Wayne Goss, a makeup artist with over two million subscribers on his main Youtube channel, made a post on Facebook about how beauty schools are becoming irrelevant and that anyone can learn to be a professional makeup artist by watching videos on Youtube.
Kevin James Bennett, a renowned MUA who's won an Emmy for his work, took to Instagram and dragged Goss.
Caption: I feel we need to clarify the definition of a certain term - "self-taught". It is being used incorrectly, as a way to marginalize proper beauty education. Labeling well-known professional makeup artists as "self-taught" does not mean they have achieved their success without training and experience.
YT Influencers and Gurus are making outrageous claims that all you need to do is watch their videos, and practice on yourself, and you can become a professional makeup artist.
In plain English - BULLSHIT.
Marginalizing and misrepresenting the amount of training, practice, and experience necessary to build a successful career is irresponsible.
A person who is self-taught acquires knowledge or skill through self-motivation, outside of a structured curriculum. 30 years ago, we had no formal makeup schools in the north-east, so I am "self-taught' and will use myself as an example.
1) I was "self-taught" by working as a retail makeup artist and was fortunate to receive free makeup education and LOTS of hands-on experience.
2) I was "self-taught" by paying for short-term makeup and SFX education taught by working artists with proper credentials.
3) I was "self-taught" by assisting established working professional artists whose careers I hoped to emulate.
4) I was "self-taught" by doing TFP (trade for pictures) to build a portfolio of varied models and makeup styles (not selfies). 5) I was "self-taught" by endlessly practicing on anyone (friends, family, etc.) who would sit in my chair...not on myself.
Yes, I was "self-taught" because I never went to a makeup school or followed an established curriculum. But, even though I was self-EDUCATED and self-MOTIVATED to pursue makeup artistry as my PROFESSION, I did not consider myself a PROFESSIONAL makeup artist until I had years of proper training and experience that qualified me to be PAID TO APPLY MAKEUP TO OTHER PEOPLE as a primary source of income.
FACT: You will not become a PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP ARTIST by watching free videos created by people lacking the proper training, experience, and credentials to teach you a PROFESSION.
#Makeup #MakeupArtist #MakeupEducation #NoShortcuts #TheMoreYourKnow
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