A beginner's guide to special makeup effects : monsters, maniacs and more /

Payne, Christopher (Makeup artist),

A beginner's guide to special makeup effects : monsters, maniacs and more / Christopher Payne ; photography by Andrew Kjos. - London : Routledge, 2021. - 176 pages : illustrations (colour)

An introduction to special effects makeup using cost-effective tools and materials that can be found in local stores. The book is divided into three sections - Simple Makeup, Advanced Materials and Techniques and Advanced Makeup - and features tutorials to create characters such as a pirate, vampire, ghost, robot, burn victim, witch, zombie and goblin. Each character is introduced with a full-page photograph of the finished makeup and illustrated with full-color step-by-step photographs. The book also includes instructions on how to make fake teeth, apply bald caps, create gory wounds and injuries and make simple prosthetics.

9780367554675 (pbk.) : £29.99


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