Every April, the California wind and sun blow on me! This year is special, we can only look at the male bodhisattva across the screen:
Back when we went to a music festival, cosmetics alone took up a quarter of our luggage. Exaggerated colors, large sequins, large rhinestones, boxes and pieces, are really out of the film:
Why did it come out? The makeup we have to go out for two hours a day is definitely one of the reasons. You know, makeup like this adaptation to music festivals is very much in need of technology. Today, I have to take you to reveal the secrets, and strive to make everyone greatly increase their skills in a month.
Usually, the way we improve our craft is to watch bloggers' videos and learn some difficult makeup through the techniques shown in the videos, such as truncated eye makeup, three-dimensional contouring, and so on.
Recently, that kind of simple and beautiful makeup video has been replaced by the technical stream. The recent fire of Mao Geping makeup method and Hangyue geometric rhinoplasty this technical flow, everyone has learned?
In fact, behind these techniques, there is a set of principles - that is, the foundation of art. The priming technique taught by Mao Geping School is connected with the line in the sketch; hangyue's geometric nose repair method is actually to move the way of drawing the nose structure in the painting to the face.
There is an inextricable link between makeup and painting. Anyone who has attended Mao Geping or Li Dongtian's school must know that before you can start learning makeup, you need to take a few sketching lessons. Without these as a foundation, some of the so-called makeup techniques are all flower racks.
Why does Zhao Liying's eyebrows not look good on your face? Why is the eye shadow suitable for Song Yuqi not suitable for you? This is all related to the principles of art. You wouldn't? It's okay, teach you to do it simply.
Most of us have a foundation in makeup, as long as you pay more attention to these aspects, you can quickly get the skills that makeup artists can master.
Shaping and light shadowing
Why did the makeup school start with a class that asked people to paint plaster and still lifes? The first is to cultivate the students' observation ability and the ability to find "shapes"; the second is the ability to shape light and shadow. Both are closely related to the quality of makeup technology.
The ability to observe allows you to quickly discern the changes in the makeup of celebrities; the ability to find "shapes" means that you can copy the makeup you like to your face. For example, seeing that Lisa's cat's eyeliner is beautiful, you can draw a similar one yourself.
The second is the ability to shape light and shadow. Through the transition of black, white and gray, a three-dimensional thing is shaped. Your canvas shifts from paper to face, and so does the principle. So you know to paint a nose shadow, to brighten the brow bone.
Most of the non-professional techniques stop here.
Now let's start the next step!!!!
The human body and pen techniques
When you have the basic ability to shape and shape light and shadow, generally in the painting class, your painting objects will be upgraded from geometric plaster and simple still life to facial features.
The first step is this:
And then here's this:
Yes, from slice to surface.
When the relationship between these facets is understood, it becomes a surface, and its light and shadow have no obvious boundaries and become softer. This is closer to the human body. When you understand these structures better, you will have a deeper understanding of your own face, and after encountering celebrity makeup, you will not simply copy, but will improve according to the characteristics of your face to achieve the most suitable makeup state for yourself.
At this stage, you can feel that through the lines and depth of the painting, you can express a muscle or a concave and convex structure.
When you want it to move upwards, the line can be lined up, and the overall appearance will have a lifting effect. This is also the technique in Mao ge flat-soled makeup.
The natural transition that allows each surface to be soft and form a curved surface is also related to the technique of the pen. If you can't always let the eyeshadow blend naturally, you can focus on this aspect.
color
When the morphological structure and pen technique have a certain foundation, it will start to color! If you always feel that the makeup color will not match, and the eyeshadow will only use the earth color, it means that you can focus on improving this aspect!
Most non-professional girls, the most commonly used color matching method is the same color system, so that the focus color of the eyeshadow, blush and lipstick in one color system, there is certainly no mistake. But in this way, there are too few tricks to play!
Blend the right foundation for your skin tone. Then according to your own skin tone, choose a makeup color that can highlight the color of the atmosphere, so as to create a makeup color that is truly suitable for yourself.
And these are all related to the principle of color. If you master these, you can't go wrong with the thousands of makeup colors you choose.
When you understand the above three techniques, you can combine them and apply them. You will find that some celebrities with the same makeup may not be suitable for themselves: xx small flowers eyebrows are too long, I only need to draw a finger behind the eyes; xx big flowers eyelashes are too sharp, I only need to paste to the back half of the cut...
Isn't that fragrant???
Well, sisters, during this extraordinary period, you can read part of the time to improve your makeup skills!
ps: These are all must-read books for makeup artists!
■《Face paint：The story of Make-up》
Lisa Eldridge
About 180 yuan
Books by famous makeup artist Lisa Eldridge, who has worked for brands such as Chanel and Lancôme. The book tells the origins of makeup and introduces cosmetics from different eras (both are the author's collections), as well as some of the stories that took place in the industry.
■《Color Theory for the Makeup Artist》
Katie Middleton
About 450 yuan
A book about makeup color, not only the concept of color, but also the influence of light and shadow on makeup.
■《Makeup Stylist Handbook》
Gretchen Davis, Mindy Hall
About 100 yuan
More professional and systematic makeup books, the author has more than 20 years of makeup experience, and won the 2010 Academy Award and the 2011 Emmy Award nominations. If you are interested in film and television styling, you must watch it!
■ "Teaching Of Berryman's Human Body Structure Painting"
George Burleiman
About 100 yuan
In fact, this is an art book, it is a book that studies the structure of the human body with the beginning of modeling, and it is very helpful to understand the human body and its structure.
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