The techniques of face-changing in Sichuan Opera are generally divided into three types: "wiping the face", "blowing the face" and "pulling". In addition, there is a kind of "luck" face change.

1. Apply on the face

Apply the cosmetic oil to specific parts of the face, and then apply it on the face with your hands, and then you can change it to another skin color. If you want to change it all up, apply paint to your forehead or eyebrows. If you are replacing only the lower part of the face, apply paint over the face or nose.

If you only need to change a certain part, draw only the location you want to change. For example, Xu Xian in "The Legend of White Snake", Pei Yu in "Fang Pei", and Chen Lun's old ghost in "Flying Cloud Sword" all used the "face-wiping" technique. Now you should know how the face of Sichuan Opera has changed! It's not that complicated.

2. Face blowing

Only suitable for powder cosmetics, such as gold powder, toner powder, silver powder, etc. Some cosmetics have a small box on the floor of the stage with powder inside. When the actor arrives, he will perform prominent dance moves, take the opportunity to blow his face near the box, and then pour powder on his face, instantly transforming into a face of another color. It must be noted that when blowing, please close your eyes, mouth and breath. ? The face shape change of Zidu in "Zhuozi" and the face shape change of Le Yangzi in "Zhi Zhongshan" are "blowing face".

3. Face-pulling

“Face-pulling” is a more complicated face-changing method. It involves first drawing a piece of facial makeup on silk, cutting it out, and then tying several silk threads to each facial makeup, and then pasting them on the face one by one. The silk thread is attached to a convenient but unobtrusive place on the garment (such as a belt, etc.). As the plot develops, it is torn off one by one under the cover of dance steps.

For example green, red, white and black. Another example is the thief in "Old Main Building", and Nie Long in "Wang Niang Tan" also uses facial recognition. ? There is a certain degree of difficulty in "pulling face". One is that there shouldn't be too much adhesive stuck to the facial makeup so that it doesn't fall off at that point or rip off all the facial makeup at once. The second is that the movements should be clean and tidy, and the fake movements should be clever to cover the audience's eyes.

4. Luck changes face

There is another way to "change face". Legend has it that when the late Sichuan opera actor Peng Sihong played Zhuge Liang in "The Empty City Plan," he could use Qigong to change his face from red to white, and then from white to white when Qin Qin reported that Sima's soldiers had retreated. It is blue to express Zhuge Liang's liberation. Go through the fear.