Industry Ready Certificate In Makeup And Hair Artistry

When you arrive at The Iver Makeup Academy, you’ll have an introduction session to meet our tutors and other students, along with a demonstration of your new makeup kit (provided). You’ll also be briefed on basic health and safety procedures. A further introduction session on media makeup will help you become familiarised with the products that will be used throughout the course.

In the first 3 weeks, you’ll master makeup techniques for applying foundation, corrector, concealer, blush, eye makeup, along with lips and lashes. Understanding facial anatomy is a key part to creating great looks and you’ll be taught how to work with it as part of this module. You’ll also learn how to assess skin colour and age to determine the best techniques to use when working with a range of skin types.

For the hair styling section of this module, you will gain practical experience in putting together complete looks for TV presenters, red carpet and bridal occasions. You’ll do this following lessons in the use of hair products and tools such as heated rollers and straighteners. Giving you a well-rounded guide to TV and film hair, you’ll also get to experience working with hair pieces and extensions and learn how to create complete male grooming looks.

For more information see our Media Makeup and Hair course.

By the end of this week-long module, you’ll have a good understanding of the skills and techniques used in the TV and film industry to create characters with facial hair looks. This comprises of applying postiche including sideburns, moustache and full beard pieces, as well as, stubble and laying on hair. Also, cleaning methods will be taught, so you know how to fully care for the hair pieces.

For more information see our Facial Hair course.

Module 3 is an introduction to character work using special effects and prosthetic makeup, which is built on later in this makeup artist course during the Further Prosthetics module. You’ll get a comprehensive overview of the health and safety procedures that are vital when working with prosthetics.

After this, you’ll be able to get hands-on experience creating casualty effects such as burns and skin diseases using pro-bondo, silicone guns and sculpt gel, as well as applying gelatine wounds. Special effects such as ageing techniques for character looks are also covered as part of this module.

For more information see our Character, SFX and Prosthetic Application course.

At this half-way point in the course, individual assessments will take place to track your progress so far.

As part of this 3-week module, you will be taught about the technical workings of wigs and hair pieces, including the application of switches, clusters, wefts, wigs and toupees. You’ll also learn how to care for these by blocking and washing the wigs and hair pieces. Basic research techniques for period work and historical looks will help to give you a taste of what it is like to work in the film and TV industry.

You will then put this knowledge into practice through a series of projects focusing on different eras by creating complete hair and makeup looks from the 1920s, 40s and 60s. The Edwardian and Victorian eras are also studied during this part of the course, and you’ll have a chance to create ringlets and waves using hot rod and dowelling techniques.

For more information see our Period Makeup, Hair and Wig Work course.

Module 7 takes place over 1 week and focuses on what it’s like to work in the industry. You will get first-hand experience of the etiquette and pressures of working on TV and film sets through a crowd room simulation. You’ll also complete projects such as a timed character look and application of facial hair to get a feel for the time restrictions placed upon professional makeup artists.During this week you will learn have an introduction into how to break down script

To get you even more prepared for a career in the industry, you’ll be taught about continuity and script breakdown processes and build on your portfolio of work to showcase your talents.

For more information see our Timed Projects course.

During this  module, you’ll learn the basics of haircutting and styling starting with health and safety procedures and an introduction to the products that will be used. You’ll then get to learn and try out trimming long hair, cutting bobs and creating layers on practice heads. As well as these techniques, you’ll be taught methods for creating men’s texture cut, short back and sides and beard trimming.

For more information see our Haircutting and Barbering course.

As an artist working across multiple areas of Film, TV, Music, Theatre or Beauty; this course will provide you with the skill set to embrace and celebrate the diversity of Afro-Textured hair. You will feel empowered and gain a level of confidence both in skill set and ‘cultural appropriate conversation’.

Introductory Afro Textured Hair Course | Fashion & Media (iveracademy.co.uk)

You must be 18 or over to apply for any of our courses, except our SFX summer school which is for 14-17 year olds. You must also meet any entry requirements specified (please visit the individual course pages for more details on these requirements).

To start the enrolment process, we first ask that you get in touch to arrange a visit to our studios, where we can carry out a brief interview. Telephone interviews can also be arranged if you are located too far away. After the interview stage you will need to complete an enrolment form and will be required to pay a deposit to secure your place on your chosen course. Please note that this deposit is unfortunately non-refundable.

Your fees include everything that is needed to successfully complete our courses. This includes materials, makeup, brushes and tools and cleaning equipment. All we ask is that you bring your own pen and notepad to each lesson for note taking.

Our full time Certificate, Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced Hair and Makeup courses all include a full makeup and hair kit in the cost. This provides you with industry-quality makeup from brands including Bobbi Brown, MAC and Kryolan, as well as professional palettes, makeup brushes and hair tools. The value of each kit on the Intermediate and Advanced course is over £2000 and this is yours to keep once the course has ended.

Specialist equipment is supplied for our shorter courses and further prosthetics courses to allow you to complete the training.

The Iver Academy is registered with UK Government’s Skills Funding Agency. Currently there are no Government funded student loans available for our courses but please take a go look at our Funding page as there are a number of Bursary’s and Scholarship programmes available.

For more information please see our How to Fund your Training page

We encourage anyone considering a course with us to first come and visit our academy. You can call us to make an appointment, where one of our team will happily show you around the premises and facilities, or you can attend one of our open days.

All of our courses are taught in small tutor groups. Our tutor / student ratio will vary depending on our individual courses, but on average this will be a ratio between 1:7 and 1:14 This helps us ensure that all our students receive the best care and attention to further their development.

Our regular classroom times are between 10am and 4pm and 9.30 am till 4.30 pm for Prosthetics and SFX modules.However, our academy opening hours are from 9am – 5pm to give students ample time to practise their skills and prepare for any tasks.