do faces—
1. sketch or model faces:
- I do faces better than anything else. It’s the bodies that don’t turn out so well.
2. apply cosmetics:
- Makeup artist Tom Savini, one of the best in this creepy business, will do faces.
make faces—
1. assume a silly, twisted expression on one’s face intended to cause laughter:
- The two children sat at the table making faces at each other.
2. express annoyance or disapproval by one’s facial expression:
- The leader swung his chair round … presumably so he could make faces to the rest of the orchestra.
3. = do faces 1:
- When I started my training, I was delighted and excited to find that I could make faces as they actually are.
See also: make a face / make face.