Make-up Designs

Make-up Designs:

To continue from my research from my previous blog of 'Researching and Designing into my Character' I previously found that I wanted to create both the characters or personalities into one design and person. I had found reference images which were all very different but all included a theme of growth and over-taking of elements. As I researched this as a main idea I thought this would fit perfectly into the relations of the original book as Mr. Hyde is a character a evil that over takes Dr.Jekyll and his human control. For all of my designs I wanted to base it on the end of the novel when Mr.Utterson is reading Dr.Jekyll's letter about the truth of him and Mr.Hyde. The story quotes that 'He gradually loses control of Hyde, who takes over Jekyll's character more and more often-the 'Low' side of his character overriding the good side. He ends on a note of terror and pity, almost tragic in its perception of loss, and kills himself, hoping with his suicide to put an end also to the life of hyde.' (Quoted by 'The strange case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde', By Robert Louis Stevenson, under chapter summaries) As this segment of the book really is the main conclusion of the book and the explanation of all the characters I believe it is the best and most important part of the novel to capture in my work and designs. Its saying that Dr.Jekyll could not control his bad side (Mr.Hyde) and it was taking other his body (good side) without his control and this is really an aspect I want to capture in my designs. I want to show the struggle of the character (Dr.Jekyll) having to deal with the taking over of his body and represent this through the theme of growth in some aspect as I believe this would be a great interpretation of these two combined characters and their story.       

Design One:

As I started to create my first design I wanted to create a growing effect on the face to represent the ending of the novel as it would symbolize the taking over of Mr. Hyde's personality. I had studied into my reference images that I collected and found this image shown here. I liked this image as it creates an image of growth and taking over of the body but also replicated the idea of veins. As Mr.Hyde was represented as non human I thought this idea of bold, raised veins could really represent these two characters well. I also like the idea of veins as of course every human has veins inside their body and can be visible from the outside which again relates to Mr. Hyde as he represents (bad) which is an emotion inside all of us but can be shown on our outside. Having this as a key idea I then went into designing this into a character for my final exam. Shown below I have incorporated this idea into my design and having it the same colour as the models skin to replicated them as veins and as apart of the person. I have also added an aged look around the forehead and corners of the eyes which would be created with latex as old age stipple. I did not want to include this technique over the whole face as Dr. Jekyll was only middle aged and by adding small elements of ageing would represent this. I have lastly included dark/red under eyes within my design to represent the stress of my character as he has to keep this big secret of his other half and the guilt of knowing his evil self is causing others harm. On the other hand, as this unit is based on continuity, meaning that I have to repeat the same design exactly the same this design may cause me some difficultly. As the veins would be probably be made from latex and cotton wool I would have to make sure that each veins is in the exact same place but as well making sure all the veins are the exact same thickness and height which could prove to be difficult.   

Process:

I will be using a male model for this design and to start the look I would start by making sure my model is not allergic to the products I would be using e.g. latex. I would test a small amount on the under arm of my client and if the skin does not react when it goes clear then the product is fine to use (other options can be gleatin). To start this look I would map out with a white eye pencil on the shoulder working up towards the neck where I would like the veins to be. To create the veins I would use thin white tissue paper and shape them into long sausage shapes and then stick them down with latex. I would then cover them over the top with latex as well (when all are placed) which would give them more of a skin texture. Using loose translucent powder I would powder over the entire vein to prevent shine, making it more mat and then finally stipple over with foundation (that matches the models skin tonne). Then to complete the rest of the look I would use the old age stipple technique to create the old age skin on the forehead and corners of the eyes, making sure I powdered and apply the same foundation over the top to blend into the natural skin making it look more realistic. To finally finish off this look using the supercolour pallet under the eyes I used a gradient of light to dark red and smudge this out to create a tired eye. 

  

Design Two:

In my second design I wanted to represent the idea of animal imagery as this is stated throughout the novel stating Mr. Hyde as 'Ape like'. As this novel was set in the Victorian period a lot of people where not use to change or people with human deformities. Therefore when someone came along that appeared physically different to them a lot of people found this hard to except because they could not understand them and why they where like the way they are. Mr. Hyde was represented and seen as different as well this is why he was labeled as an animal making his status lower then every other normal human as this is how animal are represented. I wanted to show this imagery through my design and thought scales would be the most appropriate texture of growth on the face as scaled animals like mermaid where not believed in like Mr.Hyde. I would make them out of hot gelatin which would be molded into scales. This look would also included the old aged skin and red eyes like in the first design. The design does relate well to the character and book but the only concerns with it are that as Mr. Hyde was stated as 'Ape like' which is a mammals and not a reptile like shown in the design. I want to show a realistic interpretation of the characters and I am not sure that the scales may represent this the best for animal imagery.  

