10 Month Professional Makeup Design course

*BRAND NEW COURSE*

Introductory offer for 2024 only

course fee is £19,995.00

Where makeup careers begin.

The Delamar Academy 10 Month Professional Makeup Design Course is unrivalled as the leading industry training for Makeup and Hair Artists. This course is the most extensive qualification we offer, providing students with the best start to their makeup career.

Learn it all.

Covering the most employable genres of makeup and hair artistry, this highly technical yet creative course ensures students are provided with a fully developed, rich practical skill set and broad knowledge to work in the industry. The course is heavily focus on practical skills underpinned by theory. Throughout this course each student receives personal tutorials with tutors and our course leader, to appraise, motivate and guide the learning process. This is the only course that enable students to take two Advanced Modules in either Hair, Prosthetics or Fashion. All Professional Makeup Design students receive aftercare and support to find work opportunities in the industry.

Next course start dates:

27 August 2024 - 20 June 2025

Course fee: £ 21,750.00

Introductory fee offer for 2024 of

£19,995.00

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Introductory fee offer for 2024 of £19,995.00 ·

The building blocks of industry employability

The Professional Makeup Design course provides hands-on training for all the hair and makeup skills required to put you on the set of a film, theatre production, television show or fashion shoot - plus many other industry workplaces.

By the end of the Professional Makeup Design course, students will:

  • Possess the practical skills to launch a career in the makeup artist industry

  • Have a portfolio of work to help with future employment

  • Know how to research a subject and use relevant reference material to fulfil a makeup brief

  • Own a professional kit and know how to use everything in it

  • Undertake Advanced Courses in Prosthetics, Hair and Fashion Makeup

A full-time course for a fulfilling career

  • The course usually starts late August and runs through to the end of the following summer with breaks for Bank Holidays, half term and Christmas

  • Classes run 10:00am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday, in the Academy

  • All equipment, materials and a professional kit worth over £1,500 is included in the course

  • Classes sizes are small - no more than 12 students per class to create a strong tutor to student ratio

  • Termly tutorials with a tutor and Academy Principal are held with each student to provide support, advice and learn about each individual student’s goals

  • We hold guest masterclasses and industry talks throughout the year featuring top industry experts and artists

  • Professional discounts of around 30% are offered to our students by brands such as Mac, Kryolan, NARS, Charlotte Tilbury, Delilah and more (discounts offered by brands at their own discretion)

  • Tuition is practical and hands-on, with a tutor demo in the morning, followed by practical sessions for the rest of the day, in which students learn how to handle specialist equipment, tools and materials

  • We place emphasis on individual and group creativity, and all subjects are underpinned by theory, research, and visual references

Term one: The foundations

Students are doing makeup from day one, intensively taught a different discipline each week with. Professional techniques and etiquette are a must.

Beauty Makeup

Learn about the elements of professional beauty makeup from the perfect complexion work to dramatic enhancement of features.

Fashion Makeup

A more technical week with red lips, graphic liner, textures, shapes, crystals and runway inspired makeup looks.

Beginner Hair & Setting

Essential hair styling requires precise sectioning, styling with rollers, tongs, wands, texture and up-dos. Setting is an important skill for wig work.

Period Wigs

Block a wig, set in various authentic styles from the 1920s - 1950s, and learn how to dress-out. All materials and wig styling tools are included.

Period Makeup

Covering 1920s - 1980s, this week is a deep dive into modern history, recreating looks in an authentic way suitable for film & television.

Airbrush & Body Art

Learn how to use a professional airbrush machine. This week also includes body painting a shirt on + more.

Casualty Makeup

Injuries, disease, dirt, sweat, tears and the development of wounds/bruises. This course includes many new products and tools to master.

Character Makeup

Ageing, gender, general health and how to break down a character’s appearance into a makeup look from a script.

Prosthetics & Bald Caps

This 2 week course starts with a masterclass on bald cap application followed by the design, creation and application of silicone prosthetic pieces.

Facial Hair

Learn how to knot a piece of facial hair, how to dress and tong hair pieces - as well as all the skills needed for the application, maintenance, styling, and care of facial hair.

Barbering

Barbering course covers all the basic principles and techniques of barbering - including: sectioning, scissor over comb techniques, clippering, blowdrying, cross checking and blending.

Tutorials & Masterclasses

At the end of the first term, each student has an individual meeting with a tutor and course leader, to discuss their skills, goals and feedback. Students also enjoy a week of classes that prepare them for term two.

Term two: The advanced skills

During the second term, students take their skills to the next level with much more technically challenging makeup and hair. Our tutors will teach the techniques expected on a film trailer or backstage at a fashion show, pushing the students to create even better work at an advanced level.

Contemporary Hair

Learn technically challenging styles such as red carpet, structured fashion looks, braids, textured pieces, extensions, plus other advanced techniques.

Afro & Curly Textured Hair

An intensive grounding in Afro & textured hairdressing skills including curl patterns, styling, tools and products.

Advanced Casualty & Character

Taking everything up a level, students learn more advanced techniques and film industry level makeup looks to create compelling character makeup looks.

Advanced Body Art

Building on the basics, students learn how to design and paint full-body art. A skillset that is coveted by the fashion, film and advertising world.

Project Work

Combining all the skills taught, students are equipped and supported to work on their portfolio work through various character, hair and fashion projects.

Advanced specialisation

Advanced Hair

Learn period hair such as Edwardian, Victoria, 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s, as well as flunkies, cage construction and much more, this course is invaluable for students who want to work in TV, film and theatre. This course ends in a professional photoshoot.

Advanced Fashion Makeup

An intensive 6 week course to hone and develop students’ beauty and fashion skills to a high level of technical ability. In addition to perfecting your skill set, period and fashion references will be studied in detail, including work by the leading influences in the industry. This course ends in a professional photoshoot.

Advanced Prosthetics

Students learn advanced life casting, sculpting, moulding, application and painting skills - all through the creation of a whole-head, silicone prosthetic design. Intensive and highly practical, this course ends in a professional photoshoot.