Final Thoughts

I am pleased with this project and especially excited by the way it has encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone. My style is usually very precise and I like everything to be neat and exact. Creating the molten plastic creations spurred me on to be more of a risk taker when it came to creating a makeup look. After all what is the worst that could happen? If I am unsatisfied with a look I can easily create another one. What I found so surprising was how much relying on the random can really pay off. I am pleased with my final images, especially seeing as I have yet to edit them in any way. They are strong images and I feel I really used my research to help form my ideas. I have particularly enjoyed the research for this project as it satisfies my intrigue for all things gore! The argument on plastic surgery is one I have mixed feelings about so it has been interesting, for example, to study and artist who actually praised this so called “art form”.

Had I my time again with this project, I would, as always, be more organised and explored certain areas further. For example there were a couple more artists who caught my interest but too late. I would have also like to have explored more with melting plastic as using cling film and my home oven provided limited results. I think with this project you could really go to town on the styling side of things and I have thought up enough wacky ideas as far as melting a costume together go, but this would require more resources than I had available.

I did actually decide to experiment further with my final images, as you can see in the images below:

I thought it would only be sensible to try out a few extra pieces on my model whilst I had her there in case I wanted to make any drastic last minute changes to my ideas. Here I have experimented with the use of surgery lines, and although I like the idea still, I don't think they were necessary. If I was to include them I would have given more thought as to where as well because I hated the little semi-circle i decided to put on the left hand side of the chin.

Here I also tried to include some of my little plastic creations by sticking one to the face using Duo glue. I like how it brings a new dimension to the image and in this particular photograph is has created a good look. To photograph on the whole though, was trickier as the plastic looked lumpy from other angles. Perhaps I didn't select the best piece of plastic for this but more experimenting would be needed to  show the most effective techniques here. I do however love the the way it creates such a strong jaw line in the picture.

To finish, here is a little video of me creating my final look. Enjoy :)

Final Resuls

Please note that none of these images have been edited or cropped or tampered with in the slightest!

Chosen Design

For my final decision I am going with look number 4!! I really based this looks upon my making of the little plastic creations which I just found so much fun! I couldn't resist re-visiting the random nature and unexpected outcomes that happen when you just pour pigment and let it find it's place. Below is my face chart again, as well as the beauty look I have created to go with this:

I wanted this look to reflect the editorial version by keeping the glamoured-up bruised eye. I will use the same colour pallet as in the original face chart but my challenge will be to confuse the audience. I don't necessarily want it to look like two black eyes, but i dont want it to just look like beautiful makeup either, which is why I have included the yellowy, discoloured area under the eye still. I will also add contouring to the face and body to keep the look slightly gaunt looking. To keep it looking vamp and beautiful, I've opted for bright green brows and large lashes. I think a dark sumptuous lip is necessary to combine this look to form a perfect balance of unhealthy yet beautiful.

For the hair I want a simple, scraped up look to ensure all focus on the face. I will put the models hair into some sort of bun or top-do to heighten the length of the overall appearance and increase the drama!

Face Charts

 1) This face chart incorporates the use of surgery lines as well the bruising I have been  looking at. The right eye will use a mixture of pigments and eye shadows using the more purple and green hues in the bruise colour pallet. I want the rest of the skin to be flawless and porcelain in appearance to give an almost fake look. I have also considered putting Vaseline or oil on the skin to make it shine. For the surgery lines and brow I will use grease based face paint. The left eyebrow will be blocked ant there will be no emphasis on lashes on that side. The right will be contoured using purple, pink and green shades, giving two really separate looks on either side of the face. For the lips a dark purple. I like how this look ended up looking quite futuristic.

2) For this look I decided to come up with something that would look cross between facial bruising and melted plastic all rolled into one! I would start with a fresh, neutral base, working up colour on the right hand side using supra pallet and pigments. I looked at the surface of my melted plastic creations to decide where to place colour, hence the random appearance. For those creations I used quite a bit of glitter too As I have previously mentioned in one of my very early posts about one of my colours being "night sky", I thought this would give me good excuse to incorporate some glitter into my looks, giving a "starry" appearance. I chose classic red lips to keep this beautiful and I would accentuate the left eye using dark lashes, perhaps blue and here I have also included globules of green, which I would add to the tips of the lashes to look like molten plastic.

 3) This look is based directly on one of my little plastic creations. I studied the movement of colour throughout one piece and translated it to the face. I think I would use grease based face paint to create this merging of colours as they move so much smoother over the skin. For the right hand side of the face i would like to have the cheekbone really contoured, here I have chosen the colour red to keep the look dramatic. For the lips I chose to do an "ombre" look, with the dark fading to the lighter purple/pink shades. This is just to mirror the merging of colours that occur on the melted plastic. As this look would be bold and sharp, I decided not to clutter it with lashes and eye makeup but to keep the focus on the colour and design.

4) This look is again based upon the plastic creations, but this more so the process of creating them. Alongside this inspiration I want to include the bruised aspect from a post surgery face. I aim to create a glamorous bruised eye using some dark pigments in purples, yellows and greens (bruise colour pallet once again!) Even though the colour hasn't showed up so strongly in the picture, I would have the eyes dark. As there will be a lot of colour in this look I want the skin to be porcelain. I would like to illuminate the skin also by blowing fine glitter all over the face. Where I have dropped ink on the image represents my use of pigment in this look. When creating my plastic creating I poured powdered pigment onto the plastic and blew it to spread the colour. I would repeat this process exactly onto the face, so the outcome could be a little random! Red glittered lips to add even more drama to this look and minimal eye makeup.

5) This look is based upon two aspects of my research. Yeo's paintings that I discussed earlier, inspired the brush like application of colour to the face whilst also giving it a more plastic appearance. My colour pallet has been inspired colourful bruises. For this look I wanted a really thick application, so I'm not sure what product would be best to use so this could do with a little more research. I have chosen thick night-sky lips covered in big glitter to really make the pop from the busy background. Again, with the lashes I wanted to add blobs of green, for these i would probably use nail varnish or fabric paint on the end of a pair of lashes.

Something On My Face

I decided to have a little play around with the little melted plastic things I made. Instead of using these to create some sort of clothing (some areas of the plastic are very hard and I think using a sewing machine on these could be a little dangerous) I thought they could be used on the face. 

Here is what I got up to:

Recreating Bruises

I definitely want my final outcome to include eyes that could suggest the face has taken a bit of a battering, so I have looked at re-creating a bruise using grease based face paint. If you look at a bruise, it goes through various different stages and colours before disappearing completely. Below is a chart to show this process, and also the kind of colours I have used:

Below are my recreations:

Bruises are often referred to as "shiners" and having the surface of the bruised area appearing slightly light-reflective, does make the injury look more genuine. Even though the grease based paint does give this effect, I still added some Vaseline around the eye to really bring out the colour.

Lines

I mentioned already how I liked the lines left on the face from surgery. After looking at Jonathan Yeo's work I've decided to look at a few ways in which I could include these into a makeup look. Below are a few of my own interpretations of these markings: 

These designs are only loosely based upon what I've seen through my research but I think I would definitely like to try and incorporate these markings into a final look.