Evaluation

Evaluation

I have now came to an end of  ‘The New Elizabethan’ project and I am really happy with the overall process of it. I have not only enjoyed being on the make-up artist side but also the designing side of it. I have picked up new technical skills and having the chance to be a designer I have learnt how to communicate well with others. I am more confident in speaking out loud and going with my own choices instead of being wary in what I decide. I feel as though I have done well with working with another student and following their design. I have never done a blog before and I have exceeded my own expectations in how well I have done this, I found it hard to get to grips with it and hard managing the time to do so but I have caught up and am really pleased with my end results.  I have learnt different ways on how I can turn a traditional make-up into a contemporary one, which will be a useful skill and also learning why it is important to have research behind the project.

Overall I have really enjoyed this project and am happy with my end design as I feel I have created a good mixture of traditional and contemporary style. I am sad to see this project come to an end but I am happy to get started on a new project.

Resources

Resources:

websites:
Youtube.com
http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/tips/g8625/celebrities-bleached-eyebrows/?thumbnailshttp://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02077/Queen-Elizabeth-Ihttp://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-make-up.htm
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/BessofHardwick.htmhttp://www.mexicansugarskull.com/support/dodhistory.html#sthash.roV0Fahv.dpufhttp://m.elizabethan-era.org.uk/lady-in-waiting.htmhttp://beauty.about.com/od/spassalons/ss/Older-Women-amp-Makeup-25-Tips-for-Women-Over-50.htm#showallhttp://www.illamasqua.com/inspire/collections/once/http://tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/queen.htmlhttp://www.gogmsite.net/the_late_farthingale_era_fr/minialbum_queen_elizabeth_o/1592_ditchley_portrait_by_m.html http://www.npg.org.uk/webquests/launch.php?webquest_id=25&partner_id=portrait http://www.npg.org.uk/assets/files/pdf/exploring-elizabeth/npg_tudor_makeup.pdfhttp://www.enzo-beauty.co.uk/contraindications.pdfhttp://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/ringworm/Pages/Introduction.aspx








Books:
Pointer, S., 2005. The Artifice of Beauty: A Historical and Practical Guide to Perfume and Cosmetics. Sutton Publishing.Sarah Jane Downing.Beauty Cosmetics 1550-1950








Films:
Elizabeth .1998. [film] Directed by Kapur S
Alice In Wonderland.2010. [film] Directed b Burton T.
BBC.2014.The Virgin Queen

Timed Assessment- Designer Role

Timed Assessment- Designer Role

On the designing side Ross executed my design perfectly, he was really professional throughout the practices and assessment and I was really pleased to have him as my partner and make-up artist. He has came a long way from the beginning from not having a make-up background he has shown his skills and techniques he has learned and won't shy away from being pushed out of his comfort zone to try something new.

Their are certain aspects from my design he has just pushed through and had a go, this would be with the gold leaf as he had never worked with this product before and done really well in listening to what I wanted. I was really pleased with the overall out come of the make-up as he followed my designs and what I wanted perfectly. The adding of the Gold Leaf wasn't added in exactly the same places as the first practise of it but I understand as I the Gold Leaf is tricky to stick on, unpredictable and in all the same you could't really tell as they both look the same make-up.

He gets an 'A' for effort for meeting up and communicating with me about the designs, he would spend time to meet up and practice and have time to chat to share different ideas. He is  good team member and would always help  and give me advice if I needed it.

I have to own up and say I wasn't a very good team member on assessment day as I had gone out the night before and came in late with last nights make-up on. I was extremely apologetic but I was really out of line for doing this as I had not only jeopardized my own work but also Ross's and it was very inconsiderate of me. He had to clear all my heavy make-up off which took up his valuable time which was suppose to be spend doing my design. He kept his cool, had a laugh and was relaxed throughout the whole assessment he didn't rush through anything and was really professional. He had completed the make-up in the time we had and I was really proud of him, even when I had made a big mistake.

The application of the make-up was spot on and he overcame every obstacle. He has a very good manner about him which shines and his technical and practical skills where excellent. He is a quick learner and I believe he will go far in the future.

Timed Assessment- Role as Make-up Artist.

Timed Assessment- Role as Make-up Artist 

Ross has done really well with his design and it has reflected the project brief perfectly. He has shown the modern and traditional aspects and used numerous skills and techniques we have learnt throughout the course on his design. He has dug greatly into his research for his character and it shone through his design and it brings the character to life.

