Self Evaluation

My self and Leonie partnered up for out Final Assessment. The brief was to design and create a contemporary Elizabethan look, but once we had done so, we then had to switch and each partner had to create the opposite partners design. We had 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete and perfect our Contemporary Elizabethan designs that we had created after having researched thoroughly in to the Elizabethan era. This included Hair and Make-up, and any styling if chosen to do so. Once the assessment started we were not allowed to discuss the designs and had to keep noise to a minimum. I was first to do the assessment which meant I was to do Leonie’s design on her. Leonie had done a lot of prep before the assessment, including making her head piece and jewels, so on the day of the assessment I felt a little more relaxed. This meant that I could focus more on the make-up making sure I perfected the lips and eyes. I feel personally that the assessment went according to plan as me and Ley had practised quite a few times before hand. We made sure that we knew each step off by heart and because we had discussed the design so many times we were extra prepared and I felt extremely confident. My self and Ley had talked about her inspiration behind the design she had created, meaning that I had a good understanding of where she wanted to go with the look which meant that we worked well as a team as I completed the look exactly how Ley envisioned it. I think Leonie got a bit worried that I wouldn’t finish in time as I spent some time on parts of the makeup that perhaps didn’t necessarily need to be faffed with, but because I was so confident that I would have the hair done in a short space of time I wasn’t too worried about not finishing on time. I do find that when it comes to doing winged eye shadow or eyeliner, in this case it was winged eye shadow; I find it hard matching each side. I found it tricky getting both sides exactly equal and this panicked me slightly as I wanted it to be perfect for Leonie. I want to be able to feel confident when doing this so I don’t stress too much when doing make up application, as I find that when I stress I doubt myself leading to me not perhaps doing as well as I could. I think I have a tendency to worry more than I need to at certain times which throws me off slightly, but I am slowly but surely learning to trust myself and my application. Overall I am really pleased with how the assessment went for Leonie’s design. I feel that we both worked in a professional and hygienic manner.

Peer Evaluation

I was pleased with how Leonie went about creating my Contemporary Elizabethan Design. She was organised and went about the assessment in a hygienic and professional manner. My self and Leonie had practised my design a few times before the actual assessment so we were both feeling confident and prepared for the day. Leonie was quite worried when I showed her my face chart design, as I had included quite an intricate make up design on the face using sequins. Leonie was worried that she wouldn’t have enough time to glue the sequins on as they are fairly fiddly and time consuming, but after we practised she soon relaxed as it didn’t in fact take much time at all. Like Leonie, I made my hair piece beforehand so Leonie had more time to focus on the make-up. Before the assessment me and Leonie had talked through in detail my inspiration for my design, and how I wanted to portray the look. This meant that Leonie understood my thought process and new how I wanted my design to look at the end. During the assessment Leonie got a little worked up when she was doing the eyebrows which resulted in her making a few mistakes. She decided to take off quite a bit of the makeup she had already done which meant she got even more stressed as she then had to go back and re do the makeup she had already done. However, she did quickly re compose herself and did a great job of the eyebrows afterwards. Leonie suffers from mental health problems so I took this in to consideration. Leonie positioned my hair piece exactly in the right place and made sure that it was pinned securely to my head using grips. Leonie did a great job of creating my design and I am very happy with the final result. She took on board all of the information I had given her and she produced some lovely make up.

Final Design (Assesment)

Here is my final design done on assessment day. I am very pleased with the final outcome! I have managed to make something that I feel to be lavish and outstanding whilst still making it easy enough for my partner to apply to my head.

 

This is the final assessment for Ley's design. I really enjoyed creating this hair on her because although the final piece looks intricate, because we had practised so many times and the piece was simple to apply, I was confident on the day of the assessment that I would achieve what Ley had envisioned.

Qucik sketch of possible designs

 

Here I have sketched very quickly some possible designs . I have played around with different ideas to get to my final creation. In terms of working with hair I have come across with a lot of issues working with the weight and feel of the props. This therefore made me have to re think my design of having a curled upwards prop, to having it wrapped around the head instead almost like a crown .

Take a contemporary image and give it an Elizabethan twist

 

Here we were asked to take some contemporary images and create a collage giving them an Elizabethan twist. I decided when doing this that I liked the use of feathers, and other textures to create my final design. This helped me to see a wider view on what I wanted to create for my final designs.

Inspiration

Me and Leonie went to Ikea to try and find some inspiration for our ideas for out final design. It's amazing what you can find if you look for it.. there is inspiration in everything around us. We don't take advantage of this fact! The twisted plants reminded us of the Elizabethan plaits. The tops with the ribbed pattern on reminded us of armour, and the net at the top reminded us of a ruff!

 

Creating a design from an Elizabethan quote

 

Here is were we took the idea of pulling out a few descriptive words from a quote and using them as inspiration to create a hair design. The words that I decided to pull out of my quote were WIRES, COARSE and BLACK. I decided to go down a more physical route of making the hair look like wires in some way. I did not want it to look pretty or sweet, as my quote described women of that time to have terrible, horse like hair. I quite enjoyed this process as it is a new and different way to come up with new designs.