Makeup Magic
Old Age Makeup, Bruises, Cuts & Scrapes, and Tattoo Covers
Saturday, February 22, 2025
1:00-7:00pm
$75 per person
15 spaces available
Transform your appearance with stage makeup! In this hands-on class, you'll learn how to use makeup to age yourself realistically for a role, create convincing bruises, cuts, and scrapes, and master the art of tattoo cover-up. Whether you need to adjust for a time period or make a character more believable, these essential techniques will elevate your performance.
All supplies are provided—just bring your creativity!
Who is the course for?
Beginner-Intermediate stage makeup designers and artists, College students, and people working in community theatre.
What we’ll cover:
Creating old age makeup
Practice covering tattoos by using various methods, including, alcohol-based makeup and airbrushing
Creating cuts and scrape injuries with makeup
Creating bruises and understanding bruise development
“This was such an all-encompassing class! I was able to refresh skills, learn more, and network! Every question we could think of was answered and I was able to kick start my free-lance work with wigs.”
“Taking these classes have allowed me to discover and expand upon skills I never thought I could develop. It has opened up a whole new avenue for me to explore for marketing myself.”
“I loved Savanna’s wig design class. I’ve worn wigs for years and had no idea how much went in to creating, styling and even wearing a wig. I felt like a beginner but Savanna was so kind, patient and thorough in teaching me. My friends and family now send their old wigs to me to bring back to life.”
Meet the Instructor
Savanna Finley, Wig & Makeup Supervisor
I have been in the theatrical hair and makeup and wig business for almost 10 years. I have designed, ran crew, and been on build crew for over 40 productions, at about 8 different theatres and locations from Regional to Educational. I went to school for Technical Theatre and was trained by some amazing theatrical wig and makeup artists and have learned so much along the journey. I have also worked with and been trained by over 12 Broadway and Regional Theatre artists.
I have now taught around 60 classes all about Theatrical Hair and Makeup Design, Wig Run Crew, and Wig Build Crew and I absolutely love it. I wanted to start teaching what I know because this part of the industry tends to gate-keep their knowledge and therefore, the knowledge and skills are dying. Quality is sadly going downhill. I believe this knowledge should be shared. My goal is to keep it going and to help others learn and improve their skills. I want to help those who feel like they were “thrown into” theatrical hair and makeup and wigs.
I encourage everyone, whether you have been in the business for years or those who have been interested in this field, to always keep learning.
I love what I do. My passion is working as a team to create a world in which the audiences can be transported to. I found a home, creating wigs and designs and I am very lucky to do it every day.