In class we looked at using the face as if it were a canvas, creating an abstract painting onto the face. I have discovered new ways of using
opposite colours together in a way that they almost clash, but work. We
looked into changing the original colour of the face, and transforming
it into different shape - almost an illusion.This was a useful technique to learn as it allowed us to explore a variety of colour in a different way to what we are used to working with. To create this look I have used my Supra Colour palette for one and my Aqua colour palette for another. You cannot use both the palettes in one look as Supra is oil based and Aqua is water based - the two DONT combine well together!
Class Demonstration
The image and video clip above are showing a demonstration of creating abstract art on the face using the Aqua colour palette. This has included exploring colours that could potentially be opposites and also looking at colours that highlight and shade the face. The colours which you choose will contour and shape the face according to the lighting in the room and the angle the light touches the face. We also touched on creating different movements and textures on the face making the supra colour thick on the face and building the colour up in places or leaving light strokes of supra colour.
Aqua Colour Palette
Out of the two products the Aqua colour palette is my favourite to work with because it can be applied on top of make-up and the colours can overlap once dried to allow precise brush strokes.
Here I chose to use bright colours to compliment highlighted and darker areas of the face. I wanted to create an illusion on the face to make create an unrealistic and abstract feature to the face.
Supra Colour Palette
Using the same techniques as the Aqua palette, I based the colours which I used on the face according to the highlighted and shaded areas of the face. I found this product harder to use at the start as the colours tended to blend together too much making it look messy with ugly colours! After a couple of goes I got the hand of it and created something which I actually really liked.