Books
- A Guide to Tudor & Jacobean Portraits, Foreword by Antonia Fraser
- Making Faces, Little Brown and Company, by Kevyn Aucoin
- Fashions in Makeup - From Ancient to Modern Times, Peter Owen Revived Edition, by Richard Corson
- Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters, Pitman Publishing, by Robert Beverly Hale, 1964
Films
- The Taming Of The Shrew, Shakespeare Retold, BBC, directed by David Richards, 2005
- Seven Photographs That Changed Fashion, Rankin, 2013
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age, directed by Shekhar Kapur, 2007
- Elizabeth, director by Shekhar Kapur, 1998
- Identify Revealed, Ellis Faas, 2014
Exhibitions
- National Portrait Gallery, Tudors and Jacobean Portraits
Internet Sites
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPP10z9nz8I
- http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-make-up.htm
- http://www.elizabethancostume.net/makeup.html
- http://www.sixwives.info/tudor-make-up.htm
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/da_vinci_leonardo.shtml
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/
- http://www.leonardoda-vinci.org
- http://www.biography.com/people/pablo-picasso-9440021
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453555/
- http://www.ellisfaas.com
- http://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/2013/04/08/val-garland-make-up-artist-interview-kate-moss
- http://fashiontoast.com/2013/11/where-have-all-the-surfing-cowboys-gone/
- http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/02/21/30608/oscars-2013-westmore-family-continues-to-make-up-h/
- http://www.kevynaucoin.com
Friday, 5 December 2014
Charlotte's Makeup Design, Final Images and Evaluation
Charlotte's Make-Up Design
Charlotte wasn't sure what she wanted her makeup design to look like because she had come up with an idea, but then spoke with Sharon who advised that she developed it further. This made her feel under confident with her ideas, but we talked her ideas through and soon chose what her final makeup design would look like. She showed me step by step how to achieve the look she was after and every time we practiced it we made improvements. She gave me a list of all the equipment I needed and gave me any extras.
Charlotte and I turned up to the assessment with plenty of time to talk through anything we needed to and we both felt prepared. She gave me step by step instructions and a face chart to stick up on my mirror. I set up my work space neatly and kept it organised throughout the assessment. I wore a makeup brushes belt which I found very helpful because there was more room for my makeup and they were easily accessible. I am really happy with how the makeup looked. I think the skin looks flawless, apart from a couple of bumps shown up by the lighting. I am happy with the contouring as my partner said she wanted it to look quite subtle and soft. I like how the blush doesn't look obvious, but that it warmed up the face and gave her some healthy looking colour. I found it difficult to get the contouring around the inner eye sockets even and I still don't think they are perfectly even, but I am happy with it. I am happy with the eye makeup because both sides are even and there are no harsh lines. I really like how the eyelashes stand out and how close to the lash line the black colour is. I would have liked the lip colour to be a bit more rosy to match the cheeks, but I am happy with the outline and how even the product was applied. If I did the shoot again, I would have made sure her bra strap was not showing and I would have made sure both sides of the top were even. I like how the hair has been crimped and as it adds to the Elizabethan styling.
Charlotte and I turned up to the assessment with plenty of time to talk through anything we needed to and we both felt prepared. She gave me step by step instructions and a face chart to stick up on my mirror. I set up my work space neatly and kept it organised throughout the assessment. I wore a makeup brushes belt which I found very helpful because there was more room for my makeup and they were easily accessible. I am really happy with how the makeup looked. I think the skin looks flawless, apart from a couple of bumps shown up by the lighting. I am happy with the contouring as my partner said she wanted it to look quite subtle and soft. I like how the blush doesn't look obvious, but that it warmed up the face and gave her some healthy looking colour. I found it difficult to get the contouring around the inner eye sockets even and I still don't think they are perfectly even, but I am happy with it. I am happy with the eye makeup because both sides are even and there are no harsh lines. I really like how the eyelashes stand out and how close to the lash line the black colour is. I would have liked the lip colour to be a bit more rosy to match the cheeks, but I am happy with the outline and how even the product was applied. If I did the shoot again, I would have made sure her bra strap was not showing and I would have made sure both sides of the top were even. I like how the hair has been crimped and as it adds to the Elizabethan styling.
Monday, 1 December 2014
My Makeup Design, Final Images and Evaluation
When I came to Southampton Solent I was the most excited about learning and improving on my make-up skills because its where my passion really lies. I really enjoyed learning new techniques and gaining tips from my lessons and I am pleased that I think I have improved my skills.
My Make-Up Design
I was really excited by my hair design because it was so different to anyone else's that I'd seen and I think it showed that I thought outside the 'box'. In my make-up design I wanted to show the contrast between what I think the Elizabethan women's makeup used to look like and how Elizabeth I tried to portray her makeup to look. I therefore made the skin around the eyes look really smooth and even and then the rest of the face very textured and cracked looking. I then used the rosy pink colour that the Elizabethan women would have used on their lips and cheeks, but placed it in the contours of the face, as this is currently the contoured look is more popular at the moment. I gave Charlotte very clear instructions of how I wanted the makeup to look and how I wanted her to achieve that look. I showed her how thick I wanted the flour and water mixture to be and talked her, very slowly, through the whole process, as she had never done anything like it before. I gave Charlotte an equipment list and provided her with any extras needed.
Charlotte listened well and was very good at taking instruction. She really wanted to make it look perfect so we practiced many times and made small adjustments every time. I am really happy with how the look turned out! I think she did the look the best she'd ever done it, in the assessment. I am so pleased with how well the flour and water mixture cracked and flaked because it is exactly how I pictured it to look in my head and I think the lighting has picked it up perfectly. I love how the red colour underneath the cracked 'skin' shows through to make the skin look more painful. I would have liked her to have taken the white further into the hair line so it wasn't such a sharp line and I would have liked her to have taken the white colour and flour mixture further round the sides of the neck, again so it wasn't such a harsh line. I am really happy with the pink contouring on the cheeks and around the nose. My eyebrows are naturally uneven which could have thrown her off, but she followed my natural brows and pulled it off well. My ears could have been slightly whiter to match the skin around my eyes, but she did still cover them well. The skin round my eyes look very smooth and perfected which is the look I was going for. Over all I am really happy with how my looked turned out!
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