What I like about this image -
- The big dramatic hair style and also the texture of the hair, makes hair appear dense, bold, powerful, eye catching in both hair colours
- Left Image - Models complexion has traditional white complexion which symbolises good health and beauty, the skin base focused on the cheek area compared to historic Elizabethan portraiture is much more subtle and pink instead of the traditional
rouge colour Elizabethan women tended to wear.
- Left Image - Models lips are very defined and a more dark plum colour then the traditional rogue. Eyebrows are much more defined and also the eye makeup is a lot heavier and bold compared to Elizabethan portraiture were the eyes and brows are usually bare and seem to disappear into the blended complexion of white
- Bold pearl jewellery gives models more of a traditional Elizabethan portraiture theme
- Right Image- Models skin looks flawless but still holds the washed out white complexion desired in the Elizabethan Era, this may have been achieved by highlighting the face dramatically and bringing out the highlight more with the use of lighting when photographing the makeup. The model reminds me a lot of grace jones, who to me is another powerful,beautiful woman, with distinctive and unique style and beauty.
'Grace Jones'
Ive recently sketched a few versions of some possible makeup experiments I would like to to try out in practical lessons. I found this image on google images and love the messiness and abstract shape that the makeup has on the models face. Nothing is perfectly set on the face but you can tell it has been set on different areas on the face in forms of colours,shapes and sizes for a reason.All these small Details are important.
- I could recreate this make-up style, by using the colour white, red and black. The colours can be applied imperfectly on certain facial features e.g. the eyes, lips but separate from other colours.
- Could make a scary/creepy recreation of Elizabethan make-up, by going over the top with traditional beauty trends, e.g. too much white, too much lip product e.g. overdrawing lips