His ideas where quite Gothic which links in with the characters background, he has also added splashes to the face which has brought in an different technique, these splashes where quite unpredictable and would go everywhere so round the temple area I had decided to use tissue and hold it along the sharp blended line and splash the paint on then so it gave a sharp edge.

When doing the first practice Ross hadn't written the products he wanted to use down and was telling as I went through the make-up what ones to use.  I noticed that I had some similar colours that where from my own kit and knew they would work well with his design. I discussed what he wanted from the look which colours and how he would like it and he was happy with me to add some of my own products and trusted that it would work well. and he was happy with the end results.

Through the next practices I would check that he was pleased with everything and making sure he didn't want anything changed. He had made a netted head piece and neck ruffle to add to the make-up which where amazing and just pulled the whole make-up together. We wasn't sure how to stick down the front of the head piece as he wanted it sticking to his fore head. I had suggested spirit gum which was another product I had in my kit other than a glue stick he had suggested as I knew the spirit gum 

was more reliable as I had used it before.

Overall I wouldn't suggest any improvements for his design as I believe he has done a really great job, I would just recommend he write down the products used as I know he could remember them but it is just better to straight after make time to write them down. We worked well as a team meeting up for practises, keeping in touch anyway possible and sharing any new ideas that came into our heads, we helped each other out and reassure one another we where doing a great job.

He was really pleased with the way I executed the make-up and I was really happy with how well it went. I would love to be a make-up artist for Ross again as he is a really good designer and an overall amazing person.      

Collaboration with Fashion Photography student

I have been asked again by the same women I helped out on the other photo shoot to do the make-up again. I am really pleased I have been asked again as that means she liked the make-up the last time. I have been contacted through Facebook by her and she has given me all the details I need. She says she wanted studs and gems added to the look so I discussed if she pics the adornments she wants and sends me what she has bought and a mood board of the look she wants I will create some face charts for her.
She sent me these images:

Here are the designs I came up with:

Here are the final Photo shoot images:

I loved collaborating again with this student, she was really happy with the designs and my last minute change of the purple colour on the face chart to the blue colouring on the actual make-up. I am really glad she was pleased as I was really happy with the outcome of the make-ups and the whole process of doing it. I think next time I will go and watch her taking the images as I can learn the different lightings she used and the way she takes the photos, this will help with my digital image production side. Working with the students gives me the knowledge of what to expect when working with photographer an other people in the future. I certainly will be working with this student again and offering my assistance to other students who need my help.

Ross's Assessment (My Final Design)

Ross's Assessment and My Design

I am really pleased with the outcome and the way the make-up was carried out, he was really professional with carrying out the make-up and done everything perfectly. I believe my make-up design has the aspects of Elizabethan make-up with the white base, rouge cheeks, light eyebrows. I have added contemporary aspects of make-up also using gold lead, pinky tones on the eyes and a heart shaped-pout lip.

I am really happy with my design and the make-up, if I could change anything I would change the style of my hair it was off my face for the pictures, but I would't' change anything about the make-up as I really like how it all comes together and has a backing story of Bess of Hardwick and this is what I would imagine her to look like.

Final Elizabethan Make-up

Final Elizabethan Make-up Project 

 This was my timed assessment for the Elizabethan project, After many practices this is what the final outcome was, I enjoyed every minute of it, this is my first time being given someone else's design and having to be the make-up artist I was really nervous at first working with someone I had only just recently met and having them trust me with their design, but I got to know my partner and having practised this design gave me more confidence. I really enjoyed doing this project and sad that the Elizabethan era make-up are over but I am excited to start a new project next term.

I think I have done really well with this project from getting use to writing blogs and researching a lot behind this era, since I haven't been in education for a while I have surprised myself  with how well I have coped and handled it all. I loved going to museums and researching that way and watching films that relate to the era and it has also be interesting in seeing what cosmetics Tudors did use back then.

The timed assessment went great and I wouldn't change anything about it, I enjoyed myself and was happy with the outcome and the whole process and so was my partner he was happy with the end outcome, I loved working as a team in this and am really happy with the final photo's. Altogether I have had an amazing good start to this course and definitely think it was a good choice to come to Southampton Solent University.