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What To Know When Considering Funeral Makeup Artist

The job of mortuary makeup artists requires a high level of expertise. The best in the field are the ones who are able to perform all the duties of the position. This is an individual with a great deal of artistic skill as well as a high level of integrity and ethics. We have all often heard people exclaim how the deceased looked "better than ever" or "just as they remembered". This is not a fortunate coincidence, but rather the work of a well trained artist.

It is quite amazing that a person can be made up in death to look as they did while living, especially by an individual who did not know them. How this is done is the family member will give a photo to the funeral director, and the artist will recreate what he or she sees.

Many loved ones prefer to see their departed family member on friend one last time before they are laid to rest. It is especially so when the person is young, or has died unexpectedly. Often this means they have been in a serious accident or experienced a lengthy illness. Needless to say, no one needs to be exposed to such tragedy first hand. This is where the artist comes in.

People may be surprised by some of the materials used to create a pleasant look for the final farewell. At times a bit of reconstruction may be required. Plaster of Paris, wire mesh, and even cardboard are a few of the materials that may be used. There are many others as well.

Makeup for the living is not appropriate for the deceased. Most is made to work chemically with the warmth of the skin. This will not blend on a person who is post mortem. Instead it will cake up and sit unattractively. Those who work with morticians use a special non-thermogenic blend.

Helping to create, or rather recreate the look of a lost loved one for their family is a unique gift. It requires a special person. It is indeed the final gift for a person exiting this world.


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