There are literally thousands of books and articles on makeup techniques in the real world, so it's no wonder I've never seen any linked to from here. Since it's not a strictly 3D-related topic, you'd be best served by doing a web-search on terms like "theatrical makeup", "glamour makeup", tutorials, and "how-to". I just typed a few terms into Google and found several simple step-by-steps within the first 20-30 mouse clicks. If you really want to learn about such, I recommend books like; Corson's Stage Makeup The Face Is a Canvas : The Design and Technique of Theatrical Makeup by Irene Corey Art and Science of Professional Makeup Aucoin's Making Faces Aucoin's Face Forward The Complete Make-Up Artist : Working in Film, Television and Theatre The Technique of the Professional Make-Up Artist And my favorite; The Brow (don't have a copy in front of me, or I'd give you the author).