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The Technique of the Professional Make-Up Artist
The Technique of the Professional Make-Up Artist
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Author: Vincent Kehoe Publisher: Focal Press Format: Softcover # of Pages: 304 Pub. Date: 1995 ISBN-10: 0240802179 ISBN-13: 9780240802176
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About the Book:
A classic in its field since its original publication, The
Technique of the Professional Make-Up Artist is now revised and
updated for a new generation of professionals. This encyclopedic
resource covers all of the current studio make-up methods and lab
techniques, with text and art contributions from some of the leading
experts in the industry.
Renowned make-up artist Vincent Kehoe explains clearly and
precisely the differing approaches to stage-lit, audience-attended
television taping; studio-lit, no-audience taping; live television
with natural outdoor lighting; live stage make-up; and the
innumerable techniques and methods of film make-up. In addition to
detailing the basic, day-to-day 'paint and powder' procedures that
are the bulk of any professional make-up artist's work. He also
describes exciting new visual effects that can be achieved using
puppetry, digital computing, and electronic colouration.
Included in this revised, updated edition of The Technique of the
Professional Make-Up Artist are:
• Revised make-up charts
for men and women
• New special effects make-up photographs
• New information on contact lenses and dental work
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Updated information on film types
• Revised appendices.
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional, The
Technique of the Professional Make-up Artist is an invaluable
guide to working in this competitive, ever-developing field.
About the Author:
Vincent J-R Kehoe was a professional make-up artist who
worked on more than 3000 major TV, film and stage productions. His
career started in 1940 with the Lowell Light Opera Guild when he
designed the make-up for Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe and The
Gondoliers. He served as make-up department head for CBS in New York
(designing all the Ford Theatre and Studio One productions) and for
all the original NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame productions. His
filmography includes the musical Carousel, the 1958 horror
classic The Blob, and the dramas Giant, The
Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, The Thomas Crown Affair,
and finally, Charly, which won its star, Cliff Robertson, the
Academy Award. He started the Research Council of Make-up Artists, a
firm that produces specialized make-up for the studios. The list of
celebrities he made up is long and varied, ranging from Grace Kelly
to Boris Karloff. He passed away in 2008 at the age of 86. |
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