Color Theory for the Make-Up Artist

"I had the privilege of seeing this book prior to publication as well as in the finished form. As a Make-up Artist in the film and television industry for over 30 years, I am so pleased that this is now available as an excellent resource for any artist's education and practical work. This is a much needed work within the make-up field and will help artists raise their game. The concepts are clearly explained and illustrated with ample visual images. The application of color theory to all forms of make-up artistry is made simple, even fun, and will ignite the enthusiasm of the reader to see their craft in a whole new way... and want to start applying it immediately!" -Stan Edmonds, Department Head of Make-Up Design for Film and Television at Vancouver Film School (IATSE 891)

Katie Middleton is a professional make-up artist for film and television with a background in fine art, specializing in portrait and representational painting. She earned her Bachelor Degree in Fine Art from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York where she was honored with the Early Career Achievement Award in 2016. Some of her make-up credits include the film Loving, where she was nominated for a Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award in 2017; Showtime's Homeland; AMC's Turn: Washington's Spies; PBS's Mercy Street; and Mystery Science Theater 3000. Katie also studied make-up and special effects at Vancouver Film School where she received the Make-up Achievement Award.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: COLOR THEORY WHY WE SEE COLOR THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM CLASSIFYING COLOR THE COLOR WHEEL WARM & COOL COLORS PRIMARY COLORS SECONDARY COLORS TERTIARY COLORS COLOR RELATIONSHIPS COMPLEMENTARY COLORS COLOR SCHEMES THE 3 ATTRIBUTES OF COLOR HUE, VALUE, & INTENSITY CATEGORIZING COLORS MIXING COLOR TINTS, SHADES, & TONES LIGHT & DARK COLORS COLOR CONSTANCY COLOR SYSTEMS RYB CMY RGB ADDITIVE & SUBTRACTIVE COLOR OPTICAL ILLUSIONS IN COLOR SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST OPTICAL MIXTURES AFTER-IMAGES IMPRESSIONISM POINTILLISM CHAPTER 2: PIGMENTS & DYES WHAT ARE PIGMENTS & DYES? PIGMENTS DYES EXAMPLES OF PIGMENTS & DYES PIGMENTS & DYES IN MAKE-UP CHARACTERISTICS OF PIGMENTS INORGANIC & ORGANIC PIGMENTS TRANSPARENCY & OPACITY PIGMENT VARIATIONS & MIXTURES CHAPTER 3: FLESH TONES PIGMENTS IN SKIN MAKING FLESH TONES FROM PRIMARY PIGMENTS COLOR BREAKDOWNS CHAPTER 4: APPLYING COLOR THEORY TO BEAUTY MAKE-UP MAKE-UP BASE COLORS UNDERTONES FOUNDATION MATCHING COLORED POWDERS CONCEALERS COLOR CORRECTION SHADOWS & HIGHLIGHTS ADDING COLOR: EYES, CHEEKS & LIPS EYES CHEEKS LIPS MAKE-UP DESIGN BREAKING THE RULES THINGS TO CONSIDER CHAPTER 5: APPLYING COLOR THEORY TO SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKE-UP COLORS IN THE BODY THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM BLOOD BURNS, BRUISES & SCARS COLD & FROSTBITE SICKNESS & DEATH DIRT & MUD MAKING TATTOOS TEETH PAINTING PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES STIPPLING INTRINSIC COLOR WHEN TO ADD BLACK COLOR INSPIRATION FOR CHARACTER DESIGN PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF COLOR COLORS IN NATURE CHAPTER 6: HOW LIGHTING AFFECTS COLOR LIGHTING YOUR WORKSPACE NATURAL LIGHT COLOR TEMPERATURE OF LIGHT LIGHT BULBS MAKEUP ROOMS & TRAILERS COLORED LIGHTING COLOR MIXING WITH LIGHT THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF COLORED LIGHT COLORED GELS ADDING WARM LIGHT ADDING COOL LIGHT LIGHTING FOR THEATER LIGHTING FOR FILM & TV 3 POINT LIGHTING EARLY FILM HD FILM LIGHTING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY COLOR GRADING CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY GLOSSARY