Progression of design work

 After the feedback from the class, I adapted my design slightly taking into consideration what they thought I needed to change. 

The first face chart I did after the feedback

After the feedback, I wanted to do a face chart adding in elements that my classmates thought that I should use- one being bringing the veins up higher on the face and leaving out the black lip. I spent a long time on this face chart so I could perfect the look of the veins and make them look less like tree roots and more like veins. I was actually quite proud of the shape that I drew out, and I thought that it looked a lot more realistic than my previous design. I didn't like how high up the veins went, I thought that because of the way that I drew them, it started to resemble a beard which is what I really didn't want. However this face chart was drawn before I did the test of gold colours and found out that I can't have the veins in gold. So I did some more face charts taking this into consideration. 

The face charts I did after I found out I couldn't use gold as the veins

I used the Supra Colour on this face chart to see what it would look like, and I really didn't like it. As I was trying to take into consideration the feedback from the class, I decided to bring the gold up higher on the face to see whether it would create the same 'beard' effect as my previous design- which it did. Furthermore the white that I decided to use for the veins doesn't show up as well on the Supra Colour as it does on my next design. One changed element that I do really like from this face chart was the eyeshadow, as my class said that they wanted more product on the eyes so that they aren't lost with everything that is happening on the neck. I think that the brown eyeshadows really do this well, they define the eyes, bringing them out of the face more but not to an extent that they detract from the detail on the neck and also so that they aren't lost underneath the strong brows. 

 This is my favourite of all the designs that I've done. Even though my class didn't like the black lip, I really liked that element as my character for the project is a 'vixen' so I though that the black does give this effect. Furthermore I think that it goes really well with the understated eyes. For the neck I used the gold from the Illamasqua liquid metal palette, however as it didn't show up very well on the paper I mixed in a little bit of copper to make it a bit bolder. I think that the white veins showed up a lot better on this base and it will be really interesting to see whether I get the same effect on the skin.

All of my designs so far

I think it's quite interesting to see all of my designs, next to each other, because although they are different they still have elements that tie them in together and show they are a part of a set of designs.