The Secret of Opera Makeup

THE SECRET OF CHINESE OPERA MAKEUP

Before you make up you need sure What role are you playing is Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo, or Chou.Diffrent role there makeup are diffrent and the color you use to makeup are important.Because diffrent main color will representing different character personalities.

Red shows the character of loyal and heroic characters. Blue expresses the character of strong, brave, and scheming charactersBlack shows the image of integrity, selflessness, and upright characterWhite represents the image of insidious, suspicious, flying, and solemn charactersGreen represents the image of tenacious and irritable characters and others

MakeUp Step and Detail

Step 1: Make The Background Color

the background color in the opera makeup needs to be mixed with red and white oil paint to make a tender flesh color, and then photograph it on your skin, be sure to shoot evenly, master the thickness of the oil paint, too thin will reveal your own skin color , And too thick to look like a mask is very dull, but also according to the stage lighting, the identity of the characters, etc. to shoot the background.

Step 2: Blush

When we make up, we habitually apply or brush sun red, but because what we need for opera makeup is oil paint, we need to pat the blush on the skin and let it melt into it. The base color is oil paint, the color is best to use rose red to be more natural, the blush on the upper eyelid is the reddest, and it must be very natural in the position of the connection.

Step 3: Set Makeup

In the usual makeup, we all know that we need to set makeup to prevent makeup from falling off. In the same way, when setting makeup, we must start from top to bottom from the inside to the outside, first apply the base color, then apply the blush, and finally apply the face. Go on the floating powder bomb Step 4: Rouge

The method of rouge and blush are basically the same, but the difference between the two is that rouge can make the face makeup more vivid, you must remember that the color of the upper eyelid is the deepest

Step 5: Draw Eye Circles

Compared with ordinary makeup, the eye circles of opera makeup should be exaggerated, but in the process of making them, you must remember to make them according to the shape of the model’s eyes and the height of the characters. The effect will not be good

Step 6: Eyebrows

Eyebrows are also a very important part of drama makeup. First of all, it must be based on the character. For example, Tsing Yi Hua Dan needs to be transformed into willow eyebrows. At the same time, it must be transformed according to the appearance of the character, so that it will have a three-dimensional effect.

Step 7: Lips

First, outline the edges of the lips with big red oil paint, and secondly, use the opposite way to make the lips according to the characters. For example, if the lips are thin, the bulge must be reduced, and those with the big mouth must be reduced.