MAI / BASE-LEVEL MAKEUP TRAINING INSTITUTE

INDIAN ARTISTRY, CONNECTED GLOBALLY.

Every artist starts
with a first question.

Start with the essentials.
Learn to look closely.
Develop your own eye.

Foundation-led learning in preparation, complexion, colour and occasion artistry.

Find your foundationASK. OBSERVE.
PRACTISE. REFLECT.
A makeup artist applying eye makeup to a client in Patna, India
THE LEARNING STARTS WITH ATTENTION.
A finished beauty portrait of a woman in a white shirt with her hand beside her head
A place to
begin.FOUNDATION MAKEUP EDUCATION

ILLUSTRATIVE INDUSTRY PHOTOGRAPHY / NOT ACTUAL LEARNERS, INSTITUTE FACILITIES OR LEARNER WORK

THE STARTING POINT

Preparation.

Observation.

Considered practice.

A better next question.

01 / FIND YOUR LEARNING DIRECTION

Good foundations.
Room for your curiosity.

Three programme conversations introduce different starting subjects. Ask about the actual syllabus, entry requirements and supervised learning before choosing.

Compare the three directions

02 / HOW LEARNING BEGINS

A little structure.
A more thoughtful start.

Learning is more than copying a finished look. Start with the brief and bring your observations back to the responsible educator.

The learning approach
01 / ASK

Understand the brief.

What is being asked, what is the reference and what permissions are needed?

02 / OBSERVE

Look at the decisions.

Ask which stages are demonstrated and how practical work is supervised.

03 / REFLECT

Bring one question back.

Record what you noticed and what still needs educator guidance.

A fashion portrait featuring colourful makeup

03 / A WAY OF LOOKING

Before the technique,
there is attention.

A colour relationship. The intention in a reference. The question behind a proposed look. Learn to describe what you see before assuming how it was made.

Read about a colour direction
Hands holding an open eyeshadow palette and a small makeup brush.
From observation to a useful practice note. Independent makeup illustration; not MAI student work or a class photograph. Photography: cottonbro studio / Pexels · Pexels License.

04 / THE LEARNING NOTEBOOK

Start with a note.
Leave with a question.

All learning notes

05 / THE HABITS AROUND THE WORK

Care belongs
in the foundation.

Preparation, permission and professional boundaries matter alongside a creative idea. Ask about the institute’s approved standards and practical arrangements.

Cosmetics arranged on a pale pink surface beside a leafy branch
YOUR
FIRST-STEP
CHECKLIST.

A direction is a start.
The details matter, too.

Find out what is taught, how learning is supervised, the costs and what completion actually means before making a commitment.

  1. Costs, kit and intake availability
  2. The direction that fits your question
  3. A considered admissions enquiry

BASE-LEVEL MAKEUP TRAINING INSTITUTE

Practical learning.
A foundation to build on.

Makeup Artists of India is a Base-Level Makeup Training Institute. Explore foundation makeup learning, educator-led demonstrations and supervised practice as proposed learning directions; confirm the actual syllabus and teaching arrangements before enrolling.

Indian artistry, connected globally.

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