques- you will be encouraged and guided in creating your own unique individual style.
**Each day will consist of 2-3 Demonstrations by Amanda. We will work on all skin tones and ethnicities . It is crucial my students leave the course understanding how to apply make up to African American, Caucasian, Latin, Indian & Asian skin (as well as all colors in between).
After each demonstration students will practice on each other-rotating models throughout the week.
All classes are kept to 12 students or less to allow personalized supervision.
Make-Up 101 - Course Syllabus
Basic skin care and skin types
- Introduction to your make up brushes and full make up kit
- Cleaning your brushes and make up kit
- Corrective skin techniques-Broken capillaries,patchy skin etc
- Concealing under eye circles
- Mixing and applying foundation for all skin types and colors
- Reviewing face shapes
- Contouring and highlighting
- Corrective eyebrow shaping
- Blush application
- Applying powder
Day & evening make-up application
- Natural day time eye make up application
- Natural evening eye make up application
- Achieving beautiful glowing skin
- Bridal make up
- Designing a signature make up look
- Waterproofing you make up application
- Reviewing lip glosses,lip sticks and stains
- Learning a Dramatic smokey eye
- Different degrees of dramatic eyes
- Applying liquid eyeliner
- Applying False eyelashes(both strip lashes and individual lashes)
Explore and practice make up through the 20th century
- 1920's i.e. Clara Bow
- 1930’s and 1940‘s i.e.Lauren Bacall
- 1950’s i.e. Grace Kelly
- 1960’s i.e. Twiggy
- 1970’s i.e. Donna summer
- 1980’s i.e. Grace Jones, Madonna
Recap and review of everything we learned
- We will discuss the business aspect of make-up
- How to build your portfolio, approach photographers,models and modeling agencies.
- Different careers as a make-up artist
- Building a website
- Etiquette on set
- Promoting yourself and your business
- How to eventually approach clients and find an agency to represent you
Students receive their certificates!!!
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