- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Pearson; 8 edition (4 Jan 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0138405395
- ISBN-13: 978-0138405397
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.6 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 973,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Widely referred to as the “bible of stage makeup,” the timely revision of this classic text addresses principles and techniques in the use of makeup for the contemporary performer.
This extensive exploration of the application and use of stage makeup and makeup for a variety of performance venues covers all aspects in detail and contains over 400 photographs, drawings, and diagrams demonstrating step-by-step procedures. Thoroughly updated and revised, this classic text remains accurate and comprehensive, providing information from which all readers — whether students to the field or seasoned, professional makeup artists — will benefit.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have found Richard Corson's "Stage Makeup" an outstanding and complete resource for theatrical makeup as well as film makeup. Being fairly new in this field I have especially appreciated the chapters on different materials from oil based to water based, applying makeup including facial hair and wax features as well as creating my own prosthetics.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i loved this book but i so wish it was all in colour...otherwise perfect! loads of great faces old and young, character etc and a great colour section at the back. alas not much on the great cat faces on the front cover. definitely valuable to a serious make up artist.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Premier book on theatrical makeup
30 Aug 1997
Format:Hardcover
A plethora of books exist which discuss the techniques of theatrical makeup; Corson's work is undeniably the best of them all.
The first edition, published in the early 1940s, set the theatrical world on its ear. No more were performers advised that a faux wrinkle was effectively portrayed by a pencil line or that the physical characteristics of standard theatrical types--butler, old maid, Irishman, and so forth--were simple matters of formula.
The book would be a must-have if it explained only technique; it is its insistence that every character is unique and the product of any number of internal and external influences that makes it superb--and the one essential volume for every actor's personal library. Highly recommended
The first edition, published in the early 1940s, set the theatrical world on its ear. No more were performers advised that a faux wrinkle was effectively portrayed by a pencil line or that the physical characteristics of standard theatrical types--butler, old maid, Irishman, and so forth--were simple matters of formula.
The book would be a must-have if it explained only technique; it is its insistence that every character is unique and the product of any number of internal and external influences that makes it superb--and the one essential volume for every actor's personal library. Highly recommended
29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
New, but not improved.
25 Jan 2001
Format:Hardcover
While this book remains a "bible" in its field, my students complain about the price and the lack of color demonstrations. I was hoping the Ninth Edition of this book would have more color photos spread throughout the chapters, but the format has remained very much the same, with many of the same demonstrations and photo descriptions. The new chapters for film and television are a breath of fresh air and I applaud the new techniques aditions.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
An outstanding and complete resourse for Theatrical Makeup
29 April 1999
Format:Hardcover
For both the amateur and professional, alike, Richard Corson's "Stage Makeup" is an essential resource for both the makeup artist and the performer. In my 35 years of experience in the performance industry, I have found no other single resource that is so well illustrated and written. -Ed Thurber- Marlboro Theatrical Technology
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