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Television make-up artist works with our students

A television make-up artist who worked on Holby City has run a workshop with our A Level and GCSE students.

A television make-up artist who worked on Holby City has run a workshop with our A Level and GCSE students.

Jess Strutt visited our Academy to do a one-to-one workshop with Year 13 Art student Charlotte Green who is doing a special project on theatrical special effects make-up in film.

During her stay Jess was also kind enough to allow a number of our GCSE Photography and Art students to sit in on part of the workshop.

CBA Art Teacher Ruth Cowley organized the visit.

She said: “Jess taught Charlotte about different methods and techniques and different products.

“Jess also talked to the students about how she became a make-up artist and about how lucrative the career is.

“It was apparent how passionate she is about what she does.

“It was an invaluable visit. Our students were very inspired by Jess.”

Charlotte believes the workshop was of great help to her in her Art studies and for her Media Studies A Level where she is working on film trailers.

She said: “Jess explained what she was doing really well. She told me about cheap ways to create effects and how to apply them quickly.

“She was brilliant and her visit was very useful.”

(Former Holby City make-up artist Jess Strutt demonstrates a variety of make-up techniques on A Level student Charlotte Green)