2nd Edition

Color Theory for the Make-up Artist Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

By Katie Middleton Copyright 2022
238 Pages 288 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

238 Pages 288 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

238 Pages 288 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects (Second Edition) analyzes and explains traditional color theory for fine artists and applies it to make-up artistry. This beautifully illustrated guide begins with the basics of color theory – why we see color, how to categorize and identify color, and relationships between colors – and relates... Read more

1. Color Theory  2. Pigments and Dyes  3. Flesh Tones  4. Applying Color Theory to Beauty Make-Up  5. Color Inspiration for Make-Up Design  6. Applying Color Theory to Special Effects Make-Up  7. How Lighting Affects Color

Biography

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’s degree in Fine Art from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where she was also honored with the Early Career Achievement Award in 2016. She is a member of IATSE Local 706 and Local 798.

In 2017 she was nominated for a Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for the film Loving. Some of her other make-up credits include: Department Head Make-up Artist on Hulu’s How I Met Your Father; Prosthetic and Special Effects Make-up Artist on Old, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, The Mandalorian Season 3, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Skin, and This is Us Season 6; Prosthetic Make-up artist and Prosthetic Fabricator on 40 episodes of AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies, and PBS’s Mercy Street Seasons 1–2. Katie also studied make-up and special effects at Vancouver Film School, where she received the Make-up Achievement Award.