Face Charts

This week, our task was to construct FOUR face charts for our Elizabethan character based on:

1.COMPLIMENTARY COLOUR

2.MONOCHROMATIC COLOUR

3.ANALOGOUS COLOUR

4.NEUTRAL COLOUR

For my complimentary colours I chose red and green. My idea consists of subtle contouring of the face in red, emphasising a high brow with a green eye shadow and introducing a mix of red and green on the lips. For this look I would choose both my green and red shadows from my Screenface palette to contour the face and shadow the eyelids. The eyeshadow would be brought right up to the upper lashline and the lashes would be pigmented in the same colour. For the lips, I would have mixed these shadows with a mixing medium to create the same colours and transfer them onto the lips. 

The monochromatic colour I chose for this look was orange. Being orange, I looked at fire as inspiration. I feathered the eyebrows to create quite an aggressive look and feathered the outer eyes to emphasise a firey spark-like effect. To create this look, I would contour the cheeks using shades of orange and yellow, creating a two-tonal definition. I would use the same colours on the inside of the eyes and brush over the brows. For the eye and brow detail, I would use Kryolan Supracolor palette and a flat brush and sweep o fine lines to create the feathered look. For the brows I would use a lighter orange, overlayed with a deep orange. For the lips, I would use the same palette with a light orange and deep orange and blend to create a 3D effect.

For my analogous look I wanted to create something quite structured to make the face look powerful and futuristic. The colours purple and blue were often associated with royalty and status during the Elizabethan era. I have contoured the face really strongly to create a harsh look that shows power and status, just as Elizabeth I wanted to portray herself. I have left the eyelashes and eyebrows bare to emphasise the idea of fair hair and to help focus the attention on the colour detail. 

For my neutral look, I wanted to create something really contoured with the soft colours. I felt that this could add a sense of power and status to such neutral colours, making it feel more Elizabethan. For this look, the eyebrows would be very pale or erased with cover up makeup. This effect will make the look more interesting, allowing the focus to be on the heavy contouring and structure of the face. The lips has a slight pinched ombre effect in a burgundy shade.