Face charts.

This week we were asked to make four face charts for our Elizabethan character based on, complimentary colours, monochromatic colours, neutral colours and analogous colours.

Here are the four i created:

Complimentary colours: 

I choose to use blue and orange for my complimentary colours. I decided to make the focus of the look be the eyebrows. Elizabethan eyebrows were high so at first i experimented with thin blue high eyebrows but found it a bit plain and boring. So i developed it still to a high blue brow, but flicking up more and shaded with more blue around the eyebrow which i feel makes it more exciting and contemporary. As they are so bold i didn't  want the rest of the look to overpower it. So i kept it simple. With slight orange shading under the eye and in the corners above. And some orange blusher blended down the cheekbone. I decided to keep the lips bare a neutral as i didn't want them to steal focus away. 

Neutral Colours: 

 For my neutral look i choose to do a smokey eye with a thin sharp straight liner. I would keep the eyebrows high and thin and would also use a white foundation to really give an Elizabethan feel, mixed with a smokey eye and a bold lip.

Analogous Colour:

For this face chart i choose the analogous colours, red, orange and purple. Although the photo doesn't show but the foundation would be white to in keep with the Elizabethan era. I would do a bold orangey red lip with slight red blush but not too much. I decided to do the eyes bold too as i feel these colours would be able to pull it off. The purple is also a colour of wealth in the Elizabethan times which would be a good colour to use when designing my look as it would have symbolism within it. I want to create a new face chart inspired by these using colours which were symbolic in the Elizabethan era, like purples and blues. 

Monochromatic Colours: 

For the monochromatic face chart i chose red. I would want thick, straight, red brows, although not high like the Elizabethans i feel the thinness represents it. The base would be completely white or a very pale foundation as i would want the colour to stand out more and still have the touch of Elizabethan. I wanted to keep the eyes plain, with a slight bit of shadow going across as i don't want them to draw away from the eyebrows. I wanted the emphasise the cheeks and lips in the look making them bold and where your attention goes. I wanted the whole overall look to be very blunt and straight on top of a white base. 

After doing the face charts i feel the colours that work the best together was the analogous colours. However my favourite design i created was the complimentary colours one. So experimenting with the design of the complimentary colours with the analogous colours will be my next step and developing that look further with contouring.