Make-Up: Sup' Theatre Arts Vocabulary List. Standard Grade Drama

Front 1

Fake Blood

Back 1

Powder, liquid or capsules which create the effect of bleeding

Front 2

Foundation

Back 2

The basic skin colour

Front 3

Liners

Back 3

Sticks of make-up in different colours used to create lines, bruises, shading, highlighting etc.

Front 4

Pencils

Back 4

Soft pencils in different colours which are easily smudged and blended

Front 5

Scarring

Back 5

Scars created with make-up, putty or scarring material

Front 6

Stipple sponge

Back 6

Used to create an unshaven look or the appearance of cracked veins

Front 7

Tooth varnish

Back 7

Used to create the look of a missing tooth by blacking out an existing one

Front 8

Crepe hair

Back 8

Plaits of artificial hair which can be cut and trimmed to form eyebrows, moustaches and beards

Front 9

Highlighting

Back 9

Using light colours to make face areas stand out

Front 10

Shading

Back 10

Using colours to make facial areas look shrunken

Front 11

Spirit gum

Back 11

Glue used to attach hair to the face

Front 12

Latex

Back 12

Liquid rubber which can be used to make skull cap moulds and false noses

Front 13

Nose putty

Back 13

Type of clay used for altering the shape of the nose or chin and/or making warts and wounds

Front 14

Skull cap

Back 14

Plastic head-shaped covering to give appearance of baldness