Historical Make up Reference

Historical Make up Reference

http://madamenoire.com/329699
/women-shave-their-eyebrows-just-draw/

http://imgkid.com/queen-elizabeth-1-as-a-baby.shtml

http://makeupthroughtheages.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/
as-aspiring-makeup-artist-one-thing-has.html

I have chosen three portraits of Queen Elizabeth 1 that reference my make up and show historical influences to my designs. In the first portrait of Elizabeth it's a close up to her face this shows her skin and make up very well. Each portrait of Queen Elizabeth 1 looks slightly different as not all of them are face to face paintings some were painters own personal image of what they thought Elizabeth looked like. As Elizabeth got older she became conscious of what she looked like and didn't want painting done of her. This lead to her controlling what portraits of her were seen and what ones weren't. In the close up one of her face you can see her face is very pale and defined slightly at the temples. Her eye sockets look slightly sunken and defined by the brow bone however there is no eyebrow there at all. The eyebrow is replaced with what looks like skin underneath or just her hair is very fair. In my recent make up design I drew I have either painted the eyebrows white so they look very fair so you cant see them or I've completely blocked them out. In the portrait Elizabeth seems to have no eye lashes either, as in the 16th century it was very popular to have no eyelashes either because they've fallen out because of the chemicals used, there very fair or you've just plucked them away. In my design I've completely painted the eye lashes white, against a white face there unnoticeable or very vague. Her lips and cheeks are slightly red, the cheeks are applied just on the apple of the cheeks, contouring the bone was not around or neither popular then. The lips are stained red and wouldn't of been done with a brush so the edges wouldn't be sharp or neat. In the middle portrait it looks more like an oil painting and in this picture Elizabeths face look extremely white as in the first portrait it looks more of a natural pale base. The second image almost looks as its bleached out white or its been enhanced to look that white. The same with the lips, it just looks dabbed on however this time the red looks slightly brighter. In the third image again her face is very white and the red blush goes along the cheek slightly wider than the first portrait.The definition of where her eyebrow would of been is there but there no actual eyebrow there again. Her lips are a rosy red and if vaguely put on, the lips haven't been defined or outlined so they look very thin small. White/cream and red is also a very popular colour to wear by the Queen, in most of her portraits she tend to always be wearing one of these colours. I think in design I definitely have the aspects and influences or Elizabethan era such as the base colour, eyebrows and lashes. I feel maybe in a further design I could incorporate red as it was a very popular colour in the era and could experiment with that colour.