The Rise Of Special Effects Make Up

When I examine the iconic painting “Gold Marilyn Monroe”, I viewed dazzling art elements that consist of lines, shapes, texture, values, and color. Firstly, the lines within the painting posses thickly curved, curled, diagonal, and straight lines. The curled lines are prominent on the hair of Marilyn. Additionally, the thickly curved lines the bring out the facial features can be viewed on Marilyn’s hair, eyebrows, eyes, forehead, and lips. Moreover, the diagonal line can be seen on the sides of Marilyn’s jawline. Also, the straight lines are noticed on the left side of Marilyn’s neck, her lower chin and the framing that encapsulates Monroe’s face. Secondly, the shapes of the painting are organic because Marilyn’s face is natural and symmetrical

Make-up aloud actors to correct their skin tone, but it could have a flattening effect on their facial if applied extensively. Now that we have color films we return to the traditional techniques used for stage.

studied various art mediums to explore creative talents. In my junior year, I decided to

This Gary Ross film is particularly captivating because of its revolutionary use of selective coloring. Furthermore, it broke an all-time record with more than 1700 special effect shots. Not only did this film create history with its special effects, but also utilized them in order to address very important themes of

I gracefully accepted the challenge brought on by my peers. It was no secret that I was the best artist in my high school due to my countless awards from art shows and endless recognitions but I still lacked the confidence to put my ideas out there. My artistic eye wouldn't get me anywhere in life; I thought it was essentially a useless talent as the world needs more than beautiful portraits and artsy doodles.

However, Some Beauty schools offer this type of schooling as an extra class that requires extra hours to accomplish. This will come later in our topic. Special occasion make-up is commonly used by models, brides, or for prom or homecoming. Whereas theatrical make-up is done to highlight the actors on stage to ensure their look is visible to the audience from a distance. Prosthetics are used for special effects required in films or television to portray non-human appearances. Airbrushing is a technique used to apply makeup thin and evenly without the face feeling heavy or make-up “caking” to the

We continued through the museum by this time we broke off into small groups of our peers and I walked those halls filled with all that great artwork snapping all the photos I could and taking in every piece. It is a beautiful experience to be surrounded by such artwork, brilliance, and mastery of craft. I felt like I travelled through time and countries with each piece was a different feeling but none would compare to the ballerina. Before this I saw artwork and didn’t understand it’s depth and nor did I want to but after I realized the talent, effort, and story behind some of the pieces I realized art is the most intimate storytelling and expression. After this trip I was determined to find my place in artwork and after a few failed attempts with many forms of media I found Graphic Design. It was one of the most challenging but rewarding things I’d ever done in my life. Many times I found myself frustrated with the programs and the even sometimes the outcome but I just worked harder and harder and in the end when I finally did get the results I wanted it was the most accomplished I’d ever

In the early years of film, make-up artists were not recognised for their artistic skills and ingenuity of making prosthetics or their imagination of bringing others creations to life. Many of the artists were also actors or stunt men who learnt the craft by applying their own make up for film and theatre. Compared to today’s materials used to make prosthetics, many of the materials they used were very basic as they used spirit gum, fish skin, cotton, gelatin, greasepaints, collodion, cheesecloth, clay, Fullers Earth, various putties, pastes and wax and latex. The first documented prosthetic was in the 1909 book “The Art of Theater Make up” by Cavendish Morton, who when transforming himself into the character Falstaff used silk attached to a wig, nose paste, spirit gum, crepe hair and greasepaints.

I chose to make art my future career because of Mr. Thomas Howell's Fundamentals of Drawing class. I had always loved art and had been doing it since I was 18 but I did not think I would ever do it for a living. Mr. Howell's class made me realize how much I loved it; how much I wanted to do it every day for the rest of my life. His class also made me realize how good I was at it and that I might just be able to make a living off it. By the end of the class, I had declaired my major in commercial art.

Having once been a horror movie buff, I was no stranger to the gruesome. The gory scenes of Elm Street are extremely difficult to unsee, but even Freddy Krueger’s decomposing face pales in comparison to witnessing first hand the disgusting powers of a broken human body.

From as young as I can remember I have always been fascinated with bright colors and creating sculptural objects. I lived in a townhouse in North Little Rock with my parents up until second grade. My mother was a nurse and my father worked in a target warehouse. We had a decent amount of money but lived paycheck to paycheck at times. When my parents got a divorce I turned towards art to cope with my emotions but to feel free. I was very young when I started practicing art but could never put into words what it did for me until now.

Glam&Gore (Mykie) is a professional beauty and SFX artist who showcases her craft on YouTube and Instagram and she is well known for her beautiful and creepy work. She inspires many young people to be themselves and to be creative. People like her are not usually thought of as ‘proper’ artists as they work with makeup and SFX products. This is not true. There is a reason why they are called makeup and SFX ‘artists’ and that is because they are doing exactly what a ‘proper’ artist would do, just on a different surface. Some might argue that it is because they all use brushes and forms of paint/pencil but nevertheless, they are all artists. Mykie shows this through her very talented work and it is incredible to see the transformation from a

Have you ever watched a movie and wondered how something was created? A simple scar, a horrific creature, even a mutilated limb can be created to a mystifying degree of realism. Special effects makeup has been, and always will be a passion of mine. Over the years, I’ve found myself to never really pay attention to a movie that plays, but rather, always be fascinated with the little details that no one really notices. I’ve always sat and wondered exactly how certain effects were created. The curiosity as lead me to attempt to recreate some of the effects that I’ve seen. Research has lead me to acquire a vast knowledge of the molding process that makeup artists use to create prosthetics, I have become familiar with well-known makeup artists, and I have discovered certain replacements for the time consuming processes that may occur during the creation phase.

Previously, editing used to be a challenge for most filmmakers. Often, they relied on manual methods when filming to add effects to the films. Incorporating visual effects to the film was a demanding task that

“Makeup has been used to enhance the beauty of both men and women for over thousand years. It its through teaching others how to apply makeup, we can strive to help others feel comfortable and confident in their own skin. Wearing makeup help embrace our natural features and may also help express the ideas in a creative way like art.”