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Story by: Keith Foster
Beauty and the Beast: Allison Chase, Bringing Imagination to Life
“I don’t think I have a really specific “style”. I love color. Whenever I do body painting, I like to use bold colors that stand out. I enjoy really pale faces when I’m doing high fashion.” Already considered one of the best body painters and makeup artists in the area Allison continues to focus on improving and adding to her skills. “I’d love to really delve into special effects and prosthetics and to become skilled enough to work on big name movies.” Beyond having her work be part of major movies, Allison has other goals for her talents. “I’d like to develop skills that I could someday use to help people who have become victims of disfiguring injuries. I once saw a makeup artist create a whole new ear for a little girl. I’d hope that I could be talented enough to do that for people one day.” Allison’s talent has already gained her recognition in her hometown of Kansas City. She has been published in the magazine “Ladies of Steampunk”, featured on the website incrediblethings.com and
Photo by Keith Foster
One of the first things people see when meeting Allison Chase is her natural beauty. As they get to know her beyond that exterior they find someone with a beautiful soul. They also find an imaginative and creative spirit that can transform a plain face into a beautiful, detailed work of art or a MMA fighter into an electric skeleton. “I have always had an interest in theater and art. Makeup was a way of combining two passions. I took my first makeup class in college as part of my theater degree.” Allison began doing makeup in theatre productions at school but she found she wanted to branch out and do more. “My teacher, Kelly Vogel, really helped me get interested in makeup as a career.” Allison took a seasonal job with a popular haunted house and began to do more than just makeup. She had to create prosthetics for the cast of scary characters at the haunted house. Allison has taken her skills to a wide variety of genres. She has a unique ability to move from high fashion to dungeons in the same session.
her makeup was part of Kansas City Fashion Week. “But I think a lot of things I would consider great successes are simply projects where I pushed myself past what I thought I was capable of. Small moments where I overcome challenges with my craft and improve as an artist are the greatest successes.” You can see more of Allison’s work on her Facebook page: www.facebook.com/allisonchasemakeup or the website mentioned in our feature: www.incrediblethings.com/art-design/creepy-geeky-cool-body-paintings/
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