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Basics To Know When Selecting Makeup Artist For Funerals

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.

The custom in many places is for loved ones to have a viewing of the deceased before they are laid to rest. Often people will have difficulty believing the person has died if they do not see it for themselves. In the event of ongoing illness or a death caused by a serious accident, this would not be the best idea, if not for the work of makeup artists who work for morticians.

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.

The type of makeup women use every day can not be used on a deceased person. This requires the warmth of living skin in order to spread evenly and look natural. Instead a special blend is used that will not lump and cake up. Non-thermogenic makeup is a bit more like a paint of sorts.

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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