Costume craftwork on a budget : clothing, 3-D makeup, wigs, millinery & accessories / Tan Huaixiang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huaixiang, Tan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Costume design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

New York : Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

"Costume Craftwork on a Budget demonstrates how to use inexpensive materials to create durable costumes and props in a short amount of time. Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions teach readers how to use 3-D makeup and create teeth, wigs, masks, hats, nonhuman costumes, leather products, and other accessories. This new edition features updated introductions for each chapter and project, expanded chapters on 3-D Makeup, Wigs, Masks, Headdresses, and Animal Costumes, and projects from shows such as Shrek the Musical (latex ears), Orphie & the Book of Heroes (headdresses), and Side Show (a lizard costume). From creating armor out of laundry baskets to detailed tricks for creating a witch's prosthetic nose, this book equips aspiring costume designers with the techniques needed to produce costumes and props that are beautiful, economical, and safe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

3-D makeup: prosthetic pieces

Teeth

Wigs

Beards

Rubber masks

Varaform and wonderflex masks

Mixed-materials masks

Variety hats

Straw and horsehair hats

Crowns

Turbans and hoods

Headdresses

Rubber outfit

Fabric outfits

Wired-framed headdresses

Foam headdresses and costumes

War helmets from household items

Body armor

Suede leather shoes and boots

Leather apron and jacket

Jewelry and mittens

Altering women's dresses

Altering men's jackets

Aging and distressing costumes

Supply sources and safety tips.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781315450032

1315450038

9781315450025

131545002X

9781315450049

1315450046

OCLC:

1080250729