Beginner Airbrush

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Beginner Airbrush

Marvelous Makeup School in the Heart of Hollywood

Known as the cinema center of the world, Hollywood boasts of all major film studios making the big budget, legendary movies that are admired all over the world. While Hollywood produces many types of movies, its specialty is highly entertaining feature films based on science fiction and fantasy, requiring the heavy use of special effects and prosthetic makeup. Many makeup artists have found and built their creative careers in Hollywood, especially in the special effects genre of moviemaking. There is often a serious shortage of qualified makeup artists in Hollywood. Today, there are many makeup schools operating in and around Hollywood to cater to the growing demand for makeup artistry.

Established in 1966 and situated in the heart of Hollywood, EI School of Professional Makeup is the first Hollywood makeup school to make its mark in the highly creative and imaginative world of special effects and prosthetic makeup. Fully devoted to train the budding artists, this finest Hollywood makeup school provides a comprehensive hands-on education in all areas of professional makeup. Its makeup classes are tailored to suit all categories of serious students who wish to develop a career in this area. The institute offers three basic programs of study explained below.

Studio Makeup Artist program is aimed at students who primarily wish to work in the beauty industry, including salons, spas, health resorts, cosmetics companies, photo studios, wedding studios, as well as freelance work. This program covers all aspects of beauty and corrective makeup, high fashion photographic makeup, hair styling, airbrushing, the wedding business, and the psychology of beauty.

SFX or Special Effects is an intensive program intended specifically for students who want to work in special effects makeup. This program is designed to prepare the beginner to a fully-functioning makeup artist qualified to work in SFX houses, labs and workshops. This program includes: full head life casting, designing and designs, sculpting (mold making), application of prosthetics, foam rubber and silicone casting, drawing and sculpting techniques, head casting, full body casting, multi-piece molding, and seaming foam, among others.

Artistry of Makeup is a one-year program that prepares students to become fully-trained makeup artists capable of working in all aspects of the various makeup industries. Six courses in this program offer students the fundamentals of each makeup discipline, including practical workshops, guest speakers, and field trips. This program consists of: beauty and corrective makeup, theatrical/live performance makeup, high fashion photographic makeup, beginning prosthetics workshop, and television and film makeup.

In addition to the basic makeup artist courses listed above, this school also offers Master Classes covering subjects such as hair arranging and wig styling, advanced tech lab, tattoos for film, airbrushing, refresher class (customized), face and body painting and mask making. EI’s student services include a full-fledged library, helping international students on I-20 and visa formalities, finding careers and providing housing facilities.

Visit EI’s website at www.ei.edu for further details.

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