Course
HD & COVER Pathway (Package)
Skin reconstruction techniques”
Trainer
Stéphanie Orillard
Head Makeup Artist – Wigmaker
Learning objectives
Understand and master
high-definition makeup techniques that meet the
demands of film and its cameras.
Colour-protocol method
Universal combinations drawn from
fine-art and trompe-l'œil techniques.
The stippling (screening) method and the 3D rule.
Covering and recreating the pattern of the skin for
all skin types: marks, tattoos and/or
vitiligo. Analysing hyperpigmentation and
depigmentation
Who it is for
Makeup artists / freelance film and
entertainment technicians
Duration
64 hours - 8 days
Prerequisites
None
Price
€5,000 excl. VAT / €6,000 incl. VAT
Detailed programme
DAY 1 – Complexions, products & colour-protocol combinations
9:30 am Introduction to the demands of film
How to achieve “invisibility” and a natural look through the techniques and knowledge
of the visual & fine arts.
Protocol & additional colour combinations
Understanding pigment strength; the watercolour technique
Understanding corrector palettes
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Demonstration of the complexion using the same protocol
No “visible” trace of cosmetics
2:30 pm Practice
6:30 pm Debrief and end of the day
DAY 2 – Correctors & the camera for fair skin
9:30 am Cameras & lighting
Understanding the electronic eye through the human eye.
The balance of proportions according to A. Dürer
Treating various imperfections (blemishes, eye bags, dark circles, redness, scars)
through knowledge of colour mixing. Stippling method
Rebalancing and harmonising a face through an interplay of strong and soft lines in relation
to the light, using the parallel and trompe-l’œil techniques.
How to restore natural skin texture and its subtle variations to fool the camera
10:00 am Demonstration on a live model
11:00 am Practice
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Practice
6:30 pm Debrief and end of the day
DAY 3 – Freckles –
How to correct areas and work the complexion without
losing their authenticity
9:30 am Demonstration
“S.O protocol” colour method for the complexion
Technique for sealing with three blended powders
vibrancy, washes, life-like patinas; reviving natural freckles and
rebuilding them where areas are missing.
Building eyebrows stroke by stroke, hair by hair, using fine-art drawing technique
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Practice
6:30 pm Debrief and end of the day
DAY 4 – Technical foundations (waterproof, transfer-proof volatile-oil formulas).
9:30 am Demonstration
Getting to know and mastering the application of complex technical products
12:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Practice
6:30 pm Debrief and end of the day
DAY 5 – Mixed-race and Black skin: the protocol… and its universal
reference colour combinations
9:30 am Applying everything from days 1 and 2 to mixed-race and Black skin
Demo and practice
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Practice
6:30 pm Debrief and end of the day
DAY 6 – COVER fundamentals
Theory and demonstration by the trainer
What makes corrective makeup specific in high-definition digital imaging
How skin, light and the camera sensor interact
Texture that reads on camera yet is invisible to the naked eye, and vice versa
Understanding the protocol and its combinations according to skin genetics.
The 3D rule (Dilution, Drawing, Distance)
Products & tools
“Skin Illustrator” skin-colour protocol
Protocol, combinations and technique for using alcohol-free technical foundations: waterproof,
transfer-proof, long-wearing (“Creamy tube” and “Creamy Air”)
Suitable brushes, stippling brushes, sponges and splatter tools
Demonstration:
Skin preparation protocol and tattoo analysis
Advanced colour neutralisation
Mastering, knowing and understanding the application of volatile oils in additional layers
Putting the colour protocol into practice
Practice on models
DAY 7 – Day 1 cover and recreating the skin’s pattern
Demonstration and practice: for close-ups
Colour protocol for combinations
Reading the tattoo and the surrounding skin
Advanced colour neutralisation
Mastering the application of volatile oils in three combined colours
colour protocol and trompe-l’œil technique
Plus:
Recreating the skin according to anatomy
Managing colour casts with digital sensors
Drawing veins, strategic placement of beauty spots (trompe-l’œil)
Adding melanocytes to the natural skin. Tanned-skin combinations
Sealing and restoring a satin skin finish
DAY 8 – Practising complete covers, and vitiligo
Working on moving areas (face, neck, hands and legs)
On-set method
Building a quick, repeatable protocol
Managing time in the makeup room and during filming
Anticipating touch-ups and long wear
Teaching resources
Alexa camera, 4 lights,
2 post-production monitors, colour-grading panel,
Optical zoom,
Monitoring set-up.
Technical resources
Projection screen
Flip chart
Assessment
Simulated professional situations
Practical exercises with continuous assessment
Certification
Certificate of completion
