1940s Makeup Evaluation

 1940s Evaluation:

Makeup Design:

This makeup is for a documentary about women working during World War 2. This is a woman who was injured during an explosion in a factory, she has shrapnel injuries. 
























Makeup: 


Evaluation: 

This makeup works for film & TV as the edges of the silicone were well blended which prevents the paint clinging to the edges, this overall makes the wounds look more realistic. Alcohol paints were used which means that they will last longer as they won't be affected by water as much as aqua paints would be and the blood work tricks the eye and helps cover any visible edges. However, this makeup wouldn't work for stage as the details would be lost due to the distance. 

For continuity, a prosthetics could be used for the cuts and I could also make this work for stage by using a thicker prosthetics and making the makeup more intense to allow it to be seen from a distance.

This makeup fits the time period as thousands of women were working in factories making explosives and the risk of an explosion was very high. Many women lost parts of their body, including their hands and often lost their vision. Women further back from the explosions could suffer shrapnel injuries. The hair was also accurate as they would cover their hair to protect it. 

However to improve, I could make the eyebrows thinner to fit the time period more and I could add some more wounds to the neck rather than just the face to pull the whole look together as they would suffer from neck injuries as well as the face. I could also tame my baby hairs to make the hair look neater. 

Peer Assessment: Drew

Drew said that my makeup would work really well for film & TV and she liked how my wounds turned out as they looked realistic. She also said that my hair was accurate as they would cover their hair while at work. 

However, she said that I could improve by taming my baby hairs to make the hair look neater and that I could add some more blood to areas of my face such as between the eyebrows to prevent the makeup looking unfinished. 

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