Hi everyone!
Currently the contouring is
one of the makeup techniques most used in showbiz and a trend that more and
more women wear daily, but despite its current fame this method isn’t new, and
since the beginning of television contouring artist’s faces was a daily task of
makeup artists. Today we will take a look at the history of contouring and its
evolution until today.
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Max Factor and his new technique
At the beginning of
television, cameras were used (Iconoscope) that didn’t generate contrast and
"turned off" the artist's face, so their features couldn’t be
distinguish; that’s why famous make-up artist Max Factor was summoned to create
a makeup technique that would emphasize the features of the television artists
of that time.
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Colors recorded in the gray
scale represented a problem because they provided low definition, so make-up
artists used various colors and the contouring technique to compensate the
tones presented on television. For example, green replaced red, because the
camera didn’t record the red tone on the skin, so both lipstick and blush were
made in green
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Max Factor developed this
makeup technique for the new media in 1932, working with Don Lee and pioneering
television station W6XAO in Hollywood, California; and he even trademarked the
term "Makeup for TV" at that time.
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Contouring over time
From 1946 the television
images improved, thanks to the introduction of the Image Orthicon cameras
developed by RCA; these were more sensitive than the Iconoscope, which led the
Max Factor company adapt the makeup for television in 1946.
With the advent of color
television in 1954, the company renewed again the makeup and created the
Pan-Stik. This type of makeup created a smooth finish in which light is
reflected evenly and at the same intensity, which created a clean and smooth
skin.
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Contouring nowadays
Today the contouring again
gained ground in make-up, in this case using 1 or 2 colors lighter or darker
than your foundation shades to create a "natural" shadow to highlight
the features and disguise facial irregularities.
This technique is not only
worn by celebrities, but is ideal to stand out your face at night parties and
events where makeup is usually more loaded and is favorable for pictures taken
with high-tech cameras.
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