CBMA Facial Hair Course Outline

Day One:

• Discussion of different beard shapes (with photographs), the difference between face beards and laying on, different lace, various types of hair, glues, cleaning fluids and tools
• Students will be given a facial hair kit
• Discussion of experiences on-set: how weather conditions, sweat, etc. affect beards and other facial hair pieces
• Demonstration of taking a shape and explanation about the growth of hair
• How to instruct a beard maker when sending off a shape
• Practise of taking shapes
• Demonstration of mixing hair (hackle and hand)
• Discussion of the different colours of hair and facial hair
• Stubble demonstration and practise (time permitting)

Day Two:

• Stubble practice
• Blocking demonstration
• Blocking practise
• Tonging demonstration
• Tonging practise
• Students choose full beards and moustaches for application on day three

Day Three:

• Demonstration of the application and removal of sideburns
• Students practise the application, removal, cleaning dressing and re-application of side-burns (to understand the importance of preparation)
• Demonstration of the application of a full beard
• Students apply full beards and moustaches selected on day two

Day Four:

• Demonstration of laying on
• Students practise laying on blocks and tonging
• Eyebrow demonstration
• Students practise eyebrow application

Day Five:

• Students take a shape again (to note the difference from day one!)
• Students select a full set of facial hair and make it work!  (matching to sides, laying on where needed, etc)
• Removal, cleaning and re-dressing of all facial hair
• Students choose a period style, select appropriate facial hair and practise application (time permitting)