This project, to me, has been the most enjoyable out of all that we have done this year. This is because of the fact that the brief was open and broad and so I felt as if I was able to create any type of look that I wanted as long as it conformed to one of the tv shows listed, many of which I have watched. This is also an element as to why I found this so enjoyable; I enjoy ‘gothic’, dark tv shows and being able to create and form my own characters using elements from this made me really motivated and excited to create something I was proud of and made me strive to make more of an effort in all elements like photography and styling and not just makeup. I appreciated the fact we were able to be independent when creating these looks, for example not having set times for photography but being able to take the photos when we had everything ready and organised. However I feel as if I could have used more of the techniques that we have learned during this unit on my looks, however the SFX makeup I would have liked to use was not available to me due to financial constraints and so I had to make the looks with the makeup that I had. However I know what I would have used in order to make the looks better and use the techniques we learned, such using gelatine on the face to make Claudia look more rough and ill, and so I hope that this is some thing I will be able to experiment a lot more with in second year.
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Claudia Photoshoot
Prior to the shoot:
I placed grey shadows around the neck and collar bones to make this area look translucent and make the bones protrude more.
My favourite photos from the shoot (Unedited):
Photos shot in my flat kitchen with the aid of a photography light and umbrella.
Mrs Laderman Photoshoot
Prior to the shoot:
I decided to make the nails look dirty to create an added essence of realism to the look.
My favourite photos from the shoot (Unedited):
Props for Claudia
I have purchased this patch and will place it on a beer bottle so that it looks as if Claudia is drinking 'Tru Blood'.
I will use this face blood to place on her face, making her look ravenous and not caring whether the blood goes over her face.
Clothing and props for Mrs Laderman
A selection of rings I have that will be suitable for a 'gypsy' look
Some patterned trousers I own that I also think will be suitable for this look- which will also cut costs
A small crystal ball I bought off of Amazon
A white gypsy top that I bought in Primark
A gypsy looking bandana I bought from a charity shop
Claudia Makeup Practice
Having previously created a look like the one I have designed for Claudia, I knew already what I was going to use. Here are the photos of my previous attempt (using my male flatmate- this is not the model I will be using for Claudia):
What isn't present in these photos but what I will be doing for the real look is blue veins under the eyes and around the temples, and duo eyelash glue on the lips. This lip technique is one that I learnt in class; it gives the effect of dry, cracked lips. I would like this for Claudia as she needs to look weak and almost thirsty for blood. Moreover, I would like to contour my model's collar bones so that she looks mildly emaciated.
Products used:
- Illamasqua matte primer
- Kryolan Ultrafoundation Palette- G177
- Kryolan Supracolour palette- Red and yellow (mixed), blue
- Duo eyelash glue
Equipment used:
- Powder brush
- Disposable mascara wand
- Powder puff
- Flat shadow brush x2
- Foundation brush
- Small, dense eyeshadow brush
- Thin eyeshadow brush
Mrs Laderman Makeup Practice
Before eyeliner:
At this stage I was still experimenting with the look. Even since I created the face chart I was unsure about what I was going to have between the eyebrows and whether I was going to have the red line going up from the chin to the bottom lip. However in this photo most of the makeup had been done and I was happy with it so far.
With eyeliner and mascara:
This was the point at which I decided not to use the red line on the lips. I felt that it would overpower the purples and not make sense with the look as it is a tribal element and the only other tribal element on the face is white dots. In addition to this, True Blood doesn't include extravagant makeup like that, it focuses more on SFX makeup and so I felt that it would not be appropriate for the show that I have chosen.
Styled:
I am happy with the result of this makeup and how the practice went and believe that it is accurate to my face chart so the only things that are not present on there anymore are the red stripe from the chin to the bottom lip and I am still not sure as of yet what to put between her eyebrows. I would consider a bindi, a gem or more paint.
Products used:
- Illamasqua matte primer
- Kryolan Ultrafoundation Palette in G177, Alabaster and 0B2
- Kryolan concealer in D2
- MAC Vibrant Grape eyeshadow
- Rimmel Glam'Eyes liquid eyeliner
- Maybelline Colossal Go Extreme! mascara
- Benefit 'Brow Zings' brow kit
- Illamasqua Neutral eyeshadow palette- black eyeshadow
- Illamasqua translucent powder
- Illamasqua sculpting duo
- Topshop Horizon highlighter
- MAC Nightmoth eyeliner
- MAC lipmixes blue, white and red mixed together
- Supracolour palette- white
Equipment used:
- Powder brush
- Lip brush x2
- MAC 217
- Thin angled brush
- Disposable mascara wand
- Powder puff
- Flat shadow brush x2
- Foundation brush
- Small, dense eyeshadow brush for concealer
- Cotton buds (For mistakes)
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