About Amanda

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Amanda Rieck is an experienced makeup artist based in Sydney, Australia. She is known for her friendly attitude, passionate approach, and the high quality of her creative work. Amanda’s talent lies in making skin look radiant and flawless, with her syle being timeless and classical.

Amanda’s makeup career started in the year 2009 where she studies her Diploma of Makeup. She has always passionate about all forms of makeup artistry. As a freelancer you will often find her working behind the camera of film, TVC, corporate shoots and in fashion shoots.

You most likely have seen some of Amanda’s work already. Her clients include Young Henrys, RSPCA Pet Insurance, Cancer Council, Seniors Insurance , Dexus, Hornsby Council, Resmed, NSW EPA, Bushells, Transport NSW,  AMP , City of Sydney and many more.  This work being shown is on Cinemas, TV commercials, social media platforms, websites,  and in house training platforms for corporate businesses. 

Amanda’s skill set is quite diverse, she takes pride in her work and meeting the needs of the clients.

Her makeup designs have appeared in numerous award-winning productions screened at film festivals around the world. Her proudest moment when she worked on the crew of “UnBroken” –  directed by Angelina Jolie, which was shot in Australia. In 2022 she also was Key Makeup artist (shared role) to  ABC’s PM’s Daughter Season 2.

Amanda is available for travel nationally and internationally. In the year 2022 she flew to Tonga to film a documentary for SPREP filming the after math of the January 2022 Tsuami that effected Tonga and the waste clean up effects to the South Pacific. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma – Makeup
Academy of Makeup – 2009

Upskilling of Prosthetics
Held By Brian Sipe
Acmuse – 2010

Upskilling 

Make Moulds and casts, Create special effects items, Refine painting techniques, Extend expertise in a specialised art form to a professional level. – 2019 Acmuse

Infection Control Training – Covid 19- 2020

Barbicide Covid 19 Certificate – 2020

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Certificate 4 Training and Assessment

Inspire Education – 2014

 

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