VOL. 6, NO. 12
MAR. 19, 1965

Drama Classes Study Arts, Techniques of Make-up
"Baby, where did you get those gorgeous eyes?" "Darling, who gave you those rosy cheeks?" "Precious, who made those ruby red lips?" Probably these rewards came from Mr. Garth Boyer's drama classes, where students have been learning the art of stage make-up.

The first step of stage makeup is to cleanse the face, removing all make-up and dirt. Next, the appropriate color base is applied. Grease paint is then applied in small dabs or streaks on the cheeks, forehead, and exposed areas of the neck. After this, the grease paint is blended until a thin, smooth coating covers all exposed areas. The make-up must reach the collar line and the hair line.

Now it is time to apply shadow and highlight according to what feature of the face is to be emphasized. Next, moist rouge is applied; it should be kept high on the cheek bones and blended carefully.
 In the next step the eyes and brows are made up. An eyebrow pencil is used to arch the eyebrow. The eye is shadowed by starting with a heavy line at the inner corner and fading out before reaching the brow. The line on the upper lid is extended like a long eyelash. Both eyes must be shaded similarly. The lower lid is lined so there is a space between the edge of the lid and the penciled line.

If the characterization requires it, wrinkles are added. eyebrows for a frown are raised until the natural lines of future wrinkles appear. The lines are drawn with a brown liner and must be continuous rather than a dotted line.

Now a small amount of lipstick is necessary to bring the face back to a natural look. Powder is put on next, a shade lighter than the foundation. The powder holds the make-up in place and, under hot lights, prevents it from running. The finishing touch is mascara. It is applied only on the upper lashes, and, unless the person is a real brunette, brown is used instead of black.