Evaluation

Throughout this brief I have learnt so much about the Elizabethans, not only about their make up and fashion but about their lifestyles. I have especially enjoyed learning about Queen Elizabeth who I feel is very inspiration throughout her life. I loved learning about all the ways they created their make up with the small amount of resources they had in these times, no matter how damaging it was to their skin. It made me appreciate how lucky we are in these times and showed me how far people would go to gain the ideal face of beauty of those times. Although we got to look at basic techniques, I really enjoyed learning the parts that are especially for the Elizabethan style such as Blocking Eyebrows or the perfect white base.
If I were to do this again I would want to find more primary and secondary research, especially looking at more books. I needed to incorporate more portraits and more influences throughout my study. Other than that I've found the blog extremely helpful in keeping track of the development of my work. My technical files have always been useful to look back on and remind me of the skills I've learnt.

Assessment- In the role of the Make Up Artist

I am extremely happy with how my partners design went and I think it went better than all my practises. One of the parts I was worrying about most was blocking out the eyebrows however with Kats' advice on my last practise I feel that it worked out as my best attempt yet. I also feel that my attempts to keep the look symmetrical were a lot more successful and this design really helped me with learning how to be precise. 

I am very happy with how me and my partner worked together, for this look we moulded it from the first design to highlight both Lily's design skills and my make up skills. I feel that next time I should do the hair and create a few accessories or clothing ideas that would bring the look together as a whole. On the whole I enjoyed creating Lily's look as I love how dramatic the make up is. 

Assessment- In the Role of the Designer

These are the images from my partners assessment. The design has stayed the same from the beginning as me and my partner decided we were both happy with the design. We had a few issues in the assessment, for instance my skin was extremely dry because of the winter weather so the white supra colour didn't go on very evenly. This meant we had to put more of a base on so that the white went on smoother the second time. Although it wasn't perfectly smooth it was a lot better on the second attempt and it helped both me and my partner learn that sometimes you have to over come issues on the job. Other than this my design went well and we were happy with the end result.

Practise- In the Role of the Make up Artist

Need:

Cleanser

Toner

Glue

Primer

powder

Ultra foundation palette

Viva brilliant colour medley matte palette

Lip rouge mini palette

Illamasqua neutral palette

Step 1: using the glue block out the eyebrows, powder them down. Using the smallest amount R21 from the supra colour palette, place on top of the blocked brow and powder again. 

Step 2: prime the rest of the face to create an even base

Step 3: using a blend of G177 and OB2 from the ultra foundation palette cover the brows and rest of the face, don’t forget to blend out into the hairline, the ears and the neck.

Step 4: using Obsidian from the neutral palette and an angled brush create a line from the curve of the nose outwards to above the brow. Make sure this line is dark.

Step 5: using a mac blending brush blend out this colour.

Step 6: once this is blended out enough start to blend in Caraway from the viva brilliant colour medley. Blend this outwards until you get to half of the line.

Step 7: using LC52 from the lip rouge mini palette, paint the lips.

Step 8: using obsidian from the neutral palette contour the cheeks and blend the line so it isn’t so harsh.

Due to my partner going home ill for a week I practised her final look on myself. We had made some minor changes to the look after a discussion about certain aspects. For example we changed the base from white to a skin tone foundation base as we felt the look duplicated the black swan with the white base. Once practising the new design I sent the look to my partner and she was happy with the outcome. I feel that I need to practise blocking eyebrows a little more before I do the final assessment but other than that I am happy with the look. 

Practise- In the Role of Designer

Need:

Cleanser/toner

Glue

Water

Supracolour palette

Glamour glow palette

Viva matte palette

Elf palette

Brushes

Primer

Powder

Mascara wands

Step 1: ask the model if they are allergic to anything, check their skin for diseases or hygiene issues and decide whether its okay to work on the face.

Step 2: cleanse and tone the face to get off excess makeup and dirt on the face.

Step 3: using glue and powder, block out the eyebrows. Keep layering until brows are completely gone.

Step 4: prime the face to give a smooth base.

Step 5: scrape out the white supracolour 070, using a foundation brush cover the whole face, including ears and neck. Make sure this is even and buffed in, you can use a powder brush to buff any uneven bits.

Step 6: using the glamour glow palette, colour bronzing sun, contour the cheek bones, the nose and the temples.

Step 7: to create a darker contour use a thin line of Bronzing summer on the cheekbone and blend in.

