Special Effects Makeup

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FX Artist Rachael Wagner is Back!

Rachael Wagner made the long drive on Saturday from Los Angeles to Portland. She is here to teach the Character & Special FX program at ...

Student Success Story: Savannah Somerville

Savannah Somerville is a model graduate for what it takes to succeed.  She is focused, determined, and with specific goals in mind, she has been ...

Oregon Film Office Promotes The Art of Makeup School Graduates

Hair, Makeup, & Special FX Artists Available For Hire Attention Production Industry: Hire a Makeup Artist The Art of Makeup School is a great resource to find ...

Portland & Ashland Make MovieMaker’s 2020 Best List

Portland and Ashland Oregon have again been named among the Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker in North America. This is excellent ...

Student Success Story: Signe Larsen

In just over 3 months from graduating The Art of Makeup School, Signe Larsen is well on her way to a successful career in makeup ...

Announcing Fall 2019 Character & Special FX Instructors

Each time we offer our Character & Special FX Makeup 7-week certificate program it is uniquely special as we search for some of the top ...

The Character & Special FX Photo Shoot Day

The Character & Special FX final and photo shoot day is something that dreams are made of! Let me describe. Imagine a room full of ...

Announcing June 2019 Character & Special FX Guest Instructors

We are so incredibly excited to announce our guest instructors for this June’s upcoming Character & Special FX Makeup program,  Diane Trapp and Michael Peterson! ...

Sometimes We Can All Use A Little Advice!

The Art of Makeup Advisory Board The Art of Makeup is a state licensed professional Career School under the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission, responsible ...

So Many Guests!

During our most recent program session, we had a slew of guest speakers and owners of our favorite makeup companies stop by for a visit ...

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Portland is an inspiring, diverse, colorful and unique city, and a perfect backdrop to a creative career such as makeup artistry.

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