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Unit Evaluation

I enjoyed the freedom we got with this brief. As I enjoyed the horror genre it was great fun to watch some of my most loved programmes as research. Since I have watched all of the American Horror Stories it was great already having an understand of the storyline and how I could fit a character in, also how those characters would play off and fit with the existing characters on the show.
I found a lot of research about Victorian freak shows so this helped alot when developing my character. Looking into the different "freaks" of the time and choosing where I could go with my character. I felt I had a lot of creative freedom when making these choices which I liked.
I enjoy open briefs like this where you can pretty much go anywhere with your ideas. I feel a lot more creative like that.
I was really happy withe the way my Claudia turned out. I wanted her condition to be exaggerated and I think I portrayed that well through my makeup application. I also experimented with the hair doing something I hadn't done before and I think it payed off well for my character.
Although I was happy with my character development for Quentin I don't think I pulled the application off as well as I could of. At first I thought him mirroring Claudia's character by having the same model would be an interesting idea. However I don't think he looks masculine enough and instead ended up looking like a women dressed as a man, and not very well. which is not what I wanted to achieve.
I also don't think the natural lighting in my final images for Quentin worked. It didn't show off the makeup the way I wanted to. Ive learned not to work in a studio alone in case things like the flash breaking do happen, as I was unable to fix this alone which led to the use of natural light.
Overall I did enjoy this unit and I was pleased with the Claudia I produced however, I was disappointed with my Quentin as I don't feel my ideas payed off well in execution.

Quentin Final Look

Although I liked my initial idea of Quentin. I wasn't very happy with the lighting in these photos as I was working in the studio alone and the flash wasn't working so they are natural lighting and therefore I don't think the makeup has come across as well as I'd hoped. I wish I had time to reshoot these images with better lighting.

Quentin Hair Step by Step

Needed;
pintail comb
hair band
hairspray
fedora

Method;

1. Part the hair on the side.
2. sweep all the hair into a low pony tail
3. spray the sides of the hair backwards and smooth down.
4. frame the face by swooping one side of the hair slightly over the forehead.
5. apply a fedora.

Quentin Makeup Step by Step

needed;
Foundation pallet
concealer pallet
Spirit gum
Fake hair
Contour shades, grey tones
brow pomade.

Method;

1. Apply foundation and concealer problems areas.
2. contour the face into a masculine shape, focusing on the cheekbones and the jawline. 
3. apply the spirit gum to the top lip and wait for it to go sticky.
4. roll a brush in the fake hair and roll downwards onto the tacky spirit gum.
5. trim the loose hairs into the moustache shape.
6. shade around the side burn area. 
7. fill in the brow so it is straighter, thicker and more masculine.

Becoming a Drag Queen (no date) Available at: http%3A%2F%2Fbecoming-a-drag-queen.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F62661627952%2Fhow-to-contour-and-highlight-your-face-here-is 

Quentin Face Charts

On this face chart Quentin has a curled upwards moustache although I like the look of this I think it will be hard to create without using a fake tash which wont look real.

On this I gave Quentin a lot of stubble however this wasn't usually seen in the 1950's

this is my final face chart. Quentin is contoured and has a straight moustache.

Quentin Hair Charts

this hair is simply swept back into a low pony tail. This takes the hair off the face and gives a manly appearance.

This hair is also in a low pony tail however it is parted in the middle and swept back at the sides to frame the face.

this is my final hair design, It is side parted and swept back at the sides. A slight fringe frames the face as it all comes back into a low pony tail. I've added a fedora. A hat commonly worn in the 50's by men.

Quentin Moodboard

This is my Quentin mood board. I have included the two pictures which inspired my design. One, a modern interpretation of a 1950's male and the other, a character from the show.

Ive included a poster for the freak show as this is Quentins business. Ive also included the "big top".

Quentin Character Development

Quentin is a figment of Claudia's Imagination. 

She hears about a freak show in town and imagines that he is the joint owner with Elsa Mars. This is somewhere in which Claudia can feel she belongs and so she feels safe with Quentin. 

Born on The Same Day (2011) Available at: https%3A%2F%2Fbornonthesameday.wordpress.com%2Fpage%2F24%2F 

As he is part of Claudia's imagination I want him to mirror her in some ways. This is why I have chosen to not only use a female model, but to use the same model used for Claudia. He is essentially part of her and so she feels very much at one with him.

Best Medium Hairstyle (2012) Available at: http%3A%2F%2Fmediumhairstyleupdate.com%2F1950s-men-hairstyles.html 

Quentin is a typical 1950's male with a moustache.

The key word Ive chosen as inspiration behind Quentin is "Door". I feel he is essentially the door for Claudia who has agoraphobia. He helps her open up and leave the house now that she feels part of a family.

Claudia Final Look

This is my final face chart for Claudia.

Im really happy with the way these turned out as I think I recreated the face chart very well. Although the lighting is dark I think it helps to give a dark, Gothic feel to the pictures.

