Bibliography

Websites:

• http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-make-up.htm - Elizabethan style makeup
• http://www.elizabethancostume.net/makeup.html - Elizabethan makeup recipes
• http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizafilms.htm - Queen Elizabeth I films
• http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/material-fabric-elizabethan-clothing.htm - Elizabethan fashion
• http://www.elizabethfiles.com/elizabeth-i-a-virago-genetically-male-or-simply-a-strong-woman/3279/ - Queen Elizabeth I
• http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/files/2014/01/costumes_cosmetics.pdf - Shakespeare costumes and makeup for theatre
• http://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/symbolism-portraits-elizabeth-i - Queen Elizabeth I symbolism

Books:

• The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
• Elizabethan England (Costume and Fashion source books)
• Miles of M.A.C

Movies:

• Elizabeth 1998 by Shekhar Kapur
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 by Shekhar Kapur
• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939 by Michael Curtiz

Consultation form for my partner

I didn't receive a consultation form in class, so I asked someone who had the form to send me what I needed for my notes to write about my partner. Consultation forms are very important to complete as a makeup artist as you could start applying someone's makeup and halfway through find out that they have an allergy to a product you are using or could have a skin condition that could affect your makeup kit and brushes.

I got the notes I needed and asked my partner the questions. Phoebe's skin was very soft and dewy and she was fair skinned, she had oval eyes and light brown/blonde straight hair and she was not allergic to anything nor on any medication.

Final Evaluation of the New Elizabethans project

At the start of this project, I was nervous and also excited. I enjoyed studying history at school and loved the idea of learning more but I was slightly nervous as I am quite new to makeup and thought I was going to struggle when it came to the application side of the course. My confidence soon began to grow the more lessons and practise I had. I really feel that makeup is more than just a passion to me, I really enjoy researching and coming up with new concepts and ideas and making that idea come to life by painting it on someone's face.

My favourite part of the project was the practical lessons, especially when we practised typical Elizabethan makeup styles and I also really enjoyed creating face charts. I had a lot of fun coming up with three final ideas for this project and I sat down one night and felt really creative and came up with a few ideas. I feel that my design was very unique and looked like a contemporary Elizabethan and included all the features of a woman from the Elizabethan Era.

The only part that let me down in this project was working with my partner as I said in my peer review that she failed to turn up with her three design ideas and I didn't receive them until not long before the assessment. Although this happened, I tried to not let it affect me or my grade as I carried on with my research and my practical lessons. I feel my partner may have been unorganised with her looks and final idea but I am happy with the final look I created and the images came out very well. For the blog, from the very start I enjoyed doing this and I found it a lot better than keeping a sketchbook, once I found myself in 'the zone', I could work on my blog for hours a day and not get bored of it and I think that's what's helped me enjoy this project more.

I think my makeup skills have improved a lot during the past few months and I have learned so many new ways of applying makeup and also how to use certain makeup brushes and products too. I am happy with the time management I set for myself throughout this project and I am happy with the amount of work done. I didn't find it hard to complete any of my assignments or homework and there was nothing I found difficult or disliked about this project. I am happy that my final design shows influence from contemporary makeup designs but also combines an Elizabethan twist into the look as well.

Overall, I have thoroughly enjoyed my first project and first term at university and I can't wait to return to start my new project and learn more.

Peer review

I really enjoyed this project and the concept behind creating modern Elizabethan makeup looks although when it came to working with my partner, I feel that this part was the most difficult throughout the project as me and my partner didn't communicate and work very well together.

For one of our first lessons about the Elizabethans, we were told to come in with three face chart ideas and talk about the designs and potentially pick one of them three for our final idea and talk to our partners about it. My partner turned up to this lesson with nothing so she just had to discuss some ideas through with me that she had. I had all three of my designs and talked them through with Phoebe and told her which one was going to be my final idea.

I feel a little bit angry about this as I worked very hard throughout this project, coming up with ideas and spending hours researching looks and creating face charts. I put a lot of time and effort in to create several ideas and then pick my final three and also write notes to explain my idea properly including howI wanted the makeup to look (if i wanted it blended/not blended etc). My partner practised my design in class and we discussed how we thought it looked, my partner was happy with what she had created and I asked if she wanted to practise again but she felt that she was happy with what she had done.

I eventually got my partner's design before the assessment and I practised her look. I feel her makeup design was quite basic and easy to complete so after the one practise I didn't feel the need to practise again. I would have liked to have done something a little more challenging but i'm happy with the look I created. After the practise, my partner asked me to change the application of the lip glitter from a brush to my finger and I took this into mind and consideration when it came to the assessment.

I'm very happy with the work that I have completed for the project and I think next time I will speak to one of my tutors if my partner doesn't come to the initial lesson with the work she was supposed to.

Technical blog sign off sheet

Evaluation - as the designer

  

(final images taken by my partner, Phoebe Slee)

This was the makeup that my partner created on me for her assessment. I wanted the makeup to look very vibrant and to stand out as my lady in waiting character choice, Bess of Hardwick was known for wanting attention and to stand out. I chose the orange eyeshadow to represent gold and to show wealth. I tried to combine typical Elizabethan with contemporary by mixing the white eyebrows with a bold red lip and bright eyeshadow. I think my partner did an alright job of turning my face chart design into a real life makeup look. I said and showed on my face chart that I wanted my foundation base to be Kryolan supra colour in white which is a pure white foundation as I wanted this to look like typical Elizabethan and my partner did my foundation in a natural colour that I would wore as a normal everyday base. The other thing I didn't really think worked was the eyebrows as I can still see my natural eyebrows underneath and I don't think she covered them enough. I think the rest of the makeup worked. I enjoyed designing and coming up with ideas for my final design and I really feel like I learnt a lot, especially how to use certain makeup products and how to use certain brushes. I feel like I have become a lot more confident and I now really enjoy coming up with new ideas and creating new face charts and also applying makeup on other people. At the start of the project I found it a little bit difficult to get used to the new products and brushes and also to work on the face charts as I had never properly practised them before but with lots of practise I then found it quite easy. I really enjoyed doing the research for my project and finding inspiration to incorporate into my designs, I also found lots of new photographers/makeup artists and designers who I can look at in the future for more inspiration. I found working to the brief quite well and I enjoyed the project a lot, I found it a lot easier that my partner's makeup design was fairly easy but I would have liked something more challenging to push myself a bit further.

(face chart, designed and photographed by myself)

Evaluation - as the makeup artist

(final images taken by me)

These are the images from the makeup that I completed for my assessment on my partner. I feel that the assessment went really well and I am very happy with the outcome. My partner and I practised the look and talked about what we thought went well and if we wanted to change anything. She decided she wanted to change the application of the lip glitter by using my finder rather than a brush to give a softer look. I am really happy about the final outcome of the makeup look. I like the way the skin appears in the final images as it looks really highlighted and dewy. The white eyebrows and white eyelashes really stand out against the harsh contouring and lip colour. From the face chart below, I really think that I did a good job of bringing my partner's idea to life.

(photo of my partner's design taken by me)