Make-Up Artist: BTEC

Pre-requisites
No previous experience required to access this course.
Qualification
BTEC Level 2 Intermediate Certificate Make-up Artist
Support and benefits

Gain an BTEC accredited qualification to enhance your career prospects
Access to a dedicated tutor and student advisors to guide you through your studies
Complimentary Make-up Starter Kit, DVD and textbook:  ‘The Complete Guide to Make Up’ by Suzanne Le Quesne
Study materials in modules so you can learn at your own pace

















































Key topics

Understanding Principles and Practices of Make-up
Explore the demand for professional make-up treatments. Consider the legal responsibilities of the make-up artist. Discover employment opportunities for professional make-up artists.

Preparing for Make-up
Examine the relevant health and safety issues. Explore the different types of make-up products, materials and equipment. Gain practical experience of preparing both yourself and models for make-up treatments.

Choosing and Using Make-up Products
Explore the various factors that affect make-up design and application. Discover a variety of techniques of applying make-up for both casual and special occasions. Gain experience of creating a variety of make-up designs and demonstrate these on yourself.

Creating Special Make-up Effects
Explore the various requirements for creating ‘special’ make-up effects on models. Create a variety of design ideas for wedding, photographic, catwalk, party and fantasy make-up treatments. Learn how to interpret and apply the make-up designs and briefs of others. Consider the importance of safe and effective skin care when providing make-up treatments.
Course Code
A37
Hours of study
12 months / 150 hours
Technical requirements and fees
Edexcel registration fees of £50.80 are additional to your course fees.
 



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Outline
You’ll complete four assessments during your course.
Assessment Breakdown

Assessment 1: you will be required to reflect on your skills and produce a personal development plan. You will also be tested, through short answer questions, on your knowledge of career opportunities for make-up artists, as well as on your understanding of the legal responsibilities of make-up artists.
Assessment 2: a practical assignment requiring you to prepare a model for make-up
Assessment 3: a practical assignment requiring you to demonstrate a range of make-up designs
Assessment 4: a practical assignment requiring you to create make-up designs for a range of occasions, including wedding and catwalk
Notes
Short answer questions normally require you to write between a sentence and a paragraph.
While carrying out each practical assignment, you will be required to create a range of material which will be used for assessment. This will include photographic evidence of each make-up treatment, a short written report on your impressions of each treatment, and questionnaires to be competed by the models used in each treatment.