How to become a Professional Makeup Artist?
Want to become a Professional Makeup Artist but don’t know how to start? Fret not, we share with you what steps do you need to become a makeup artist and what points to keep in mind.
- Field of makeup
Firstly, it is important to understand what kind of makeup interests you and what kind of professional makeup course you would like to go for. For instance, you want to do bridal makeup course or you are interested in face and body painting or you would like to be a makeup artist for fashion shows. It is very important to know what kind of makeup interests you and in what direction would you like to take your career. Below are some options you get as a makeup artist:
- Bridal Makeup
- Theatre Makeup
- Face and Body Painting
- Entertainment Industry – Film and television production houses, Celebrities for Personal services
- Fashion Makeup, Ramp walks, Publicity events
- Retail Stores
2. Education/ Qualifications
Now, once you have decided your field, you need to get qualified as a Professional Makeup Artist. Since you are aware of what field you want to work in, you can choose your makeup course, academy, qualifications required based on that.
- Training/ Practice
Whatever makeup field you choose, it is very important to get hands-on training and practice of makeup. The more you practice, the more finesse you get in your work. So, make sure you keep on practicing on different people after your makeup and hair course so that you can have experience of different kinds of skin, pigmentation, face shapes, different hair quality, length etc. Now, it is not necessary to always pay models and keep spending. Rather, you can work on your mother, sister, friends or colleagues as well. This also gives you an experience of working on different faces and skin types.
4. Portfolio
It is very important for a professional makeup artist to have an attractive and creative portfolio. Your portfolio can be digital or hard copy. You can even create a social media account and keep it updated with all the work you do and all the looks that you create. You can also add face charts in your portfolio so as to represent the actual idea and the execution. Make sure you have good quality images because your makeup should look splendid in your portfolio. Click good pictures of each work you do, every look you create and add it to your portfolio. Your eye makeup, your base, every detail should look beautiful. Try incorporating different looks in your portfolio so as to show your innovation and versatility.
At Brush Up By Vanshika, we impart international level of learning to our aspiring professional makeup artists. We take complete care of hygiene and safety levels. We provide our students with real time learning experience by taking them for various events and also give them freelance work after they have completed makeup artist course in Gurgaon. Our makeup programs are built taking into consideration the latest trends in the industry and we also encourage regular supervised practice.
Good explanation given.. a good start for people who have less knowledge about makeup.. this will surely help them to have better understanding of some basic stuff that one should know beforehand