Theatre & Performance Studies: Costume, Hair and Makeup

Stays and Corsets Volume 2
Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body
By Mandy Barrington
In this second volume of Stays and Corsets, Mandy Barrington continues to create historical patterns for a modern body shape. This book contains all new corset patterns with a range of silhouettes that span over 300 years, from the late 16th century to the early 20th century. The corset patterns…
Paperback – 2018-08-29
Focal Press
Beijing Opera Costumes
The Visual Communication of Character and Culture
By Alexandra B Bonds
Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture illuminates the links between theatrical attire and social customs and aesthetics of China, covering both the theory and practice of stage dress. Distinguishing attributes include an introduction to the performance style, the…
Paperback – 2018-08-08
Focal Press
The Costume Supervisor’s Toolkit
Supervising Theatre Costume Production from First Meeting to Final Performance
By Rebecca Pride
The Costume Supervisor’s Toolkit explores the responsibilities of a Costume Supervisor within a theatrical, opera or dance production company. Rebecca Pride provides an insight into all manner of processes, beginning with a definition of the role, and offers explanations of the timeline from the…
Paperback – 2018-07-30
Focal Press
Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen
Making and Applying Prosthetics, 3rd Edition
By Todd Debreceni
With this new edition of Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen, author Todd Debreceni presents the latest techniques and special effects in what has become an industry "bible." In addition to genre-specific considerations, Debreceni covers the latest gear you will need and details how to…
Paperback – 2018-07-26
Focal Press
Forties and Fifties Fashion for the Stage
with Patterns from Vintage Clothing
By Jessica Parr
Forties and Fifties Fashion for the Stage: with Patterns from Vintage Clothing provides instruction on how to recreate fashion from the 1940s and 1950s that withstands the vigorous demands of theatrical stage use. This book provides historical context for the clothing and features authentic…
Paperback – 2018-05-29
Focal Press
The Focal Press Costume Topics Series
Color Theory for the Makeup Artist
Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects
By Katie Middleton
Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects analyzes and explains traditional color theory for fine artists and applies it to the make-up artist. This book is suitable for both professionals and beginners who wish to train their eye further to…
Paperback – 2018-05-23
Focal Press
Character Sketch
A Drawing Course for Costume Designers
By Helen Q Huang
Character Sketch outlines a theory of costume rendering that explores how a designer conceptualizes and creates a character on the page. Beginning with how to develop a sense of character through active, gestural poses, this book explores and explains the process of drawing and painting from rough…
Paperback – 2018-03-05
Focal Press
The Prop Effects Guidebook
Lights, Motion, Sound, and Magic
By Eric Hart
In The Prop Building Guidebook, author Eric Hart demonstrated how to cut, glue, sculpt, and bend raw materials to build props. Now in The Prop Effects Guidebook, he shows us how to connect and assemble components and parts to make those props light up, explode, make noise, and bleed. It delves into…
Hardback – 2018-02-22
Focal Press
Character Costume Figure Drawing
Step-by-Step Drawing Methods for Theatre Costume Designers, 3rd Edition
By Tan Huaixiang
Character Costume Figure Drawing is an essential guide that will improve your drawing skills and costume renderings. Step-by-step visuals illustrate the how-tos of drawing body parts, costumes, accessories, faces, children, and different character archetypes, such as maternal, elderly, sassy,…
Paperback – 2018-01-09
Focal Press
Corsets and Crinolines
By Norah Waugh
Edited by Judith Dolan
In this classic book, Norah Waugh explores the changing shapes of women’s dress from the 1500s to the 1920s. Simple laced bodices became corsets of cane, whalebone and steel, while padding at shoulders and hips gave way to the structures of farthingales, hoops and bustles. Corsets and…
Paperback – 2017-10-04
Routledge
Digital Costume Design and Collaboration
Applications in Academia, Theatre, and Film
By Rafael Jaen
Digital Costume Design and Collaboration gives in-depth instruction on how to draw, render, and fully design costumes using online tools and software. Grounded in the use of Photoshop, the book explains the process of building a costume design from scratch, including information on digital tools…
Paperback – 2017-08-14
Focal Press
The Makeup Artist Handbook
Techniques for Film, Television, Photography, and Theatre, 3rd Edition
By Gretchen Davis, Mindy Hall
Learn first-rate techniques and tips from some of the best makeup artists in the business in the new edition of The Makeup Artist Handbook. Renown makeup pros Gretchen Davis and Mindy Hall bring an impressive set of experience in all areas to the book, including work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…
Paperback – 2017-07-28
Focal Press