Claudia First Practice

These are the images I took from my first practice of Claudia. Im really happy with the way this turned out and I hope I can recreate it just as well for my final look.

Claudia makeup step by step

This is my final Claudia Makeup, to achieve this I used the step by step below.

needed;
Fishnet tights
Brown aqua paint
Black aqua paint
foundation pallet
concealer pallet
red eyeshadow
wound filler
fake puss
liquid latex
tissue paper
essence matte lip colour
due eyelash glue
pink blusher
brow pomade.

Method;

1. Apply the foundation all over the skin and conceal problem areas.
2. apply the scale effect mentioned in a previous blogpost.
3. apply the tissue paper effect mentioned in a previous blogpost
4. fill in the eyebrows with Anastasia dip brow pomade
5. apply a pink blusher to the apples of the cheeks
6. apply matte lip cream to the lips
7. apply duo eyelash glue to the lips and distress with finger while it dries.
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Claudia Hair Step by Step

This is my hair chart for Claudia, to achieve this I followed the step by step below.

needed;
Pintail comb
Paddle brush
hair curler
bobby pins

Method;

1. Brush through the hair
2. Section the hair so that there is a deep side part.
3. section the hair behind the ears to form two from sections. clip these out the way.
4. curl the rest of the hair and pin it.
5. Undo the front sections and curl these.
6. working one section at a time, lift the hair up and taught. curl back down towards the face twisting inwards as the curl reaches the head.
7. repeat on other side.
8. undo the pin curls and slightly brush out.
9. smooth over the hair to eliminate fly aways.

This is the first time I practiced the victory roll hair style.

Claudia Hair Charts

As Ichthyosis impedes hair growth I thought it may be a good idea to design a hair chart where my model was wearing a bald cap, into which i had made holes. Id then pull thin small bits of hair through the cap to make it look like she only had clumps of very fine, dead hair.

I designed a hair chart were Claudia had a middle part and two plaits either side of her face, I thought this made her a little too girly and cute which isn't what I wanted.

This is the hair design I'm going to go with. Its a 1950's Victory Roll hair style. I think its best for Claudia because it shows that even through her condition she is just a normal 1950's girl. She does her hair everyday to make herself feel beautiful.

Claudia Face Charts

This is a face chart where I thought about making most of Claudia's face scaley using the fishnet tights method. I wanted to give her yellow contacts to really accentuate the lizard theme. However I thought this look was very flat and "expected" of an alligator woman.

On this face chart I wanted to make Claudia a little more glamorous. I stuck with the 1950's time and gave her a slight cat eye and deep red lip. Although I did like this I didnt think it represented her ichthyosis in anyway.

This is my final facechart. Im really happy with this design. Not only does she have 2D scales using the fish net tights method. I have layered this up by using Tissue paper stuck on with liquid latex to achieve a 3D dry skin effect. I think this is the idea I will run with. Im excited to see how I can produce this on the face.

1950's Victory Rolls

http://www.lipstickandcurls.net/blog/victory-rolls/

Victory rolls were a popular hair style in the 1950's. This is how I would like Claudia's hair to be to represent the time in which the television series she belongs to is set.  It would give the head more height and a heart shape which was desired around those times.

The Victory Roll is actually the name of a fighter plane manoeuvre which the ladies took and made it their own.

Claudia Moodboard

This is my mood board for Claudia.

I included a picture of Esther Blackmon as she was my initial inspiration for my character design. I also included a lot of alligator skin as this is the effect I want to achieve through my makeup.

At the bottom of the mood board I have the "Big Top" tent from a freak show. 

Down the side of the mood board I have my colour scheme for Claudia, browns, greens, reds and golds.

Development of Claudias Character

The Alligator Woman.

Claudia was born with a medical condition know as Ichthyosis Vulgaris and so her parents abandoned her.

She developed agoraphobia due to her appearance and distrust in people and so has stayed inside most of her life.

She feels she doesn't belong anywhere so has created an imaginary boyfriend Quentin.

Quentin helps to convince Claudia there is a place in which she belongs and this helps her get over her agoraphobia.

I researched old Victorian freak shows and the people that they used to display there. I found the alligator woman. I based my character Claudia off of this real life tale.

Ichythosis makes the skin appear scaly almost like an alligator

She was informed by her neighbour that there is a freak show in town. Claudia imagines that Quentin owns the freak show with Elsa Mars. This is somewhere she feels safe and that she belongs

Huffington Post (no date) Available at: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2014%2F10%2F08%2Famerican-horror-story-freak-show-premiere-recap_n_5946260.html

I have chosen to use the word Veiled as inspiration for Claudia. I think this is appropriate for her character because she is disgusted by her appearance. She uses the safety of the indoors as a "veil" to hide her appearance from the outside world.

Available at: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.payvand.com%2Fnews%2F03%2Fdec%2F1089.html 

Experimenting with Scales

I do want to make Claudia's skin quite exaggerated and therefore not only am I going to use fishnet tights to achieve a 2D scaled effect, I want to layer over that with tissue paper and liquid latex. This should make the skin look like its so dry its falling off.

