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Wig Making and Styling

A Complete Guide for Theatre & Film

By Martha Ruskai and Allison Lowery

Wig Making and Styling

ISBN: 9780240813202

Trim: 11in x 8.5in

Publication Date: March 25, 2010

Price: €35.95

Format: Book - Paperback

Pages: 240

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Description

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.

* inspire your artistic ability withlots ofcolorexamples and in-depth directions
* learn to work with wigs based on time periods specific to your production
* develop your skills with the only guide specifically for wigs and hair

Contents

CHAPTER 1-WIG MAKING TERMS, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 2-WIG MAKING BASICS: LEARNING TO VENTILATE
CHAPTER 3-TAKING ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS
CHAPTER 4-FACIAL HAIR
CHAPTER 5-FRONTING AND OTHER ADAPTATIONS OF COMMERCIAL WIGS
CHAPTER 6-BUILDING A FULL WIG FROM SCRATCH
CHAPTER 7-TOUPEES, PARTIAL WIGS, AND OTHER HAIRPIECES
CHAPTER 8-WIG APPLICATION AND REMOVAL
CHAPTER 9-WIG STYLING TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 10--CREATING A HAIRSTYLE
CHAPTER 11--CUTTING, PERMING, AND COLORING A FINISHED WIG
CHAPTER 12-HAIR THAT ISN'T HAIR: WIGS MADE FROM OTHER MATERIALS
CHAPTER 13-HOW TO GET A SHOW INTO PRODUCTION
CHAPTER 14-CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF WIGS