Online Courses to Become a Makeup Artist
Whether you are interested in makeup artistry as a career or simply like to look your best, you'll find several ways to study online to become a makeup artist. Beginners and professional makeup artists alike can find a variety distance-learning courses that allow you to study the art of makeup application in the convenience of your own home and often at your own pace.
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Combined "On-Site" and DVD Makeup Courses
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The Epro beauty education college offers distance learning for professional makeup artist training through the "Elite" schools of makeup in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. The high-quality correspondence-learning course is designed to be a complete match of the on-site makeup artistry classes at the facilities in Spain. Upon enrollment, you will receive the supplies, materials and course content used by on-site students in the form of visual aids, manuals and DVDs that enable to you to study on your own time from the comfort of home. The Epro/Elite beauty correspondence course is available in English or Spanish, and optional long-distance tutoring and on-site classes are available.
Interactive "Virtual Classroom" Training
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The Makeup Artist School of cosmetology has four locations throughout the state of Virginia and offers two online courses in makeup artistry for distance learning--a basic makeup artistry course and a "Pro" makeup artistry course. Students who choose distance-learning courses are not required to attend any "in-class" schedules and are able to study the full course at home. However, the program operates through interactive virtual classrooms, and you must participate via Internet in the scheduled classes of your choice. In order to participate in this course you must have a computer with high-speed Internet, a webcam, headset or microphone and model to apply makeup to.
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Internet-Exclusive Makeup Artistry Schools
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When studying makeup artistry online, you may be able to save a few dollars by enrolling in a course provided by a school that provides training designed exclusively for Internet study as opposed to traditional schools that offer distance learning as a secondary option. The National Online Makeup Academy (NOMA) only offers distance learning classes and at in 2011, $349 for the full course--supplies, exams and certification--is far less expensive than traditional schools that can sometimes run close to $3,000.
Distance Learning Time Constraints
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Some distance learning courses allow you to study at home at the hours of choosing but still require that you complete the course within a specified period of time. The HEX Make-up Artist School offers a distance learning professional makeup artist program that can be completed online within four weeks. Upon enrollment, students are shipped a full professional carrying case of course supplies including pro-cosmetics, brushes, seven instructional DVDs, a PowerPoint presentation and all other required study materials and exams.
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