A make-up artist ensures that models, performers and presenters have suitable make-up and hairstyles before they appear in front of cameras or an audience. This may be in a variety of settings, including film, television, theatre, live music and photographic shoots.
Make-up artists interpret the make-up requirements of clients to produce both a creative and technically accurate visual representation. This may involve very basic make-up for a TV presenter through to more complex period make-up or special effects. The work involves creating images and characters through the medium of make-up, hairstyles and prosthetics in accordance with a brief.
I am taking a course at my local community collage.Below I'm going to give you some good tips below on how to get started.
- If you can take a course.
- Build up a portfolio by practising on anyone around and taking pictures.
- Practise practise practise!!!!
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http://www.cosmetics4less.net/
www.boots.com/en/Beauty/Make-up/
So thats just a few but you can get cheap makeup from anywhere really so why not shop around?