3D

3Rs project

For this project we had to begin by choosing a single object and then using this object to create a piece that corresponded to the field we wanted to go into. In my case, I am doing prosthetic and fx makeup so therefore whatever my object was, it would be created into something in this field. The object that I chose was a pair of tights and was drawn to these as they are easy to minipulate and change to whatever design you desire. My first idea that i immediately decided to experiment with was placing the tights over the head and adding material to the inside to create forms and contours of the face. I made a number of drawings showing that I would aim to make the chin longer, cheekbones higher and generally dehumanise the face. However, as this was my first idea I was simply experimenting with it loosely, not expecting this to be my final idea. My main objective was to give myself ideas on how to expand this idea and use the elements that worked well to produce more ideas.

Once I had experimented with this method, I came across the idea of stretching the material and creating small patterns which i thought would make an interesting design on the face with potentially makeup applied onto it. The pattern reminded me of a sane/dragon like creature so i decided to research this to come up with more ideas of potentially creating some sort of scales in the design.

Research

When looking online, i saw a lot of people creating scale designs using stencil like tools and i thought that this was interesting idea. The majority of the work showed patterns on the sides of the face/cheekbones and I knew that i wanted to create more a bold, full coverage final outcome which even stretched down to the chest and shoulders. However i found research very helpful as it allowed me to pick up various bits of inspiration while also learning techniques which i would use to actually complete the final design.

More experimentation

I began to experiment with the idea of placing the tights physically over my head. A lot of tutorials I watched of other peoples work involved them either placing sections of the tights to the face or actually cutting small parts off and using these to make the patterns in the desired area. However as i wanted to create a creature/character rather than just a design i placed the whole leg of the tights over my head to the bottom of my chest. When doing this, I then blotted light and dark versions of the blue colour I had chosen onto certain areas through the holes of the tights. Doing this was a strange way of working as you have little control of what the final outcome will look like as you can't see how the makeup will come out of the other side of the tights until the end.

I used a hair clip at the back of my head to pull the tights to make the material stretch in certain areas, making the holes bigger or smaller where I wanted. For example, on the forehead and cheekbones, I wanted the holes to be more wide and I wanted these areas to appear larger and more open compared to the hollows of the cheekbones and jaw which i wanted to appear darker and smaller. This allowed me to contour my face in quite an exaggerated way, making it appear less human. 

When i took the tights off i drew two dark lines on the side of my nose to create the illusion of it being very thin and small, my like the slits of a snakes nose. I also blocked out my lips and used a black paint to draw a straight line through the centre of the lips which make the lips appear also non existent. Both of these techniques were the main features that dehumanised the face. Another small element I included was snake like eyes on my eyelids so that when my eyes were shut they appeared as long, thin yellow eyes. 

Final outcome

When my makeup was completed I photographed the design with natural light as fake lights would have reflected the true shape of the lips, cheekbones and worsened the illusion of the makeup. In the end I decided to work on myself as when working in this way with tights for such a long period of time, someone may become claustrophobic. Also, due to the intricacy of the work, i found it much easier working on my own face. The fact that I had a short deadline meant that I had little time to find someone to do the makeup on