"Wipe your face" is to apply makeup paint to a specific part of your face, and then wipe it on your face with your hands to become another face. If you want to change everything, draw it on your forehead or eyebrows. If you just want to change the lower part of your face, draw them on your face or nose. Paint can only be applied to the position to be changed.
"Face Blowing" is only suitable for powdered cosmetics, such as gold powder, toner and silver powder. Some put a small box on the floor of the stage, which contains powder. When the actor danced on the floor, he took the opportunity to blow his face close to the box, and the powder was sprinkled on his face, which immediately turned into a face of another color.
"Face-pulling" is a complicated face-changing method. It is to draw a face on a piece of silk in advance, cut it open, tie a silk thread to each face, and then stick it on the face one by one. The silk thread is tied to the clothes in a convenient and inconspicuous place. With the development of the plot, it was torn off one by one under the cover of dance movements.
History of Sichuan Opera's Changing Face
Sichuan Opera originated in Qianlong and Jiaqing years of Qing Dynasty. Every holiday, a stage will be set up in the temples at the docks of towns and villages in Sichuan to celebrate. Over time, Sichuan opera has gradually become a climate in the streets. In the Qing dynasty, "two lakes and full of Sichuan" brought many new elements to Sichuan culture. Kunqu opera, Gao opera, Hu opera, Dan opera and Deng opera are gathered in the restaurant blocks of major cities in Bashu, and students, Dan opera, Beijing opera, the last opera and ugly people appear on the small stage of the teahouse.
The face-changing technique of Sichuan Opera was formed in 1930s, and it was first used in the traditional opera Guizhenglou. In the play, a chivalrous man named Bei Rong changed his face many times for the convenience of saving people. This novel performance mode has continued to this day.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Changing Face of Sichuan Opera.