Make-up department head Whitney James took on the task of turning Will Smith and his co-stars in Wild Wild West into characters of the late 1800s. The make-up team created elaborate facial hair, sculpted heads and a number of costumes for Kevin Kline, including a female prostitute.
Scott Essman finds out how make-up artist Michele Burke recreated from scratch the popular characters Dr. Evil and Austin Powers for the highly anticipated Austin Powers II: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Department head Patty York's team designed a slew of new characters that required fat suits, bald caps and prosthetics.
International Make-Up Artist Trade Show by Gary Christensen
The 3rd Annual International Make-Up Artist Trade Show was a huge success with keynote speakers Ve Neill and Vincent Longo, a Star Trek series in the Make-Up Museum, and historical and avante-garde student competitions.