I started out by finding primary research. I chose a bruised peach to represent my bruise, a torn baseball to represent my mouth being sewn shut and a billy goat with horns to represent my demon horns.
My next step was to create a recipe worksheet. This sheet included all the names of the makeup that I will be applying to my face.
I then made a 2D swatch! This was a bit challenging for me because I am not very good at drawing. Later on in my process, I decided to change my design. Instead of having red indents in my horns I decided to just have them tan.
Here are my 3D swatches! I chose the rope of a loofah, the top of a glue bottle and my bruised thumb. The rope is similar to the string I will be using to sew my mouth shut. The top of the glue bottle resembles my horns that I made with liquid latex, except there is no curve in it. This was unplanned , but my finger was crushed under a metal stair and it bruised pretty nicely. So, I thought I would use it for one of my 3D swatches!
Next, I have my Color Design Art. Your Color Design Art should be a graphic representation of your design. Once again, I had to alter this design by painting over the horns in all tan. I did not like how my bruise turned out so I decided to create a new one. My second bruise looked more realistic than my first attempt.
Black and white line elevation is next. I put a transparency over my headshot and outlined my face. Then, I went in and drew my design. I also added my basic corrective highlights and shadows to this transparency.
Lastly, I have my Color Elevation of my Design. Once, again I put my headshot under a transparency, outlined my face and went in to draw the design. After this step, I painted my design with acrylic paint! I didn't paint my bruise because I knew it wouldn't blend well at all. To represent the color of my bruise, you can look back to my Color Design Art.
To begin my process, I started off by moisturizing my face, pulling my hair back and applying basic corrective makeup. After I finished these steps, I applied my latex mouth appliance using spirit gum.
I then cut the latex, using scissors, to make a hole for my mouth. While the spirit gum was drying I moved on to my latex horns. I also applied these with spirit gum. The horns were made out of liquid latex. I sculpted a horn out of clay, then I painted over it with liquid latex. I used about 10 coats of latex. I didn't like how the one horn looked, so I decided just to stick with the one on the left.
I then cut the latex, using scissors, to make a hole for my mouth. While the spirit gum was drying I moved on to my latex horns. I also applied these with spirit gum. The horns were made out of liquid latex. I sculpted a horn out of clay, then I painted over it with liquid latex. I used about 10 coats of latex. I didn't like how the one horn looked, so I decided just to stick with the one on the left.
I then painted the edges of the horns with wet blood, dry
blood and dabbed the edges with stage blood using a sponge.
I then moved on to my bruise. I used all of the colors in my
bruises and abrasions wheel as well as the green, water color paint.
Now that my mouth appliance was finally dry, I applied the
purple/blackish color from my bruises and abrasions wheel as well as stage
blood to my mouth using a sponge.
Next, I threaded my string through my latex mouth appliance
by adding holes to it. I used scissors to puncture the holes. This process was
very difficult because the string was not cooperating.
I then painted around my latex mouth appliance with the
purple/blackish color from our bruises and abrasions color wheel. I also added
wet blood and dry blood to the mouth area. To top it off, I dripped blood down
from my horns and mouth, using the end of a paint brush and dabbed stage blood
around my mouth and neck using a sponge.
Here is a picture of when I removed my latex appliances with
spirit gum remover! After this picture was taken, I had to go back in with a
cotton ball to remove the rest of the spirit gum.
