The Special Effects Makeup Certificate

Course details

Expand your makeup skills to become a more competitive makeup artist by learning the fundamentals of special FX makeup. This course takes you from a foundation to an intermediate level.

The instructors prepare students for success as they teach trending techniques and skills, enabling students to transform any face into a work of art. A wide range of application techniques such as scratches, bruising, cuts, abrasion, bald cap application, silicon folding and character development will be taught. This course is taught by leading TV and Film makeup artists who have worked on movies starring Julia Roberts, Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Natalie Portman and Jude Law. Also, they have worked on some blockbusters films such as Closer, Book of Eli, Finding Neverland, X-men and the Last man standing, just to name a few.

Upon completion of this course you will be awarded:
"The Creative Special Effects Certificate"

This certificate includes Basic Makeup, Character Makeup, Bruising, Wounds, Bald Cap application and Creating a Character which will be awarded by the (London Academy of Freelance Makeup)
And 1 further individual certificate awarded by an International body for the week ;

Course Syllabus

You will gain Certificate in (Creative Special Effects accredited by AOFM and City & Guilds London Institute)

• HD Makeup
• Character Makeup
• Continuity keeping
• Basic SFX/Casualty Techniques
• Bruising
• Open wounds & cuts
• Casualty makeup
• Facial Hair, Aging & Dirtying Down
• Creating a zombie
• Using latex, gelatin and sculpt gel
• Bald Cap Application
• Gafquat application and techniques
• Advanced SFX
• Creating burns
• Create a character
• Professional photoshoot of your work