Make-up Artist Course

Course overview

This course is designed for qualified beauty specialists who would like to expand their knowledge of make-up application and styles and advance their skills in editorial, fashion and high definition make-up. The course covers five different styles of make-up and techniques used within the film and fashion industries that will provide the foundation for a broad range of contemporary or stylised looks. If you wish to be a successful professional make-up artist, as well as a good understanding of skin types, basic make-up application, manicures, pedicures, nail extensions and eyebrow shaping, it is a distinct advantage to offer the additional skills that enable you to work on music videos or commercials, films, television productions, magazine editorials or photographic shoots. You will also be able to take on individual clients who require makeup for bridal photography, special occasions and parties.

Syllabus

Lesson One – The History of Make-up
- Introduction
- The Ancient Egyptians to the Elizabethans
- The Orient
- The Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries
- The Victorians
- The Twenties and Thirties
- The Forties and Fifties
- The Sixties and Seventies
- Punk and the New Romantics
- The Twenty-First Century
Lesson Two – Training to be a Make-up Artist
- Film and Television Work
- Music Video
- Fashion – Catwalk/Editorial
- Theatre
- Working from Home
- Further Opportunities
- Marketing Your Skills
- Questions on Lesson One
Lesson Three – Make-up Application
- Preparation of Skin for Make-up
- Primer and Foundation
- Make-up Kits and Products
- Hygiene
- Mirrors and Lighting
- Contouring and Highlighting
- General Points to Remember for Good Make-up Application
- Questions on Lesson Two
Lesson Four – Creating Specific Looks
- High Definition Bridal Make-up for Photography
- Black and White Photography
- Contouring and Highlighting
- The 1950s Marilyn Monroe Look
- The 1960s Brigitte Bardot Look
- The Catwalk and High Fashion
- Questions on Lesson Three

Practical training

No practical training is required to complete this course.

Prerequisites

This course is designed for qualified Beauty Specialists.

View our Beauty Specialist course.

Level

On successful completion of this course, you have received training designed as professional development to gain additional skills and knowledge to expand the practice of the existing therapist

Certification

On successful completion students will receive the following award: The BSY Professional Certificate of Merit in Make-up Artistry.

How the course works

Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.

You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you.

Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.

Additional benefits

Health and Harmony Magazine
Enrol on this course and you will receive a complimentary issue of Health & Harmony, our inspirational full colour magazine. Giving complementary and natural health updates and news, it also includes student profiles, lists the most recent award winners, and provides interesting articles and short stories.

Enrol on this course from £50

There are two ways you can enrol on this course. You can:

Pay with a deposit of £50, followed by 5 monthly instalments of £25
or
Pay the total course fee of £175 in one sum and receive a voucher towards the cost of your next course