IMATS Toronto 2010: Prepped Primed and Packed by Erica Shallow 

Recapping the second IMATS to take place in Toronto. The Nov. 6-7 event grew in popularity with attendance nearly doubling with close to 3 000 guests in 2010 up from 2009's approximately 1 300.

The Glitter and the Grit by Chris Koseluk 

Make-up artists Nicki Ledermann Mike Marino Michele Paris and Nick London talk to Chris Koseluk about the processes involved in creating the Prohibition-era looks for HBO's Boardwalk Empire.

Creative Calling by Chris Koseluk 

Self-taugh Irish-born make-up artist Lan Nguyen has come a long way in just eight years in the industry from traveling with her family's business to collaborating with London's Academy of Freelance Makeup on the  Makeup is Art  books.

Oscar Watch Part Two by Joe Nazzaro

Part two of our look at possible candidates for the make-up Oscar including: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time The Fighter Salt The Girl who Played with Fire Conviction and Barney's Version. Make-up artists Sallie Jaye Donald Mowat Kazuhiro Tsuji Love Larson Vivian Baker and Adrien Morot talk about the challenges in creating looks for these movies.

Bringing 'Human' to Life by Joe Nazzaro

Montreal-based artist Erik Gosselin and his company Life.maker FX create ambitious make-up effects for the Syfy channel's new adaptation of Being Human based on the popular BBC series about a vampire a werewolf and a ghost living together as housemates.

Aging Dangerously by Joe Nazzaro

Mike Marino of Prosthetic Renaissance faced the challenge of aging actor Ryan Gosling and several of his co-stars in the film All Good Things loosely based on a real-life murder mystery.

Striking Style by Joe Nazzaro

In the film Made in Dagenham make-up/hair designer Lizzie Yianni Georgiou recreates the working class looks of '60s British society.