Step 8: using the bottom red from the elf palette, create a contour from the corner of the nose up and round the eyebrow bone. Blend out.

Step 9- using supracolour 079 red, create sparse brow hairs along the eyebrow bone.

Step 10: using fennel from the viva matte palette, colour the eye lid.

Step 11: use supracolour 079 red again, create a thick panel down the eye, blending so that the grease product doesn’t smudge. Continue this line to just under the lower lash line. Do this on both eyes.

Step 12: use a mascara wand and supracolour 070 white on the lashes, making sure to coat the top and bottom.

Step 13: use supracolour 070 white as the main colour on the lips.

Step 14: using the supracolour 079 red, create a line down the lips similar to the one on the eye.

3 Brush Challenge

I wasn't sure how I would do with the 3 Brush challenge, but I was looking forward to giving it a go. I chose to use a foundation brush, a large shadow brush and an angled liner brush as I felt these would be the most versatile.
I started by asking my model if they had any allergies, which she doesn't then I cleansed, toned and moisturised the face. Then I primed the face and used the foundation brush to apply it. Using a mixture of Fs 38, Olive and Alabaster from the ultra foundation palette and the foundation brush I created a base on the face. I wasn't sure if a powder puff would count as a brush so I didn't set the face. Next using the Illamasqua neutral palette I scraped out some of the colour wolf and used the angle brush to fill in the brow. Then using the large shadow brush and the colour vintage I filled the eyelid, I then cleaned the brush and used it again to blend out the colour. I cleaned my angled liner brush and with the colour Obsidian from the illamasqua neutral palette I created a small winged liner effect. Once again I cleaned my angled liner brush and using LC152 from the lip rouge mini palette I filled the lip.
In the end I really enjoyed the challenge and although I wouldn't chose to use 3 brushes on a job, if I was ever in the situation that I could only use 3 brushes, I wouldn't find it as difficult.

Masters of Drawing

Leonardo da Vinci

Da Vinci was a man of many talents from sculpting to engineer, from science to inventions and of course art. Although he is primarily known for his art, discovery of subjects such as geology, anatomy etc were found in his notebooks showing that he had a fantastic mind.

Two of his most famous works are the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. The Mona Lisa is an oil painting on a white panel which is believed to be painted between 1503 and 1506. It is on permanent display at the Loure museum in Paris after the King Francis I of France acquired it and it became the property of the French Republic. It is so famous for its ambiguity as her expression is so blank. There have been times where the painting has been stolen, one time by Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia as he believed it belonged in Italy.  The Last Supper is in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie, Milan and is one of the worlds most famous paintings. It represents the theme of The Last Supper with Jesus and his disciples as told in the Gospel of John and was made when reneovations to the church and convent were planned. There has been many restoration attempts however due to environmental factors the paining has very little original factors.

Some of his favourite work of mine however is his artist-engineer which show sketches of the human body and they physics of light and shade. Da Vinci used grave robbers and hospital directors to get him body parts to study, which was very illegal in these times, hence why the images were kept secret for so long. I love the detail in the photos and the way the shading gives everything such depth. I have used his work as inspiration for many of my pieces. 

Leonardo da Vinci

Da Vinci was a man of many talents from sculpting to engineer, from science to inventions and of course art. Although he is primarily known for his art, discovery of subjects such as geology, anatomy etc were found in his notebooks showing that he had a fantastic mind. 

Two of his most famous works are the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. The Mona Lisa is an oil painting on a white panel which is believed to be painted between 1503 and 1506. It is on permanent display at the Loure museum in Paris after the King Francis I of France acquired it and it became the property of the French Republic. It is so famous for its ambiguity as her expression is so blank. There have been times where the painting has been stolen, one time by Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia as he believed it belonged in Italy.  The Last Supper is in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie, Milan and is one of the worlds most famous paintings. It represents the theme of The Last Supper with Jesus and his disciples as told in the Gospel of John and was made when reneovations to the church and convent were planned. There has been many restoration attempts however due to environmental factors the paining has very little original factors. 

Some of his favourite work of mine however is his artist-engineer which show sketches of the human body and they physics of light and shade. Da Vinci used grave robbers and hospital directors to get him body parts to study, which was very illegal in these times, hence why the images were kept secret for so long. I love the detail in the photos and the way the shading gives everything such depth. I have used his work as inspiration for many of my pieces. 

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