How to become a make-up artist?

[Scatterman]

Aside from talent, do you need a license or some sort of board certification
to be a practicing make-up artist?

[Marie Papachatzis]

Actually, most states will allow you to apply makeup to people as long as it
involves selling of the product being applied. Here in New York state, my
esthetics license covers makeup, but mainly refers to applying treatments. I
worked for Prescriptives while I was in esthetics school and we were not
taught how to apply cosmetics by the company, only to sell. It is kind of a
crap shoot. Hopefully you will notice how the artist has applied her own
makeup and this will lead you to become a client of hers.

--
Marie Papachatzis
Esthetician
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[TBlack850]

>was in esthetics school and we were not
>taught how to ap

Did Px send you, or did you go on your own??

I always thought that MA went to some special school.
~tlj aka blossom

Blossom: We fight crime.
Buttercup: That's what we do.
Bubbles: Duh!

[Marie Papachatzis]

Actually went to esthetics school on my own and worked for Px during that
time. We were only informed on how to sell the products by Px, not on
techniques.

--
Marie Papachatzis
Esthetician
mar...@earthlink.net

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[MakeupGrrl]

It isn't usually necessary to go to school to be a makeup artist,
though some states do require you to have either an esthetician's or
cosmetologist's license -- but neither of these schools will teach you
much about makeup. The best thing to do is practice. Do a lot of
work for free. I hooked up with a freelance makeup artist and I'm
learning while assisting her, doing film and tv work. For film/tv and
photographic work, it may help to take a class or two; you may
actually want to take a longer course at a makeup school like Westmore
or Complections International (they average 6 weeks). But it's not
absolutely necessary. If you have local theater productions,
volunteer as a makeup assistant, or offer to do makeup. Student films
require makeup artists, volunteer your services. Networking is a big
thing as well.
If you want to work at a counter, they will train you to apply makeup
in their particular style; you don't need any experience.
HTH!
MG

[LEngblom]

When I worked for MAC, I was sent for a week of training offsite (put up at a
hotel and everything) on just makeup application and skin care. No selling. I
don't work for MAC anymore, but my friend Ashley does and has to go to periodic
training of this sort ...kind of like continuing education for makeup artists!

[LauraPlmer]

I got started as a MA because I was getting my BFA in Art,naturally......then
while shooting Photography professionally-I started doing more
makeup.....corrective and so on which was far more painterly and interesting
than working ona painting or anything-so I pursued more makeup work-read
up,already knew techniques from YEARS-and I MEAN YEARS of painting and so
on....then started working free-lance for companies.

Worked a few counter positions for benefits,got a national position for a
company,then kept free-lancing just for product. I also have an agent and a
book so that helps-especially when doing fashion shows,shoots and tv.

Theatre is another ball of wax entirely. You have to be knowledgable about
prosethics,some chemical products and adhesives and how to create characters
with makeup and what type of makeup to use for certain lighting,theatre sizes
and so on. Once again-in undergrad I studied alot of sculpture,modelmakeing
and so on that helped immensely with theatrical makeupo which is my favorite to
do-but the money is poor in my location.

Basically-many can train to be makeup artists with cosmetic schools and such.
But I never believed in those schools unless you want to be an esthetician-then
you SHOULD attend a cosmetic school because you must be certified.

I personally feel that if you don't naturally have any creative talent or have
difficulties doing makeup on other people-which is much different from painting
your own face......try another career. You HAVE to be confident with
brushes,materials and ESPECIALLY color correction for makeup application in a
professional setting which is out of the department store. Stores are great
for practice-but as you can read in this NG quite often-not everyone that works
in a store is any good.

I trained in a Fine Art School in many levels of studies for an undergrad and
graduate degree-which turned about to be 10 years of schooling off and
on......and believe me-I'm more confident with my abilities due to YEARS or
artistic training as opposed to a few months or weeks in a cosmetic school.

I mean-who would you rather have do your makeup?

Ciao and Good Luck-
Laura Palmer