#2 Practice - Hair and Make-up

After practicing my look for the first time, I felt that I needed to be more confident in the look as a whole. This way I could complete my character design in the time available and to the best of my abilities. I practiced the design on myself and used the same products and brushes as before.

I thought about how my first practice went and ensured that I focused on the areas that I wanted to improve. I applied a matte primer to the skin beforehand to prepare the skin. When working with the white skin base I made sure that I buffed the product as much as possible to create the most even base. I also made sure that I had a brush at hand to easily fix any sections that may become smudged.This really helped with the overall appliance of the base.  I was really happy with the eyes from the first practice and I worked from the pictures that I had taken from the first completed practice. I thought this would help me with the continuity of the look because this is what I will be assessed on. I built up each colour till I thought it was correct and each eye was the same. From the first practice I was not fully happy with the black that I added under the cheekbones, chin and forehead. It was too heavy on the face and made the base turn grey. I used a smaller brush this time and applied less product to the face. I made sure to blend the black colour into the base. I was really happy with how this turned out and will definitely use these techniques in my assessment. My products for the cut have still not yet arrived, therefore I will practice the look again with the addition of the cut on the forehead. 

Hair

I decided to practice the hair for my design as well as the make-up. The Victorian hair is very sleek and precise, therefore this is something that I want the hair of my character to look like. My model has mid-length hair which makes it easier for me to style. I wetted the hair down and created a side parting. I then dried this in the direction that I wanted the hair to go. I then applied a small amount of wax to the hair to keep it in position. Due to my character being a ghost I wanted to add white into the hair. I decided to use talcum powder as I felt this would be the easiest to apply and create the best effect. When completing the hair I had the idea to add more product to the roots of the hair. His face will be white, therefore his scalp would be white as well. This worked really well and added to the profile of the character. I then moved the product around the hair and made sure it was placed evenly. I was really happy with how this went and will use the same products and techniques in my assessment. I will take extra care when applying the powder to the hair as I do not want to apply to much.