Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre & Film
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0240813200 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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. She has also been a recipient of the B. She was also the Wig Master for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and has created wigs and makeup for Zilker Musical Theatre, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and many others. Allison Lowery is the Wig and Makeup Specialist for Texas Performing Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Martha Ruskai has 30 years of wig making and design experience runnin
Top off that costume with the perfect accoutrement with this first real guide to creating and styling costume wigs. Other great features include: -Versatile techniques to create all different historical hairstyles-Tips on altering existing wigs and creating wigs from scratch-Multiple approaches and solutions to solving wig-making problems and needs-Information about the industry, including history and best practicesFull of inspirational and directive photographs, this book will groom anyone from novice to professional stylist into a skilled wig designer.. No longer will you need to comb through old references on hairstyles of different time periods, Wig Making and Styling contains everything you need to be a cut above, offering snippets on styling tools, hair types, wig making and measuring, coloring, cutting, and even creating beards and toupees
The Bible for Wig Makers & Superb Reference Book, I already own a copy of the first edition, a paperbound book, as well as the e-book version. I wear a hair system to cover over my balding head and was wondering what was involved in making a hair system; consequently, I purchased this book after doing an online evaluation of books on wig making. What a treasure this book is for anyone wanting to know. "Wonderfully detailed photos and description of the ventilation process as" according to Natalie L.. Wonderfully detailed photos and description of the ventilation process as well as many other techniques and terms used in the business. A comprehensive text that I plan to refer to a lot in the future. I also recommend Allison Lowery's other two other texts entitled Historical Wig Styling.. Excellent Book I ordered this book because I want to learn how to add hair to a lace top wig and instructional material is scarce. I was a bit put off by the price of this book but I think it is worth the money. This book is written by two people that have years of experience making and caring for wigs. They photos are great, the different techniques are great and t
Filled with photographs and detailed, step-by-step instructions for every sort of wig and hairpiece , Wig Making and Styling now occupies a prominent place in my professional library. "The first of its kind and a must-have for students and professionals alike. I will refer to it often as I work." -William Ivey Long, five-time Tony Award winning costume designer