Make-up, though regarded as necessary, its vast possibilities for effectiveness is generally underestimated, and thus not much heed or importance is given to make-up by directors and even actors.
Directors and actors should also know how stage lighting, with different colours, can affect the make-up. However, it is not always the most complicated make-up which is the most effective but it is the appropriate make-up that brings out the desired effectiveness. It is also important to know that make-up can be learned only by practice and experience and not by reading books.
The costume design helps in establishing the changes in a character, its development and the process of transformation within the play. It will indicate relationships between characters and help in changing the appearance of an actor for a role in a play. It should also help him/her to feel the character, making it possible for him to get under the skin of that role. Besides all this, costumes have to be aesthetically pleasing, functional and comfortable for an actor to perform during the play.
