A dirt patina thrills us and only makes sense when it connects with the patina of life.”
Training Supervisor/Leader
Nathalie Tissier
Training Goals
How to build a character using techniques already learned and mastered in "Patinas of Life" through the different patinas connected to environmental surface features.
Trainees
Makeup Artists / Intermittent.es du spectacle (French entertainment temporary worker status)
Duration
40 hours – 5 days
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic makeup techniques
Price
€3,200 excluding VAT / €3,840 including VAT
Detailed Programme
Reflection on the stages of character creation.
A thorough descriptive study of the different figurative representations in a cinematographic work, before delving into the formal technical aspects.
Demo: Hands
- Choice of tools and raw materials
- Consciously understand and acknowledge techniques to create an artistic work
Practice from the 1st & 2nd groups
Miner’s Dirt / Period Coal
Explanation of the evolution of “surface aspects” according to anatomy, pressure points, and labour movements.
Added to this are fatigue, perspiration, and the effects of dehydration.
Presentation of textures and the different binders
Practice and awareness of the various constraints to overcome
Working with additional layers
1st group: Creation of a coal dirt face and additional corrections.
2nd group: Same as above
Feedback of the day and Q&A
Battlefield Dirt
Demonstration: Creation of a “soldier” by the Training Supervisor
Practice and awareness of the various constraints to overcome
Working with additional layers: perspiration, blood, dust, explosion debris
Learn about the pokes and how to contrast materials with thickening and/or liquefying binders.
BANDAGES: Different application techniques on the hands.
1st group: Creation of “Battlefield Dirt” with additional corrections.
2nd group: Same.
Feedback of the day and Q&A
LIMESTONE QUARRY AND BANDAGES
Demonstration: Creation of a “Convict” by the Training Supervisor
Practice and awareness of the various constraints to overcome
Mastering layers: Learn how to create contrasting materials with thickening and/or liquefying binders. Master colour and texture contrasts.
BANDAGES: Different application techniques on the face and scalp.
Group 1: Creation and corrections
Group 2: Same as above
Feedback of the day and Q&A
CREATION OF A FULL CHARACTER
Each makeup artist randomly selects a character from three different themes studied throughout the week and creates it.
Teaching Methods
Various distributor catalogues related to FX products
Documents and iconographic research
Technical Methods
Products available
Makeup tools available
Skill Assessment Methods
Workplace simulation
Practical assessment
Training Acknowledgement
Training completion certificate
