Sunday, May 10, 2015

Look-a-like

Sorry to say, my look-a-like didn't turn out as well as I would have liked. I chose to do Drew Barrymore, and I had the hardest time capturing what made her look like her. I slightly changed the shape of my nose, changed the shape of my lips, did slight alterations through shading to my temple, cheekbones, and hollow of my cheek to suggest her facial structure. I'm not overly pleased with how it turned out.
My reference photos:





My results:


For this look I used foundation, character shadow, highlight, "breathless" lipstick, highlighting powder (in pink), and brown eyeliner. The lipstick and highlighting powder were to create a look of a larger and fuller lower lip.

Fantasy Character

This was by far the most challenging, and the most rewarding of the makeups. We were asked to decide on a fantasy character, and to execute a makeup using techniques we learned and at least one household item in a way other than it's intended use. I chose to do a dragon makeup.
In my research, I looked at all sorts of dragons; European, Chinese, Japanese, even Mayan dragons. I looked for what they had in common, what colors they used, what was aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Beyond that, I looked at lizards to give me an idea of how their scales sat on their face, where the large scales were, where the small scales were.
From there, I worked on incorporating the "household items." For the larger scales, I used the cloth from the pocket of my laundry hamper as a stencil, while for the smaller scales I used one of my intimates laundry bags. I also used scraps of fabric for the "eyebrows" and "whiskers" of the dragon.
I also used nose and scar wax to hide my eyebrows and create a scaled look on the brow ridge, and liquid latex was incorporated to keep the whiskers "floating" along the sides of the face.
For the rest of the makeup, I used many shades of eyeshadow, with a neutral base that never would have worked on my skintone, eyeliner, and some dense paper for 3d scales.
My hair is drawn up to suggest a mane and the place of horns. Had I made horns/had horns, they would have attached there.
Some of my research photos:







What I ended up with:




 A guide to the color use/distribution:
 A guide to materials used:

Animal Makeup

We were challenged to make an animal makeup that lined up with our facial features, making it a functional makeup. I chose to do a Northern Saw-whet owl, as their faces are more flat, which makes them able to line up well with human features. Also, they're darn cute, and always look either incredibly surprised, or overly suspicious, which makes them absolutely irresistible.

My research photos:





Yeah, I know it's the cutest thing ever.
For this makeup I used black, white, dark brown, medium brown, and yellow cream makeup. I had difficulty with the beak, as it was supposed to line up with my mouth, but on the bird it starts at about the bottom of the eyes of the owl. This made it look too long when on my actual face.
I tried to use quick strokes in the different colors, as well as blurring the lines between colors to create a softer look, akin to feathers.
How it turned out:














"Horror" Makeup

This week we were asked to find a recognizable character from the horror genre (the term horror was used rather loosely) and stylize it. I chose to do Alex DeLarge from Clockwork Orange. My reference photos:

I liked the stylized look of one eye emphasized, and the idea of the gear. I decided to take this further. I created gears with the use of a friend's printer, and using nose/scar wax, I attached a metal key to my forehead. For the rest of the makeup, I used foundation, eyeliner, liquid eyeliner, character shadow, and highlight.