Final Evaluation

I have thoroughly enjoyed working on this project. Researching into the tribal theme has given me knowledge about things I didn’t know. It has helped me apply makeup using materials I would of never thought about using before.

Although It has been nice to not worry about a sketchbook and being able to upload all research found straight onto my blog, I have found myself to not be as creative as I previously have in the past. I have tried doing as many face templates as I could to help keep the creativity up.

Looking back, I regret not using the accessories that I originally planned too for the Editorial look. At the time, I thought that it would appear too much with the different makeup materials and colours that I had applied. Now, I feel that if I made the look slightly more natural, I could have used the accessories, which would have made the final look more Editorial.

Overall, I am still very pleased with my outcomes. I feel that I have been very creative in the Catwalk look. I wanted to make the editorial look more arty as I didn’t want to risk anything falling off the face or body whilst walking. I am also very happy with the Editorial look as I feel that it stands out as something different. I was also pleased with how the scarring effect came out on this look too.

FINAL IMAGES FOR CATWALK LOOK

FINAL IMAGES FOR EDITORIAL LOOK

The Final Practice for Catwalk Look

When practicing, I took photographs in stages. This photo shows the face and neck complete.

This is the second stage where i painted the whole shoulder. This was probably the fiddliest bit as when my model stood up, his shoulder moved, meaning the lines moved. I will take this into consideration for the final shoot.

This photo shows the arm is painted up to the elbow. The elbow was also very fiddly, as where it is a joint, the lines moved when he straightened and bent his elbow. I will also take this into consideration for the final shoot.

Here is a photo of the final stage. This was probably the easiest part of all as it was one straight canvas to paint on. I am overall really pleased with this outcome and I look forward to the final shoot!

Practice Shoot for Editorial Look

Left Side View of Practice Shoot Photo

Right Side View of Practice Shoot Photo

This is the Hair in the Practice Shoot. I really love this, so I will use this for my Final Photo Shoot.

Overall Look of Practice Shoot Photo.

 

 

Design's for Full Catwalk Look

Using a magazine image, I drew a tattoo design onto this models face, using a biro pen. This is deffinately my favourite design so I have enhanced it further (below). I really liked the smooth curves and I feel that each piece of the design fits in well with eachother.

This is my Final Design for my Catwalk look. I am very pleased with how it has came out and I stuck with the idea of using lots of curves. I also used lots of pointy & straight edges/ends. I am really looking forward to shooting this in the studio.

Face Template's for Catwalk Look

For this face template I have drawn on a tattoo design that isn't too detailed. This is to see what type of design i like so that i can build it up. I have added dots to inside the tattoo which I like, but I don't like the dots that are added to the ends of the lines. I feel that it looks a bit like clown makeup. Since the model will be a male, the hair will be combed forward using gel. The design will start at the eyebrow on the left side and go down the models left arm, to the wrist.

I have added more detail to this design, yet taken away the dots that were on the ends of the lines. I have kept the dots that were inside the tattoo design though. I have also added a tattoo on the left half of the lip to add more character. Since the model will be a male, the hair will be combed forward using gel. The design will start at the eyebrow on the left side and go down the models left arm, to the wrist.

I have added even more detail to this design to see what the outcome would be like. Again, I added a design to the left lip, yet changed it slightly. Since the model will be a male, the hair will be combed forward using gel. The design will start at the eyebrow on the left side and go down the models left arm, to the wrist. I feel it looks more like a a tiger than a tribal tattoo design, so I won't be using this one. I will design something more like the second design here.

Face Template's for Editorial Look

I created this face template as I liked the scarring effect that the string gave. As you can see, there are three long pieces on the forehead and one shorter piece on each cheek. I really don't like the string on the forehead as it looks like wrinkles. I quite like the string on the cheeks. I thought i would keep the rest of the makeup looking quite natural. The hair is up in a Victorian Style Bun on the side with a fishtail plait wrapped around it.

For this face template, I removed the awful string on the forehead. Instead i drew in a thin monobrow, which i really like. Instead of using string on the cheeks, I thought i'd try rice. I added rice in a star shape in the centre of the forehead. Under the lips i drew a lentil in the centre with rice next to it. Again, I kept the rest of the makeup looking as natural as possible. When I look at this face template, I feel it looks a bit confusing with the different rice shapes on the face. The hair is up in a Victorian Style Bun in the centre with a normal plait wrapped around it.

As I liked the rice star shapes on the previous design, I decided to keep them, but add more! I also decided to keep the monobrow and thicken it slightly. Where I did like the string effect on the cheek I decided to add it into this design but I feel it looks a bit too much with the rice star shapes. Again, I wanted to keep the makeup looking more natural using earthy colours. The hair is up in a Victorian Style Bun in the centre with a normal plait wrapped around it.

For this face template, I went for something completely different to what I have previously been designing. I wanted to see what iot would look like if i added colour into the design. As i really like the rice star shapes, i decided to stick to them, but paint them on instead. This way I could use colour. In the design, I have painted red stars on the forehead and black stars on the cheek. I used a thin monobrow as i felt a thick one would overpower the design. I also painted red lips with a thick black line down the centre and applied red and black eyeshadow. The hair is up in a Victorian Style Bun on the side with a normal plait wrapped around it. I trialed this design in class, but I didn't like how flat it looked without using the rice. I also didn't like that there was a lot of colour going on as it took the natural look away.

