Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre and Film, Second Edition is the one-stop shop for the knowledge and skills you need to create and style wigs. Covering the basics, from styling tools to creating beards, it ramps up to advanced techniques for making, measuring, coloring, and cutting wigs from any time period. Whether you're a student or a professional, you'll find yourself prepared for a career as a skilled wig designer with tips on altering existing wigs, multiple approaches to solving wig-making problems, and industry best practices.
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Höhe: 231 mm
Breite: 228 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
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978-1-032-17960-5 (9781032179605)
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Martha Ruskai's thirty year career as a freelance wig and makeup artist and designer includes opera, film, print, TV, and dance. When not in the theatre, she can be found at dog shows, agility, and water trials with her Portuguese Water Dogs.
Allison Lowery is the Wig and Makeup Specialist for Texas Performing Arts at the University of Texas -- Austin and the author of the Historical Wig Styling books. She has previously worked at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Glimmerglass Opera, among many others. She is also an active freelance wig stylist, makeup artist, and wardrobe stylist. Please visit her website at www.thewigmistress.com to keep up with her many projects.
CHAPTER 1-WIG MAKING TERMS, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 2-WIG MAKING BASICS: LEARNING TO VENTILATE CHAPTER 3-TAKING ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS CHAPTER 4-FACIAL HAIR CHAPTER 5-FRONTING AND OTHER ADAPTATIONS OF COMMERCIAL WIGS CHAPTER 6-BUILDING A FULL WIG FROM SCRATCH CHAPTER 7-TOUPEES, PARTIAL WIGS, AND OTHER HAIRPIECES CHAPTER 8-WIG APPLICATION AND REMOVAL CHAPTER 9-WIG STYLING TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 10--CREATING A HAIRSTYLE CHAPTER 11--CUTTING, PERMING, AND COLORING A FINISHED WIG CHAPTER 12-HAIR THAT ISN'T HAIR: WIGS MADE FROM OTHER MATERIALS CHAPTER 13-HOW TO GET A SHOW INTO PRODUCTION CHAPTER 14-CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF WIGS
