laurakate
Well-Known Member
I'm not sure how best to word my query so bear with me people
I'm fully qualified in fashion and photographic makeup and airbrush makeup: I am level 3 qualified in both and this is the area of makeup that I have worked in throughout my career. I feel proficient and confident in this regard.
However, I have this complex that because I am not trained/qualified in other kinds of makeup (camouflage, media, face and body art...basically the other units in the vtct level 3 makeup artistry qualification) that it makes me less of a makeup artist somehow.
I want to teach evening courses only and think that I would be well suited to teaching fashion and photographic and airbrush makeup but I worry that because I don't do all kinds of makeup that I will somehow be at a disadvantage.
What are your thoughts people? Have you done level 3 fashion and photographic makeup and been happy to stay within this specialism? Or have you perhaps done level 3 fashion and photographic makeup and then felt that you need to do more in order to be able to say that you are fully proficient in every sense of the word?
Hair and bald caps don't interest me at all. Far too physically demanding. Ditto time consuming body art for the same reason. And I've no desire to work in theatre/film/tv. I am interested in camouflage makeup and face painting though because it is relevant to what I already do.
Did you do a full level 3 diploma in makeup artistry? Did you feel it was worth it? Or did you call it a day at just doing a specialist area of makeup only because that's enough for what you want to do?
I'm fully qualified in fashion and photographic makeup and airbrush makeup: I am level 3 qualified in both and this is the area of makeup that I have worked in throughout my career. I feel proficient and confident in this regard.
However, I have this complex that because I am not trained/qualified in other kinds of makeup (camouflage, media, face and body art...basically the other units in the vtct level 3 makeup artistry qualification) that it makes me less of a makeup artist somehow.
I want to teach evening courses only and think that I would be well suited to teaching fashion and photographic and airbrush makeup but I worry that because I don't do all kinds of makeup that I will somehow be at a disadvantage.
What are your thoughts people? Have you done level 3 fashion and photographic makeup and been happy to stay within this specialism? Or have you perhaps done level 3 fashion and photographic makeup and then felt that you need to do more in order to be able to say that you are fully proficient in every sense of the word?
Hair and bald caps don't interest me at all. Far too physically demanding. Ditto time consuming body art for the same reason. And I've no desire to work in theatre/film/tv. I am interested in camouflage makeup and face painting though because it is relevant to what I already do.
Did you do a full level 3 diploma in makeup artistry? Did you feel it was worth it? Or did you call it a day at just doing a specialist area of makeup only because that's enough for what you want to do?
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