What are the makeup of characters in Peking Opera?

In terms of artistic expression, Peking Opera performance makeup can be divided into two parts: facial makeup and hair combing.

1. Facial makeup is divided into two types: handsome and sultry. Junfa, also known as plain face, is mainly used for facial makeup in the professions of raw and dan (except Caidan); hooked face, mainly for pure and ugly, requires facial makeup according to the formula, collectively called facial makeup.

2. There are many kinds of hairstyles for various professions in Peking Opera performances, such as toss, bun, pompadour, sideburns, baby hair, Danxing hairstyle, etc.

The basic colors of "Junzhu" are red, flesh color and black. Flesh color is used as the base color, red is used to cover the cheeks and lips, and black is used to outline the eyebrows and eye circles. The background color of young male and female characters is lighter and the red is thicker to highlight the stability and dignity of middle-aged people; the old male and female characters basically do not wear red to show their aging complexions; the child characters have one or two dots between their eyebrows to highlight the stability and dignity of middle-aged people. Show the innocence and childishness of children.

Facial makeup is a basic skill for every actor. In addition to facial makeup for clean and ugly actors, facial makeup for each profession has its own procedures and techniques. For example, an actor's makeup should be carefully designed based on his or her face shape. Films and oil paints should be used to "advantage the strengths and avoid weaknesses" of the actor, and make the character more beautiful and highlight the character's personality through makeup.

The facial makeup procedure for Danjiao is as follows (taking Qingyi and Huadan as examples):

Battery color: mix red and white cosmetic paint into a tender flesh color, pat evenly; apply blush: Use bright red makeup paint, add a little rose red, and pat evenly from the eye sockets to the cheeks (leave the "three whites", that is, the forehead, bridge of the nose, and chin); set the makeup: apply powder in a thin layer to make the facial complexion white Apply rouge: apply a layer of rouge color on the red area to make the complexion more delicate; draw eye circles: red phoenix eyes; draw eyebrows: willow leaf eyebrows; draw lips: cherry lips.