Wig Making and Styling

Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre & Film, Second Edition is the one-stop shop for the knowledge and skills you need to create and style wigs. Covering the basics, from styling tools to creating beards, it ramps up to advanced techniques for making, measuring, coloring, and cutting wigs from any time period. Whether you’re a student or a professional, you’ll find yourself prepared for a career as a skilled wig designer with tips on altering existing wigs, multiple approaches to solving wig-making problems, and industry best practices. New to this edition: • An extensive reorganization of chapters and improved images throughout makes the process of creating and styling wigs clearer than ever • A chapter on working with hard front wigs and extensions • Additional diagrams for hand stitching and wig knotting, coverage of the latest synthetic fibers and dyes and wig-care practices, and new tutorials on directly-applied facial hair techniques • New historical galleries for both facial hair and historical hairstyles • More diagrams and forms to copy or download from the website: www.focalpress.com/cw/ruskai