Practicing some of that 'High Glamour' stuff, with a liberal helping of 'Masquerade Ball', and just a sprinkle of 'Nightclub Panache'!
Model: S. Parker
Side detail.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
More Blacklight Epicness
I really like working in Blacklight colours,
it's sort of like painting in light. Here we see the rare 'Visualizer
Bear', that is known for casting eery shadows onto psychadelic
backdrops!
Practicing some of that 'High Glamour' stuff, with a liberal helping of 'Masquerade Ball', and just a sprinkle of 'Nightclub Panache'!
Model: S. Parker
Side detail.
Practicing some of that 'High Glamour' stuff, with a liberal helping of 'Masquerade Ball', and just a sprinkle of 'Nightclub Panache'!
Model: S. Parker
Side detail.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Black Cat
Elegant full-body style for Halloween 2011!
I decided to hold true to my post-masquerade word and only apply foam latex appliances to other people, and so I began with the Black Cat, the first mask I've applied specifically designed for girls.
The application process went by relatively well, though I rushed a little from the edge blending to the colouring, and in hindsight should have spent more time with liquid latex stippling and coverage blending before moving on.
There was also the odd fold or two, but it would matter too much thanks to the final colour being blue/black. The central lip area could have been dragged down closer to the lip line, but with Margaux's face shape, I doubt it would have been comfortable, so I left it slightly above center.
Model: M. Bunel
Pre-final touch ups, as you can see I chose a slightly stony black colour with elements of blue and silver in it (which you should be able to see better in the next picture.
Her back was exposed too, which was also black, the hands were covered by gloves so I didn't feel the need to spend too much time there.
As mentioned in the previous picture, I should have spent more time blending the edges, and while they mostly look great, the texture difference between the mask and the model's normal more porous skin is apparent most noticeably on her forehead. By spending more time stippling with liquid latex, I could have gotten a more consistent texture balance between the two. If I do this again, which I hope I won't, I think I could have also applied some moisture simulating lubricant to both head and mask areas, which would have done a decent job of blending the textures too in the pinch.
Overall, with the Silver contact lenses, a very striking look!
Here you can see more of the blue-ish silver tint which is much truer to how it looked in person, her hair was sprayed with a createx black latex paint which has proven well for not only colouring but holding the hair too if you want it to look clumpy and shaped.
I don't think anyone could match her outfit, and she had an absolute blast in the end.
Model: M. Bunel
Photo: P. Lloreda
I decided to hold true to my post-masquerade word and only apply foam latex appliances to other people, and so I began with the Black Cat, the first mask I've applied specifically designed for girls.
The application process went by relatively well, though I rushed a little from the edge blending to the colouring, and in hindsight should have spent more time with liquid latex stippling and coverage blending before moving on.
There was also the odd fold or two, but it would matter too much thanks to the final colour being blue/black. The central lip area could have been dragged down closer to the lip line, but with Margaux's face shape, I doubt it would have been comfortable, so I left it slightly above center.
Model: M. Bunel
Pre-final touch ups, as you can see I chose a slightly stony black colour with elements of blue and silver in it (which you should be able to see better in the next picture.
Her back was exposed too, which was also black, the hands were covered by gloves so I didn't feel the need to spend too much time there.
As mentioned in the previous picture, I should have spent more time blending the edges, and while they mostly look great, the texture difference between the mask and the model's normal more porous skin is apparent most noticeably on her forehead. By spending more time stippling with liquid latex, I could have gotten a more consistent texture balance between the two. If I do this again, which I hope I won't, I think I could have also applied some moisture simulating lubricant to both head and mask areas, which would have done a decent job of blending the textures too in the pinch.
Overall, with the Silver contact lenses, a very striking look!
Here you can see more of the blue-ish silver tint which is much truer to how it looked in person, her hair was sprayed with a createx black latex paint which has proven well for not only colouring but holding the hair too if you want it to look clumpy and shaped.
I don't think anyone could match her outfit, and she had an absolute blast in the end.
Model: M. Bunel
Photo: P. Lloreda
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