Casualty SFX Makeup Artist Course – 5 Days

Learn how to professionally work in the fascinating world of Casualty SFX Makeup for Theatre, Film and TV with our Intermediate 5-day Casualty SFX Makeup Artist Course. This intensive training will build your skills in SFX Makeup as well as introduce new techniques, applications and products.

Seventa Makeup Academy delivers the most current and essential skills required to work in the SFX Makeup industry.

This course is offered over 5 Day Sessions and offers specialised SFX makeup artistry training through personalised 1-on-1 sessions, maximising your learning experience.

This course is also offered in small groups of up to 4 students. Check the course enrolment section down below for dates of our small group class sessions.

We require a minimum of two participants for courses that offer small group sessions before the course can proceed. If you’re interested in enrolling in a small group session of your chosen course, you can join our waitlist which starts the matching process to match your availability with the availability of others who wish to enrol in the same course.

Steps to enrol and join the waitlist can be found here.

INVESTMENT:

The aim of this course is to gain confidence in creating realistic camera-ready injuries with a variety of techniques and products. You will also learn how to apply and blend prosthetics to make them look real and understand the use of research techniques to expand your knowledge and application.

This course is designed to enhance basic skills in SFX Makeup. It is recommended that before taking this course that students have completed our Introduction to SFX Makeup Course or have a basic knowledge of SFX Applications of basic wounds, scars and burns.

This course is taught by industry experts to give you the best insight and practices of the techniques currently being used in top FX workshops.

After completing an SFX Makeup Course at Seventa Makeup Academy you will continue to have access to tutors and industry professionals through our mentoring program.

The program is a perfect way to gain valuable experience with leading professionals in the industry through educational workshops, information from their extensive online library, plus both volunteer and paid work opportunities, not just locally but globally.

This course will expand your knowledge of Casualty and Special Effects Makeup and will equip you will many varied techniques to successfully work in the Film, TV and Theatre Industries.

During the course you shall explore various types of bruising, cuts, scrapes, first to third-degree burns, dirtying down, swelling, scarring, ageing and the positioning, painting and application of silicone flat mould prosthetics.

You will be using industry-approved products to include, gelatine, silicone, sculpt gel, various types of blood, alcohol activated and grease paints to mention but a few.

You will also be taught the most current hygiene and health & safety standards.

Your progress will be recorded via images/video and together with your Diploma Certificate, you will receive a collection of resources and all the images/video taken throughout the course.

Overview:

→ Introduction to the SFX specialist kit and products
→ Health, safety and hygiene
→ Research techniques
→ Skin diseases and conditions
→ Dirtying down / Period dirtying down
→ Casualty techniques
→ Swelling and bruising
→ Cuts and Scars
→ Burns
→ Ageing
→ Prosthetic application
→ Blending, care and removal of prosthetics

The Casualty SFX Makeup Course awards participants with a Seventa Makeup Academy Diploma Certificate which is fully insurable and allows students to apply professional makeup on private clients for any occasion.

Professional SFX Kit & Tools Included: At Seventa Makeup Academy all products and tools you will need for the course are provided in a kit we have developed for you to use during your course. You also get to keep the kit and tools, so you can continue to practice when your course has ended. Only professional brands are used.

Discounts of 5% are offered on courses when booking additional future courses and a bigger discount of 10% is available when booking 2 or more courses together.

Students are also automatically registered on our Professional Makeup Artist Discount Program for 30% off the Ten Image Professional product range.

Students can complete their skills further by taking our Prosthetic Flat Moulding Course for Beginners or expand your skillset with our Bald Cap Application Course. You could even explore other areas of makeup with one of our Professional Makeup Artist Courses.

Our cancellation policy applies to all courses. Once paid your course will be confirmed and no refunds can be issued. A change of dates may be requested by you with 4 weeks (Professional Courses) or more notice.

For courses where only a deposit (20% of the course fee) has been paid and you cancel (not change dates), the deposit is forfeited and is non-refundable.

Placement on a course or courses is subject to availability and we have the right to cancel or make changes to course dates without notice.

Most courses (refer to individual course pages) require a minimum of 2 students to be enrolled or the course may be rescheduled. Alternatively, students have the option to upgrade their course to a 1 to 1 Personalised Course (where available), with direct 1 to 1 attention with the tutor to proceed with the scheduled course dates.

For more details please visit the FAQ Page