For this design, I decided to go back to my original idea with the rice stars as this gave the best 3D scarification effect. I applied them just above the brow line. I ended up deciding on a thin monobrow to keep it simple. I decided on goinmg inbetween natural and bright with the eyeshadow by using an earthy purple colour. I used a very natural light brown lipcolour too. The hair is up in a Victorian Style Bun on the side with a normal plait wrapped around it.This is my favourite design so I will use this for my final shoot!

FINAL MOODBOARD FOR EDITORIAL LOOK

This is my final moodboard for all of my ideas towards my Editorial look.

FINAL MOODBOARD FOR CATWALK LOOK

This is my final moodboard for all of my ideas towards my Catwalk look.

The Bessoribe Tribe

This is a young man from the Bessoribe Tribe. They use scarification to show the different stages through life.

As a baby, a child will have scarification applied to their face to show that they are part of the tribe.

This is an image of a child after having scarification. This is one design that can be scarred onto the face.

All of these images are scarification from childhood.  It is rare that an adult will have more done to their face.

As a boy becomes an man, they must go through another scarification ceremony that usually will be on their chest and stomach. They can choose their own design.

This is another photograph of a boy becoming a man with scarification done on his stomach.

 After looking at scarification I have now decided to use it in my Editorial look. I really like the shapes in the fifth picture and I would like to do something very similar, but on the face.

FINAL MOODBOARD FOR WILD KINGDOM

This is my final moodboard that expresses all of the tribes and ideas that I have towards my final outcomes.

Mike Tyson

Applying the tribal tattoo makeup to my models arm, I thought about tattooing the face. This then reminded me of Mike Tyson...

Here you can see the permanant tribal ink on his face.

This is a much clearer picture of the design of the tattoo. I am going to start designing a tribal tattoo that starts on the face and ends on the wrist.

Experimentation

After looking at the Maori Tribe, i decided i wanted my catwalk look to contain lots of tribal tattoos! I decided to have a little test and here was my outcome...

I started by drawing the design onto the arm with a black eyeliner pencil. This gave me the stencil.

I then coloured in the stencil with black supra colour and this was the final result! I was very pleased with the final outcome and I will stick to this for the catwalk look.

The Maori Tribe

In ancient times, male facial moko (Face Tatttoos) was considered a mark of adulthood and achievement. Usually the faces of men were marked from forehead to throat, creating a mask-like effect which enhanced the bone structure, softened or strengthened the features, and confirmed the virility of the warrior or the wisdom of the shaman.

Each line attests to the man's courage - taking moko is a painful and exacting process, and the Maori technique particularly so. Unlike the other Pacific peoples who used comb-like instruments that tapped the ink into the skin, the Maori used scalpel-sharp chisels, which cut and scarred, gouging a raised pattern on the cheeks, forehead, eyelids, and chin.

In Maori and Polynesian culture, facial tattoos signalled the wearer was of high birth. Men of undistinguished ancestry were tattooed from waist to knee. Double-headed fern fronds - such as in the chest tattoo pictured above - often denoted a warrior. Tattooists made marks on skin with chisels, usually made from bone.

No two facial moko are ever alike. It is usually gendered - a woman's facial adornment is restricted to a panel from the central forehead (rarely done today), nostrils and below to the rich darkening of the upper and lower lips, and a design on the chin continuing into the throat.

This man from the Maori tribe would most likely have been a very strong Warrior and/or Leader.

They have very curvy, detailed designs which must take a lot of time and skill using only a Chisel and Ink!

This is a photo of a Maori Mans Arm. Again, it contains high detail and the use of very fine lines.

This man's design still has the curvy lines but they are much thicker and less detailed. They seem to use flicks at the end of their lines quite often.

This man from the Maori Tribe has only tattoos on his chin and has had his whole lips tattooed in black ink. The lines are still very fine and detailed.

Experimentations

I created this piece on the arm. It was my first attempt of body painting. I used aqua colours toachieve this.

This is another photo of my first attempt. I know i can do much better!

This is a tribal tattoo that i painted on my friends upper arm. Unfortunately the picture quality isn't great. I used supra colour for this and finished it off with loose translucent powder to stop it from smudging and looking too shiny.

For this photo, i found an image in a magazine and placed it down onto the skin. I then dabbed acetone over the back of it which made the ink leak onto the skin and look like this.

I then painted on top of the ink with supra colours and it gave this great effect.

This was my first attempt of scarring. It looked more realistic in person but doesn';t look great in the photo. I used liquid latex to stick on rice and seeds and then covered the whole piece in skin colour grease paint.

This is a piece i made out of toilet tissue, latex and foundation. I tried to create a scarring method that shows the peeled skin.

In this session we added pieces to the hair to create a tribal effect. I tied up the hair into a high ponytail and wrapped the hair around a polystyrene ball.

This is the same, yet with two polystyrene balls of different sizes.

This is also the same as the previous styles, yet with three polystyrene balls of different sizes. I have also wrapped white crepe hair around the three balls to cover the bands and to give it a unique plaiting effect.

In this session we had to style the hair and then add fillers earth. Once it dried and went hard, we then painted a design onto it. I did a french fishtail braid in the hair which was quite effective.

This is another photo of the fillers earth in the hair, yet showing the front.

I smeared fillers earth onto the hand and then using the end of my brush, i scraped in a deisgn.. Once it dried and went hard, i then painted the design.

I found it to be quite effectie and i liked the cracking reptile skin effect it gave.