TA 212 Introduction to Costuming and Makeup

Introduction to the skills of visually expressing a character through makeup and costuming. Course content includes: examination of the difference between fashion and costuming; introduction of the materials, machinery, tools and techniques of the fashion and costuming industry; application of acquired skills to the construction of a garment and costume elements; introduction and application of visual aesthetics of makeup for performance; fundamentals of makeup; character, age, corrective, beards and mustaches, and three-dimensional makeup design and application techniques.

Credits

4

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Distinguish between the different roles and tasks of those working in the costume shop and stage makeup areas in the professional performing arts
2. Perform basic skills using costume shop and stage makeup tools and machinery
3. Execute basic, glamour, aging, scars, and prosthetic makeup techniques
4. Apply a critical awareness of fashion history and costume design and construction techniques to the total visual concept of a production
5. Critique the work of others and revise one’s own process to incorporate received critiques
6. Apply industry standard health and safety policies for working in the costume shop and applying makeup