Final Practice before Assessment

Today was the final practice in lesson on my partner before my timed assessment!! I came prepared to the lesson with face charts, hair designs, notes and my kit.

Below are the photographs of the practice I did.

I'm not that happy with how this practice has turned out, the lines are too theatrical and heavy and the hair has too many curls rather than being just one. I am going to practice more so I can get it looking how I want it.

After my tutorial with Kat I decided to make the lines on my face less dramatic so that it didn't look too theatrical. We both agreed that the lines made it look very stagey and not realistic and believable. Having feedback like this helps as it pushes me to do my best. Kat advised me to get a smaller paintbrush to get the lines really fine. I quickly squeezed in practice time before my lessons (which is why my eyebrows or hair aren't grey) just to see how it would turn out using finer lines and I much prefer it. 

Although the wrinkles aren't obvious, we are doing makeup for TV and film so it would need to look more believable rather than over the top. 

Development:

In my development I have noticed a slight change and improvement each time I have practiced the ageing makeup. I have started from doing harsh lines and very theatrical looking makeup to taking on board the feedback I received and making the lines look less harsh and more realistic. Although I can see I am improving, I am still not completely happy with how it looks so I will try using an even smaller paintbrush and using my eyeshadow palette instead of supracolor as I think it will be easier to blend in with the skin and look softer. 

I was in the library and had a look for books relating to tv/film/theatre makeup and came across this amazing book "Stage Makeup - Richard Corson". I am annoyed I have only just discovered it! After reading up on ageing makeup I have become a lot more wary of the muscles in the face and where the wrinkles would be! I had a quick practice on myself to test out my newly found knowledge and I am really pleased with the outcome!