Having to re-submit this project meant that I had to fully
re-evaluate my way of carrying out a project and decided to stick with what I
had already intended to create, but refining some areas. I felt I carried out
my contextual research well as I had a real understanding of the era, how to
style a character from that era, and how to be successful with it. The research
into the dangerous methods undertaken by Elizabethan woman to achieve that pale
complexion helped me to analyse the visual difference between Elizabethan woman
and recreations of them.
The area I would say I struggled the most would be the
make-up and hair charts as the complexion is white, the charts can sometimes look
bare and simple. Also I find elaborate hair styles extremely difficult to hand
draw. I feel I was very limited with my make-up designs and could of been more
creative. Another area of improvement could be my hair styling in the final
images as tools were limited, I tried to use the hair styling to modernise the
look whilst keeping the make-up traditional, however I don’t think this was
conveyed as I had hoped. I feel my actual make-up application on my model was
well-executed, however styling options were rushed and overlooked and are too
modern for the shoot.
