DESIGN IDEAS FOR RE-SHOOT...

Creating my new design:

For my tribal inspired re-shoot I have decided I'm going to  hopefully imprint some decorative boarder tape over the face using neutral tones to create an imprint effect. I thought of this idea during my tutorial with Sharon. She looked over my Blog and came across my older 'tribal body modification' post where I talk about Ariana Page Russell. I wasn't feeling to inspired by the Tribal topic as I didn't find it as interesting as others did but I really like the design's Ariana produces. 

http://www.arianapagerussell.com/work/skin/

Even though some of them look quite painful it's almost a dark, painful beauty. I like that they are like a modern version of the tribal marks we were shown on many African Tribes. 

Imprint's like this...

Ariana Page Russell, (2006), Flora [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.arianapagerussell.com/work/skin/[Accessed 15 October 14].

Really remind me of a wallpaper with it repeated pattern. So still incorporating printed, indent theme  I bought the boarder tape so I could try create a similar effect on the face. I also bought gem stones which I'm going to experiment with on the face covering with liquid latex and shading over to try and create a lifted shape as the tape will only add a 2D effect to the face.

I created a Pinterest board to help inspire my new design;

http://www.pinterest.com/libbycreighton/s-c-a-r-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n/

First mood-board created  for inspiration:

A lot of these designs include a lot of colour but the different textures used were really interesting and I considered what they would look like using a nude colour palette like my design will include.

Practising my design:

Products used:

Gems

Scissors

Liquid latex

Foundation palette

Concealer palette

Baby buds

Stencils

Cheap brushes

Make-up brushes

After experimenting with different materials in class such as pasta shapes and rice I really wanted to incorporate some of this into my design. I used cake/bun piece in my experiment, I added these into the fuller earth mixture after it was applied to the arm. The outcome was really effective as the mixture dried quite thick making the whole piece look a little like a 3D rock shape. 

However I wanted to use some of these cake/bun piece in my tribal influence look plus some gems alongside them. The only products I could think to try cover them effectively was liquid latex. When practising this  on my own face it was quite difficult as the pieces are very small and fiddly plus the latex has to be 100% dry in order to add any colour or texture on top but even when its dry the latex is still quite sticky so it pulls of the face very easily.

I really loved Ariana Page Russell's work so I really wanted to try recreate an imprint in a similar way. However it would be much harder as I'm only aloud to use nude tones which is much harder to make an imprint look natural but stand out at the same time. Ariana's work for example really stood out as the patterns and prints are red and pinky against the nude toned flesh, making it stand out more and look a lot harsher but effective.

Gems stones and stencils:

Liquid latex:

I first tried sticking the cake pieces and gems to the forehead with liquid latex then added a layer on top to help me create a coloured layer over that. This is where I struggled with the cake piece as they're so small so they refused to stay stuck to the skin a lot of the time.

I added some foundation to try and see the effect it was going to create. It covered quite well but I would obviously have to cover the entire face the same colour for it to blend in well. I also added a stencil to my cheek.

I then covered this with foundation using an normal foundation brush to cover the whole pattern.

The picture is quite poor quality here but the one below show a better version. The pattern printed nicely but I thought I would test using a darker coloured foundation over the top then a light on the opposing cheek to see which is more effective. I had to bear in mind that my model, Amy Newman has much darker skin so I thought maybe the print would look stronger if applied in a darker tone. 

This was my test with a lighter shade, its not as visible or strong visually because of the lighter shade but I think it looks much more effective as the tone matches the rest of the face. I also added more colour to the head pieces, I think they look a little like scarification but just need to be blended out into the forehead a little more. I like that the liquid latex produces a wrinkle like effect on on the skin adding more texture. 

Re-shoot professional shots:

Model - Amy Newman