Dramatic Context
Georgia Brown
Comparison | Image Transition:
Comparing the sitter to my model in photoshop and pointing out the differences.
Model: Ross Carroll Age: 19 Ethnicity: White British
Visible differences using Photoshop:
Model was patch tested for any reactions to:
Mastix, IPA, Pros Aide, MME Remover, Silicone and Tea Tree Oil
No reaction appeared. However, he has sensitive skin and slight redness would surround the prosthetics after application. To prevent further irritation, Derma Shield was used before every application and his skin was cleansed after removal.
I started off trying to merge both photographs together and dissolving the layers on photoshop. When this didnt work I found that if I created two seporate layers and changed the opacity of the first layer, then the images overlapped and bled into one another. This is an extremely quick, straight forward technique which brought my attention to notice changes in the bone structure/anatomy of both faces, slight differences that I may not have picked up on previously.
Hairline:
When I begun to fade the image the first thing I noticed was the sitters hairline against my models head. The hairline needs to be brought down on the forehead and I will need to apply and cut a wig to do this.
Sideburns:
The sideburns need to be brought down, closer to the bottom of my models ear. They need to be wider and squared off at the bottom and I will acheive this by either using a razor to cut the wig or hairdressing scizzors to thin the hair, using them with a razor technique.. There is light brown/blonde sparse hairs in between the sideburns and beard, laying on hair and matting down the skin after will create a random directional hairgrowth in this area- similar to the portrait.
Beard:
My model has no facial hair and I will need to knott a beard for the finished look. The sitter doesnt particularly have a lot of hair growth around his cheeks, the bulk of the beard is lieing underneath the jawline, grazing the sides of his face up towards his sideburns. The beard makes the sitters face appear rounded and I can use the postiche to manipulate the appearance of my models jawline, creating a similar face shape.
Moustache:
There is a noticeably large gap between both sides of the sitters moustache and I may need to create two seporate lace pieces to perfect the look without having visible excess lace lieing in my models philtrum.
Nose:
My models nose is a lot smaller in depth and a new nose will have to be sculpted, moulded and applied. The sitters nose looks more hooked and angular, the nostrels also look longer and sit in a horizontal line towards the tip. Texture can be added with paint for the pasteurised finish.
At a closer look you can clearly see a completely different face shape between the sitter and my model and I think the postiche work will define that rounded jawline and long mouth I need to acheive. The moustace will need to be syled in such a way where the outside corners are left limping over the top lip in a downward slope, this will lengthen my models expression and create a naturalistic puckered lip before any paint has been applied.
Closer look at the two combined:
I will lay on fine hair around the cheeks where the beard would naturally grow- reaching the bottom of the cheek bones. I think that I will find laying on hair easier around these areas and it avoids having any unwanted/ excess lace on my models face during application.
A lot of highlight and contour is needed around the eyes and brow. My models eyebrows are similar in shape and length already. However, he doesnt have any frown lines or fine lines around his eyes and they will be painted in for a similar effect. I will create four subtle flat pieces; two for the under eye bags and two for his deep frowning brow.
Jiangguo Yan (2014). Face Film. [mobile app] [Accessed 15 November 2014].
First attempt at merging the two:
I used an app found on the iphone store called 'Face Film' to merge both photographs together. The app merges front facing photographs together and because my model and sitters profles have been captured it caused issues blending the two into one. As you can see from the video I found it difficult to determine any major changes. Dispite the app not working as I expected, it encouraged me to think about other ways of noticing change and brought me to use the opacity tool on photoshop for a clearer result.