Make Up Your Mind

After all the introducing to make-up, today we finally had the opportunity to attempt what we had only been learning about from how-to books and instructive videos. We had access to shadow wheels, vibrant color wheels, stipple sponges, magic blood power, and a number of other creative make-up supplies. The majority of the make-up we were provided with is typically utilized for "fantasy" make-up you might say. The color wheels were more tailored for the clown appearance while most of the creme foundations were "bruise" colors. I ended up practicing how to create a bruise on myself three times. The biggest flaw in the bruises I created was that they were too perfect and circular in shape, which I personally thought was no big deal. The color of the bruises also played a big role in their level of believability. I learned that it was better to stay away from the red tones as they tended to make any bruising look especially false. After finishing my own bruise, I helped a classmate in creating some sort of scar. First I applied some dark base colors to an area on her arm to first create the effect of the bruise. On top of that I stippled the fake blood, which dried to look amazing life like. Go me! Perhaps there is a future for me as a make-up artist.