Theatrical Aging

Theatrical Aging is Makeup for Theatre Performances. The makeup has to be seen from the back seat of the theatre, so every part has to be exaggerated, the colour, shapes, lines etc. Unlike makeup for TV/Film, the makeup does not have to be precise and clean. Stage makeup focuses on exploiting the natural lines and shapes of the face. 

You will need: 

-Small angled brush

-Supra Colours

-Foundation brush

-Kryolan Foundation Palette

-Mascara Wand

-Tooth Enamel *Nicotine*

1. Apply a small amount of moisturiser onto your palette. This will help the colours blend. Mix red and green to create a dark brown. 

2. Ask your model to pull faces to exaggerate the natural lines in their face. You can add black into the colours to create more depth, although be careful to not use too much black on pale skin. 

3. Work into the shape of the face with the fingers. Focus on thinning out the nose, hollowing out the cheeks and eyes. Work into the wrinkles and lines of the face.

4. Use your base to add highlights in the face, which will also add depth to the face. 

5. For the eyebrows, use a small amount of white supra colour with yellow, working into the brow to cover each strand. (Adding yellow stops the colour being seen as blue under the lighting).

6. Get your model to screw up the lips, then apply base. This gives a old, dead skin effect. 

7. Using a stipple sponge and red supra colour will give the effect of broken veins in the cheeks and nose, then blot the colour in some places to look flush. 

8. Dry the teeth with a baby bud, then apply the Tooth Enamel. This comes in a range of colours. 

The theatrical ageing was really enjoyable to complete, and I feel a lot of the aspects used here will be helpful towards creating my Miss Havisham character.