Preetisheel School of Character Design holds successful workshop on prosthetics, makeup and hair

The Preetisheel School of Character Design, founded by renowned character designer Preetisheel Singh D’souza, has successfully conducted its first workshop on prosthetics, makeup and hair. The workshop, which was held at the school’s campus in Mumbai’s Versova locality, aimed to teach the students various tricks and techniques about prosthetics and makeup.

Preetisheel Singh D’souza, who is India’s No.1 character designer, has designed the looks for some of the topmost actors in the Indian film industry. She has also handled the makeup and prosthetics for successful movies such as Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, Pushpa: The Rise, Mom, Bala, Mulk, Andhadhun, Haider, Rangoon, Romeo Akbar Walter, Bachchhan Paandey, Bunty Aur Babli 2, Chup: Revenge of the Artist and the southern movies 24 and Master.

Preetisheel is a National Award-winner for best makeup and runs the country’s premier makeup and prosthetic studio called Da Makeup Lab along with her partner-husband Mark D’souza.

The workshop focused on various aspects of prosthetics, makeup and hair, including wig making, bald caps, aging and character makeup. The students were taught the art of creating realistic-looking prosthetics, as well as the use of prosthetic pieces to create various effects such as scars, burns and wounds. The workshop also provided hands-on training to the students, giving them an opportunity to practice and perfect their skills.

The workshop was a huge success, with students hailing from various parts of the country attending the course. The students were thrilled with the techniques and tricks they learned, and many of them expressed their gratitude to Preetisheel and her team for providing them with such an amazing opportunity.

Speaking about the success of the workshop, Preetisheel said, “We are delighted with the response we have received from the students. Our aim was to provide them with the knowledge and skills required to create realistic-looking characters using prosthetics and makeup. We are happy that the students have learned a lot from the workshop and are looking forward to putting their new skills to use.”

The Preetisheel School of Character Design is committed to providing world-class education in the field of character design, prosthetics and makeup. With experienced instructors and state-of-the-art facilities, the school aims to train the next generation of character designers, prosthetic experts and makeup specialists. The success of the first workshop is a testament to the school’s commitment to excellence and its mission to provide the best education possible to its students.

Media raves about Divya Agarwal’s Cartel character transformations by Preetisheel Singh D’souza

Compares them with Hrithik Roshan’s look transformations

The news media is going ga-ga over the various character transformations of Divya Agarwal for the web series Cartel. Designed by character designer Preetisheel Singh D’souza of Da Makeup Lab, the various looks show the Bigg Boss OTT winner in different stunning avatars.

An article in Desi Martini praises the looks to great heights saying, “The actress seems to have recreated Hrithik Roshan’s Doom 2 shape-shifting success with her role in Cartel.”

It notes that in one of the transformations into an old man, one “can hardly tell it’s her, thanks to the amazing prosthetics, and in another, she’s a cleaning lady, eons away from what she looks like in real life.”

Recently, Divya shared a time-lapse video of her transformation, diligently being done by makeup and prosthetic specialists of Da Makeup Lab which specialises in hair, makeup and prosthetics, having its landmark base in the high-end Versova locality of Mumbai.

Along with the video, the actress penned a long note saying, “This is how I spent my birthday on 4th December 2019, friends and family were waiting for me at home for celebrations and I was just so proud to start Cartel on that day! This was the cast for my prosthetic makeup, took nearly 2 hours with all my senses blocked except for my nose! I was calm, composed and yet my heart was jumping! There were calls flowing in continuously for birthday wishes, I wanted to scream and share this good news but I couldn’t! somewhere I knew my birthday gift was special that year, it was my last birthday celebration with my dad and I told him I’m doing a web series of your favourite genre and he was very happy.”

Divya plays an assassin in the crime thriller which has been released on Alt Balaji. The series has garnered a very high 8.9 out of 10 rating on IMDb.

Thank you, Preetisheel :) :)

TESTIMONIAL: “You the magic man, Dale.” -Preetisheel Singh, India’s numero uno makeup and prosthetic designer

Thank you PreetisheelMark… rock on with Da MakeUp Lab 😀😀 Great to work with you guys. 🤠 -Dale Bhagwagar

REVEALED: The magical hands behind Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s transformation in Mom!

Preetisheel Singh with Nawazuddin Siddiqui on the sets of Mom.

When Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s bald look for the movie Mom was revealed, the media and fans went ga-ga over it. So stunning and convincing was his artistic makeover, he was almost unrecognizable in pics of his special appearance character from the Sridevi Kapoor-Akshaye Khanna starrer. But not many are aware of the secret magical hands behind this overwhelming transformation.

Preetisheel Singh working on Nawazuddin Siddiqui's bald look on the sets of Mom.

So here we go. Nawazuddin’s make-up, hair and prosthetics (sculpting, molding and casting techniques to create advanced cosmetic effects) have been done by none other than National Award winner Preetisheel Singh.

 

Though the lady has preferred to stay relatively low-profile in the media, Bollywood knows she is no ordinary artisan. Preetisheel excels in everything in the field of make-up — from beauty, character design, tattoos, body painting to high fashion. Quietly, she has also been a pioneer in setting up a prosthetics make-up effects lab in India.

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After bagging the ‘National Film Award for Best Make-Up’ for Sartaj Singh Pannu’s pre-Mughal historical Punjabi epic Nanak Shah Fakir, this whiz of makeovers has worked on various artistes in films such as Bajirao Mastani, Haider, Brothers, Rangoon, Parched, Talwar, Ghayal Once Again, Hawaizaada, Finding Fanny, Housefull 3, Shivaay and the Tamil film 24.

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Her range of work doesn’t end here! Coming up are varied characters in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati, Sunny Deol’s Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, Vikramaditya Motwane’s Bhavesh Joshi and Umesh Shukla’s 102 Not Out. That’s a lot of professional styling with her busy brush strokes.