Acknowledgments

I owe a great deal of thanks to a good many people, without whom this book would not have happened:

Avery Mazor, Department of Art and Art History, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) for his generosity of time, energy, facilities, equipment, and spirit. Kyle Christianson, Student Worker in the UNO Graphic Design Studio, who saved me from the perils of technology.

Also at UNO, Dean of the College of Communication, Fine Arts, and Media, Dr. Gail Baker, and Chair of the Department of Theatre, D. Scott Glasser, for enthusiastically supporting my assigned time to complete this book.

Dear friends, Rob Urbinati, who took the time to teach me the joys of The Elements of Style, and Nick Newman, for all of his encouragement and shopping trips.

At Focal Press: my brilliant Acquisitions Editor, Stacey Walker, and my wonderful Editorial Project Manager, Meagan White. Thanks, too, to my technical editor, Angela Bacarisse for her great suggestions.

My beautiful and patient models, Ankita Ashrit, Maggie Fisher, Angela Horchem, Manuela Stephanie Lopez, Nick Newman, Andy Prescott, Jessica Rogers, Amy Fae Schweid, Emilio Sotelo, Dennis Stessman, Devin Tumpkin, Charleen J. B. Willoughby, and Ryann Woods.

Mallory Maria Prucha, of whom I am so proud, for her beautiful and professional illustrations.

Charles V. Fisher, of whom I am also very proud, for his beautiful and professional makeup worksheets.

My makeup students over the years who have taught me much.

My loving mother, Eileen, and sister, Martha, who are always there encouraging me.