Top off that costume with the perfect accoutrement with this first real guide to creating and styling costume wigs. 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. Other great features include: -Versatile techniques to create all different historical hairstyles -Tips on ...
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Top off that costume with the perfect accoutrement with this first real guide to creating and styling costume wigs. 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. 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 practices Full of inspirational and directive photographs, this book will groom anyone from novice to professional stylist into a skilled wig designer.
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Very good. Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre and Film, Second Edition is the one-stop shop for the knowledge and skills you need to create and style wigs. Covering the basics, from styling tools to creating beards, it ramps up to advanced techniques for making, measuring, coloring, and cutting wigs from any time period. Whether you're a student or a professional, you‘ll find yourself prepared for a career as a skilled wig designer with tips on altering existing wigs, multiple approaches to solving wig-making problems, and industry best practices. "The first of its kind and a must-have for students and professionals alike. 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. I will refer to it often as I work."-William Ivey Long, five-time Tony Award winning costume designer Buchrückseite: Top off that costume with the perfect accoutrement with this first real guide to creating and styling costume wigs. 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. 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 practices Full of inspirational and directive photographs, this book will groom anyone from novice to professional stylist into a skilled wig designer. Neben den 2 anderen Bänden "Historical Wig Styling" habe ich mir auch diesen zugelegt. Es werden eher die Basics erklärt, keine komplett fertigen Frisuren für diese oder jede Epoche. Doch gerade als Einstieg ist es gut sich zunächst mit allen wichtigen Aspekten des Perückenmachens zu beschäftigen, bevor man gleich loslegt und dann im Prozess etwas versemmelt. In der Hinsicht ist es eine gute Hilfe. Ein Auszug der behandelten Themen: -Techniken und Gerätschaften-Basics der Perückenherstellung-Akkurates Maßnehmen-Aufsetzen und Abnehmen-Haarteile herstellen-Schneiden, Färben, etc...-Perückenpflege Content: Chapter 1: Wig-Making Terms, Tools, and Techniques Glossary of Wig and Hair Terms Wig-Making Tool Kit Wig Styling Tool Kit Hairpins and Clips Rollers/Curlers A Well-Equipped Wig Area Handling a Wig Blocking a Wig Blocking Hard-Front Wigs Blocking Lace-Front Wigs Basic Hand Sewing Stitches Chapter 2: Wig Application and Removal Hair Prep Long Hair Nylon Wig Caps vs Fishnet Wig Caps Short Hair Prepping for Film How to Hold and Put on a Lace-Front Wig Applying Hard-Front Wigs and Falls Removing Wigs After a Performance A Word About Quick Changes and Tap Dancing Chapter 3: Care and Maintenance of Wigs Cleaning Wig Laces Cleaning Facial Hair Touching up a Wig Washing Wigs A Note About Hair Washing Products Washing the Wig off the Block Washing the Wig on the Block Storing Your Wigs Storage Systems Chapter 4: Wig-Making Basics: Learning to Ventilate Ventilating Needles and Holders Loading Your Needle Wig-Making Laces and Nets Fronting Laces Back/Foundation Laces Stretch Laces Other Wig-Making Materials The Direction and Stretch of the Lace Types of Hair Basic Wig-Knotting/Ventilating Technique Double Knotting Ventilating Positions Hair Density and Ventilating Patterns Ventilating Direction Untying Knots Color Blending Sewing with Invisible Thread Hair Punching Chapter 5: Taking Accurate Measurements Proper Head Measurements Transferring Head Measurements to a Block Plastic-Wrap Head Tracings Padding Out a Block with a Plastic Tracing Chapter 6: Facial Hair Creating the Pattern for the Facial Hair Piece Tracing method, free hand...