6 Manipulating the Bone Structure
Highlight and shadow are used to manipulate the bone structure of your face for a number of reasons. Many people feel that they have slight imperfections, such as crooked nose or a receding chin, and want to make corrections. An actor may be playing a character that is described in the play as having a specific type of feature or look that she needs to replicate. A performer may want to accentuate or deemphasize features to support the type of character he is playing, perhaps a larger forehead for a pedantic professor, or a strong, square jawline for a classical Greek hero.
In this chapter, the same highlight and shadow techniques used in Chapter 4 will be used to change the appearance of the shape of your features. ...
Get Theatrical Makeup now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
