Stage Makeup Final: December 2010

The Final

I solved many issues I had, from the beginning of the design process and even from just the dry run to the actual final application.

My biggest difficulty was how to get rid of my nostrils and move them down on my face. After the dry run I realized if I colored a few pieces of cotton ball the same color as the shading on my nose and put them in last then it would look like the holes were gone.
Overall I was extremely pleased with my design and application.

Dry Run

Eyebrows-Be-Gone

Finished Version

Minus the Headdress

Left Side

Right Side

Four Eyebrows

Because I had to erase my natural eyebrows for the makeup I had a few options as to achieve that. I originally intended to soap out my eyebrows but after sharing my ideas with Sue I was guided to make latex appliances to cover up my Peter Gallaghers. Then I proceeded with the makeup matching it to my color palette and my makeup mixing sheet.

The Application

My Headshot with the design over it.

I traced out the main features on my face to see
what my next steps were.

I laid my transparency with my design on it over a picture of my headshot to see what alterations I would have to make and what problems I would have to solve. First thing I chose was to make the reflection from the headdress a part of the makeup. This was to imitate the picture and to give the illusion that my face would be wider and smaller. The next thing I chose to do was to make the ears, which are significantly larger than mine, additional appliances. I carved these our of green plant foam to match those in my color drawing. Then I painted them white to set the foam and lastly I painted them to match the design. I knew that I wanted to make the ears part of an appliance because I wanted the holes in the lobes like on the mask. It turned out better because with two entirely fake ears I could simply attach them to the headdress and solve that problem before I started the makeup.

The Design

I took the main research picture I found and printed it off in black and white. From there I traced the main features of the face onto a clear sheet protector and recopied that onto a piece of paper.
I did about 4 to 5 different versions of this because I had some that just showed the facial structure of the face then some that included the highlight and shadows that I wanted to include. I knew that some of the shading I chose to do was only in the picture because of the source of light when the picture was taken, more so than the shape of the mask. Some of these I wanted to use because they gave the appearance of depth and distorted the face to resemble the mask.
I then pulled the colors out of the original research and created a color palette collage. From there I used one of my drawings of the face and colored the face to match the original with some differences made because I knew it would end up being a makeup.