Elizabethan face chart ideas continued

Here is another face chart I have designed with an Elizabethan style make up so far I am still undecided which idea I am going to use in my final piece. In this look instead of using white make up to cover the entire face my idea is to use a natural base and apply white only around the eyes blended in at the edges. Rosy round cheeks and china doll like lips.

Elizabethan style make-up practical

Starting to get into the habbit of blogging as soon as possible after lessons to for two reasons: A it makes life less stressful and B I'm able to het more information out of my brain while its still fresh in my head. So in todays practical session we practiced blocking out eyebrows using soap and pritt stick. We then applied Elizabethan style make up consisting of white Kryolan supra colour grease base make up to aid hoding the eyebrows, a while foundation base, powder, pink/red blusher, and a pale red lip colour. Although I thought the end result looked a bit clown like I was not too disappointed considering it was my first attempt and having only 20 min to complete the look. As always practice makes perfect and one thing I have identified as an area to improve on is yidying up The area around the eyebrows after applying the pritt stick/soap to avoid cakey foundation and to even out the colour, as the Foundation tended to stick to the excess glue/soap therefore causing these areas to be much whiter than the rest of the face. See picure below....

Sketching and shading

In our practical session last Monday we started to do some sketching and working on our shading and artwork skills. Our homework was to go home and sketch a still life picture of our choice.  I chose to draw a flower in a glass vase ornament, although on reflection I think this was a little ambitious given the result. I also became rather frustrated tryng to sketch th glass vase so it has been erased from the picture. However I intend to keep practicing, and found sketching on the whole quite enjoyable.

Below are some of the 3D shapes we practiced shading in our practical lesson..

Val Garland

Val Garland is a British make up artist originally from Bristol. After emigrating to Sydney Australia to work as a hair stylist and colour technician she decided to persue a career in the field of make up. Apparently it was her passion for colour which inspired her transformation from Hairdresser to make up artist, since then she has worked for designers such as Alexnder McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, magazines including Vogue, celebs such as Kate Moss and Lady Gaga, along with product companies like M.A.C. and Pantene.


http://showstudio.com/contributor/val_garland
http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2013/04/5-reasons-we-love-val-garland-makeup-artist.html

Ellis Faas

So as asked I have done some research into Ellis Faas and her work, I found her work extremely inspirational and I very much like her style. From what I have read about her work and how she has built up her career it's clear to see she is a very determined and dedicated woman. After viewing her portfolio on her website these are some of my favorite pieces of her work.

I particularly like this first picture because I think contrast between the bright background and the whiteness of the models skin draws attention towards the make up, I also think the way the eyes have been outlined in black all the way around the lids is an interesting effect and gives the model an almost cartoonish feel, sort of the the Japanese manga style. With the defined brows giving the face an almost china doll like impression.

 I found this image interesting because it reminded me of watching Charlie and the Chocolate factory when I was a child. I think It triggers memories of this movie due to the fact that the model is wearing a top hat like Willie Wonka, and the clouds in the background remind me of the idea of going up into the sky in a glass elevator, slighlty random some of my thoughts, but there we have it. Also the make up has a magical sort of fantasy look about it, with the combination of glitter, half red and half pink lips and the fact that only one eye has a great deal of make up applied to it.

 I think this image is simply stunning the make up is extremely precise and natural looking giving the face a fresh airy feel. I also like the lighting focusing on the middle of the face giving a shadow down one side.

This last Image stood out to me because i think the way the colours of the make up used matching the eyes looks beautiful, not to mention the way the make up has been applied to create the illusion of shadow coming down across the face.

Finally I enjoyed watching the youtube video of Ellis's Identity revealed make up looks. I think the concept behind the work is an interesting one as I know that personally I do wear make up as a mask, and its interesting to think about how we perceive other people and how that may differ from how they view themselves or imagine other people viewing them or who they truly are underneath the version of themselves that they project to the outer world. I like the darkness in the background of the video and think the music is extremeley fitting with Ellis's thoughts and inspiration for creating the video.

More of todays face charts

These are two more face charts I have been practicing today the first is a Monochromatic purple make-up design and the second is Elizabethan style make up.

Elizabethan face charts

Today I decided to give face charts another go as I was getting frustrated with the shading techniques last week and decided it best to take a break. Having said this the new problem I have encountered is drawing eyelashes, in attempt to resolve this issue I have been watching face chart tutorials on youtube and will continue to practice. This is a face chart I have designed for the New Elizabethans project taking my inspiration from the two images at the begining of my blog.

I decided not to use the image of the Queen of Hearts from the Tim Burton's movie version of Alice in Wonderland as although the make up was designed to look Elizabethan it was rather plain, focususing mainly on the the Sky Blue eyeshadow which I felt was too modern and not truley Elizabethan, and therefore would not fit the criteria I needed to meet. So instead I used the fancy dress make up Image of the Queen of hearts combined with the Elizabthan portrait. I am still trying to find out both the make up artist and the artist who created these pictures, as soon as I find this information I will add it to my blog.