greasepaint

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Mr. Cameron calls his motion-capture tech “digital makeup,” but it’s such heavy greasepaint that it’s hard to guess who’s under it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

She did commercial work, too, notably coating the actors who played the Jolly Green Giant, the mascot created to sell canned vegetables, in layers of green greasepaint.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

And perhaps we should have realised these movie moguls' commitment would not wear off with the greasepaint.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023

When Ma sings, resplendent in her gold teeth and greasepaint makeup, the aches and joys of living reverberate within her all at once.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2020

Hector tosses the powder-covered handkerchief onto a table littered with brushes and tins of greasepaint.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern