I'd know how a black person can be made to look (naturally) white or lighter complected with stage makeup - i.e. like the Wayans brothers in "White Chicks" (the skintone, not the facial features), the black actors on "Mad T.V." or the family from the reality show "Black.White." We've tried pale foundation with little success, it looks completely unnatural.
Here are some examples:
http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/blackwhite/main.html
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/whitechicks/site
2006-09-14 15:32:54 · 6 answers · asked by Jae 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Oi. Not asking for beauty tips, I'm looking for stage makeup advice. Thanks.
2006-09-14 15:39:19 · update #1
Does anyone get it? I'm doing makeup for a PLAY, I am not looking to make myself lighter, I'm looking for tips on how to make the actors TEMPORARILY lighter for the purposes of ACTING.
2006-09-14 16:44:00 · update #2
you'll need to find a place that sells stage makeup, a good base helps, There used to be a product called dermablend that would do the job, but it's not cheap!
as for the feature issues, maybe experiment with putty ( ask a theatre pro about that, I don't know as much as I'd like) and of course there's the usual sheding tricks with makeup.
Hope that helps, break a leg with the show
2006-09-20 14:41:26 · answer #1 · answered by aussiegeezer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black And White Stage Makeup
2016-12-10 19:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you have not found a satisfactory answer to your question.
write a letter to the Make-up department of MAD-TV and ask them which products they use, to get the effect you are trying to achieve. They may respond to your request for information.
If you live in a large city, there should be a store that specializes in Theatrical Make-Up. Look in the yellow pages for theatrical make-up. If that doesn't work, call the Drama department of a university in your city and ask where you can buy theatrical make-up.
You probably want a "pancake" make-up, or, one that comes in a tube. Various shades are available.
2006-09-14 16:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark skin is beautiful, don't hide it,embrace it.
2006-09-14 16:40:52 · answer #4 · answered by aouija 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Be happy with what you were born with, why would you want to be lighter..
2006-09-14 15:35:54 · answer #5 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ask MJ
2006-09-14 15:39:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