Ellis Faas

Ellis Faas is arguably one of the biggest make-up artist of our time and her videos implore the use of makeup in our generation and the meanings and use behind it.

In this video particularly as you may be able to tell from the name identity revealed it seems that she is trying to portray the idea that make-up is a mask. she has gone about this in a very tribal way and you can defiantly see this theme throughout the make-up looks. this may seem to be bait of a confusing statement to be making as the tribal markings may be seen as someones identity but she is also describing it as a mask. this is quite controversial as on one hand it may be perceived as saying that peoples tribal markings should be masked.

you can clearly see that her make-up skills are being showcased in a very unique way i think that it is very captivating but I'm not entirely sure as to what she is trying to send as a message through this video.

3 brush challenge - danielles make-up on me

Unfortunately for the three brush challenge i was quite literally part of a bigger picture. I became Daniella's model for the duration of the lesson in order to let her complete her rather amazing design. it had taken longer than expected and as the design when past my neck and onto my chest area it took longer than expected.

I was amazed to see that not only did she not use above three but she did almost the entire look with one brush, using quick short brush strokes of supra colour all over my face.

 I think it is quite easy to say that she did a good job.

Colour context and colour wheel

colour wheel 

I am fortunate enough to have a basic understanding of the colour wheel already as i have done many creative courses such as art and design that also require this knowledge. when painting any canvas including the face it is imperative to understand which colour complement and contrast against one and other. this is especially important when contouring the face, and doing bright avenge grade style makeup.

as you can see in the above basic chart each primary colour has another complimentary primary colour to match. good example of this is purple and yellow a mixture you may not expect to go well together and it might not feature that frequently in your wardrobe but when blended and used subtly on the face it can create some really aesthetically pleasing looks.

colour theory isn't just used in make-up and art though we see this every day in small things like nature. pansies naturally sprout yellow and purple from the same flower and they are complimented on a daily basis for their beauty.

TIMED ASSESSMENT - IN THE ROLL OF THE DESIGNER

So being the designer on the day all I have to do is sit back and look pretty. Thats simple enough but I can't help but stress any way even though I'm not even doing the make-up. but as soon as chelsea begun working I relaxed.

I like the fact that chelsea had clearly practised exactly what we had spoke about before. she had improved her eyebrow blocking both technique and timing and in general clearly had a better understanding of my design than last time. In this photo in comparison to her practice you can see more drastic change in skin tone from the forehead to the chin which is more what i was aiming for last time.

on the day I brought this face chart and had annotated it with small comments that i knew would help chelsea specifically such as to make sure you could see a much stronger white line than last time and to remember to clean up the lips.

this photo i actually quickly took myself just to see how she had done on the neck and it turned out to be one of my favourite photos taken on the day of the assessment as it brings out the concept of the design much more. the way the women plastered on the thick white paint in elizabethan times is represented beautifully and the shock red lips stand out in amazing contrast to the rest of the face.

who are the new elizabethans

During this project we have looked a lot at how the elizabethans have effected our society and influenced so many people and yet i haven't even recognised that we are all in fact the new elizabethans. after all we are all born under queen elizabeths reign now are we not? and yet as part of the project we have been tested agin by the question who are the new elizabethans. Now this question stunted me not because i found it difficult to thick of people that could come under this category but because i had too many. our world is filled with iconic people that could come under this new elizabethans title.

luckily for me my options were narrowed down when we were provided with the telegraphs proposed top  60 'new Elizabethans' to choose from. when looking down the list I found myself more obliged to look at the women. which made me think will this elizabethan era be remembered in the way the first was, ruled by a woman and very much remembered for a strong empowered women. Either way weather it will or won't I do believe that from this list the true new elizabethan is a woman, Dame Vivienne Westwood.

Coming in at number 37 is my choice. Vivienne Westwood represents everything british to me. to begin with she is a renowned fashion designer and icon spreading her visions and unique ideas across Britain and british film and run ways. This is the most obvious thing she is known for of course. but on top of this vivienne Westwood uses her well known name and celebrity status for the best and attends rallies. Westwood has been very charitable in her career and even if it is political if it is something she feels passionately about she is all for spreading her views towards the british public.

Elizabethan Movies research

As Queen Elizabeth the first was such a huge iconic figure of her era and ours its not hugely surprising that her image has been recreated many times in films and TV series throughout the years. her look has been recreated many times and for actresses and make-up and hair artists a like its a great honour in participating in creating her looks. because of the huge pressure that comes with daring to recreate her image actresses have gone to great lengths to make sure they have made the statement and got into her character. things that actresses have done to become more like Elizabeth her self include shaving their eyebrows and shaving their hair line back swell in order t have the elongated face and long forehead that was so popular at the time.

Elizabeth- 1997

makeup and hair designer- jenny shircore

makeup and hair artist- anita burger

The Virgin Queen -1955

perc westmore was the makeup artist

helen turpin- hair artist

Elizabeth R (1971 TVseries)

dawn alcock was makeup artist

2005 mini series elizabeth 1

makeup designer's - Fae Hammond, Sue Westwood and Jemma Richards 

Jane Hope Kavanagh - hair and makeup artist

shakespeare in love 1998-

lisa westcott was the hair and makeup designer

veronica brebner was the senior hair and makeup artist.

2005 tv series the virgin queen -

karen hartley tomas makeup designer

laura schiavo makeup artist

First practice.

Overall I feel confident that chelsea will be able to confidently represent my design on my face well. I think that the practice has made her more confident and that once she has practiced blocking eyebrows for speed and shaping the lips more precisely she will be able to show her  skills and techniques clearly through my design.