Dear Reader, Throughout this website, I will be writing about the knowledge and experience I have gained through a class called "Costume and Makeup Design". In this class, I will be learning about what makes an effective or believable costume and the important techniques behind makeup. I will mainly be focusing on how costumes communicate feelings or images to viewers, creating a journal of my discoveries, design projects, and makeup projects. I have had previous experience with wearable art, which can be described as a sculpture on the body. Besides this more abstract form of costuming, I have not had much experience with the theatrical side to costumes. I am excited to learn more in the following months and hope to gain deeper knowledge about useful techniques behind creating fictional characters with the help of makeup and clothing. Thank you.