Welcome!
Welcome to the companion website for Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre and Film, Second Edition by Martha Ruskai and Allison Lowery. Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre and 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
What you will find on this website:
Instructional videos on double-knotting, the making of a geisha wig, making a single knot, both right-handed and left-handed, and a demonstration of a wig maker’s stitch. You will also find step-by-step written tutorials and diagrams and forms for download.
Author Bios:
Martha Ruskai ‘s 30 year career as a freelance wig and makeup artist and designer includes opera, film, print, TV, film and dance. When not in the theater, she can be found at dog shows and agility and water trials with her Portuguese Water Dogs.
Allison Lowery is the Wig and Makeup Specialist for Texas Performing Arts at the Univ. of Texas, Austin and the author of the Historical Wig Styling books. She has previously worked at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Glimmerglass Opera, among many others. She is also an active freelance wig stylist, makeup artist, and wardrobe stylist. Please visit her website at www.thewigmistress.com to keep up with her many projects.