Needed;

Fishnet tights

Brown aqua paint

Black aqua paint

Red/Pink eyeshadow

Method;

1. Stretch the tights over the area you would like the desired effect.
2. Go over the tights with your aqua paint, to create depth add the black around the edges and to make the skin look painful add the pinks and reds.
3. Carefully remove the fishnets trying not to smudge the effect you've created.
4. you should be left with a scale effect.

I smudged these and so I learnt to wait for the paint to dry before removing the tights.

Needed;

liquid latex

Tissue paper 1 ply

Brown paint

Black paint

wound filler

Fake puss

Method;

1. Apply the Liquid Latex to the area you want to attach the tissue paper.
2. apply the single ply of tissue onto the latex in cut up pieces. The jaggedly the better.
3. rip the tissue a little.
4. paint over with the paints.
5. Apply wound filler or fake blood.
6. apply fake puss.

As I had no wound filler here I used fake blood, I will invest in wound filler as it will look a lot better.

Ichthyosis

The NHS website describes Ichthyosis as; 

"Ichthyosis is a long-term condition that results in persistently thick, dry, "fish-scale" skin. There is no cure, but a daily skincare routine usually keeps the symptoms mild and manageable."

Lamellar Ichthyosis Arms Picture Image on MedicineNet.com (no date) Available at: http://www.medicinenet.com/image-collection/lamellar_ichthyosis_arms_picture/picture.htm

It claims that this usually occurs when a person inherits a faulty gene from their parent. If this is the case the symptoms will appear either at birth or within the childs first year.

"This faulty gene affects the rate at which their skin regenerates – either the shedding of old skin cells is too slow, or the skin cells reproduce at a much faster rate than they can shed old skin. Either way, this causes a build-up of rough, scaly skin."

Top 11 Doctor Insights on ichthyosis vulgaris (2015) Available at: https://www.healthtap.com/topics/ichthyosis-vulgaris

The condition can also be acquired as an adult, certain health conditions can play a role in the development of ichthyosis.

When looking at the pictures of examples of Ichthyosis its clear to see the colouring is mainly brown, this cracked, scale effect is what I want to achieve on Claudia. I will use fishnet tights to achieve the scales with brown colourings.

Choices, N. (2014) Ichthyosis - NHS Choices. Available at: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ichthyosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx 

The Alligator Skinned Woman

Esther Blackmon was born on march 5th, 1962. While the rest of her siblings were born with perfectly average skin, Esther was born with a condition known as ichthyosis.

According to one of her stylised posters, her appearance was due to her mother being frightened by an alligator while pregnant. In another, Esther was described as ‘baffled medical science’ with her condition. She travelled mainly withing the United States with West’s World Shows, Endy Bros. Shows, Cetlin-Wilson Shows, Royal American Shows and Clyde Beatty’s Circus Sideshow.

Ichythoysis is a rare skin condition that causes extremely dry and cracked skin. it also impedes hair growth. As a result Esther had no hair or eyelashes. The hairless and scales made her appearance unusual and the alligsator skinned woman began her exhibitation career.

I chose to use Esther Blackmon as inspiration for my Claudia design. I want to give Claudia ichthyosis and make her the lizard girl.

Pednaud, T. J. (2014) The Real Freaks Featured in the American Horror Story: Freak Show Opening Credits - Circus Freaks and Human Oddites. Available at: http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/real-freaks-featured-american-horror-story-freak-show-opening-credits/ 

Research into Freakshows of the Victorian Era

During the Victorian Era, freak shows were very popular. Live human curiosities had been exhibited in travelling fairs, circuses and taverns in England since the 1600s. These included giants, dwarves, fat people, the very thin, conjoined twins and even people from exotic climates.  
The acts relied on shock and therefore the performers were not revealed in the flesh until the audience had paid and were sat down. This meant that publicity was curial and there for extravagant posters were used to lure the audience in. These posters often bared little or no resemblance to the performer themselves. Exaggerated and stylised illustrations aroused the curiosity of the audience by over playing the "freaks" they would see. 

British Library. (no date) Freakshow posters. Available at: http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item106746.html 

I started to look at the sort of acts that would be present in freak shows and came across ones such as;

• The bearded lady
• Midgets
• The Human Pincushion
• The Elastic man
• The lobster boy

Freakshow Influences on AHS Characters

Most of the character from American Horror Story; Freakshow are influenced by real life "freaks" from the victorian era. I was able to find some of the ones they took inspiration from.

Ethal Darling- The bearded Lady

Real Influence-Grace Gilbert

Meep 

KooKoo- The bird girl

The Tattler Twins- Conjoined

Millie-Christine - The Two Headed Nightingale

Jimmy Darling - Lobster Boy

Fred Wilson - Lobster Man

Pednaud, T. J. (2014) The Real Freaks Featured in the American Horror Story: Freak Show Opening Credits - Circus Freaks and Human Oddites. Available at: http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/real-freaks-featured-american-horror-story-freak-show-opening-credits/