Process:

To start this look I was going to create a mold that would be created prier to the exam. I got the idea from the Youtuber 'Glam and Gore' in her video 'Toxic Bioluminescent Mermaid|makeup tutorial with fiber optic lights'  (5:15-7.33). In this process shown on this video she states the method which I would adapt to my character which I will explain. To start this look melt down the appropriate amount of gelatin in a microwavable dish for around 30 second or until melted. I wanted to dye mind a slightly of skin colour of my model and I can do this by adding in pigments of eye-shadows. Mind as the product will be very hot but I would then put them into syringes and like shown in the video pipe them into small circles onto a old tray and wait for them to cool and harden. When the pieces are ready and cool use the rest of the hot gelatin and use this to stick together the circle pieces together. When spreading out the hot gelatin I would make sure I know how wide I need it by previously having my models neck measurements. When knowing how long you need it after each rows like shown in the  video overlap the circles slightly to create a raised look and it will look more scales. In the video the women outlines parts of the look with a black jumbo pencil but I would used black supercolour to give the scales more depth. When my scale piece is create I would apply it too the face with a strong layer of liquid latex. To finish the look I would do the old age stipple and red stressed out eyes like explained in the other design.         

Design Three: 

In my third design it is very similar to the first design but I wanted to adapt it off of its idea as I thought it may be a bit difficult to repeat again. When I was researching into ideas I found these images which I felt related to my first idea but showed the idea of growth and veins in a different media. I really like these images as they look more realistic and also come from the idea of zombies and death. As I explained in the first design I think veins are a very appropriate form to represent the novel and the two characters. I believe this because veins are all within us and underneath the skin therefore when Dr.Jekyll creates Mr.Hyde he represents his inner evil which is within him just as veins are. However, When Dr.Jekyll creates Mr.Hyde he is releasing his inner evil like and the veins shown above skin is meant to represent this and the growth of the characters evil and how they both eventually become out of control. When researching into producing this kind of look I went to 'Youtube' to find out how to create the most realistic kind of veins and infection on the skin and came across a channel called 'MadeYouLook'. The video was called 'Zombie Bite Make-up Tutorial|special FX Series' which even though the main purpose of the video was to create a zombie bite showed me great techniques using an alcohol activated pallet to create an infected, growth of skin with bold veins in a realistic way.

 Process: 

To create this look I did partly follow the Zombie bite video which I linked above to create the infected vein growth. But to start this look I would start with a clean face and then start with creating the old age stipple like explained in the first design. Then moving on to the main area of the design I used my alcohol activated pallet and a sponge which I pulled small little holes into it which created the desired texture of infected skin that I wanted. To start this look I wanted to carry this look up the side of the neck to around the eyes and finish at the forehead on one side. I added the alcohol to a yellow colour called 'Horri-bile' and stippled this with the sponged all over this area of skin which use how to do with lots of layers as it takes a lot to build up the colour. When the colour is built up to as much as you like I then took a green colour known as 'Franken stain' I added the alcohol to the colour and then I stippled this onto the skin on top of the yellow and then with only the sponge and the alcohol I stippled this over the top to blend the colours together. I then took the colour 'red devil' which is a dark red and then stippled this onto the skin which really makes the look pop as its the boldest colour and then taking a small amount of blue called 'Blue Meth' I stippled this around the red colour to create a subtle blue bruising. To continue this look and to create veins I mixed together; Indian pale male, Dorian Grey and a little Blue mesh to create a grey/blue like colour. Taking a thin paint brush I painted on small veins onto of the colours I had already created and I also did this with a mix of the red devil and a small amount of brown bred. Also if the colour was too strong you can take the alcohol on your finger and blend it out on the skin to make it look more realistic. I did a practice of this technique as I had never used the alcohol activated paint before which is shown below. To finish of this look I used the supercolour pallet to create the tired eyes.