Gelatin Brow
As part of the experimentation process, the original brow sculpt was fibreglassed and then ran. This sci-fi brow was run in gelatin in order to pick up the detail of the mould, and so that it could be re-run if an error was made. This piece was re run many times, there were multiple issues with the wires on the side of the head this is due to air being trapped causing bubbles and distorting the final sculpt. In order for this issue to not occur gelatin was poured into the mould in these areas and allowed to set before actually casting the piece. This ensured that there was no error with bubbles. The gelatin was coloured with greasepaint in order to create a purple bioluminescent result, however it became wuite muddy, with many grey tones. Eventually a piece was run from the mould that was successful enough for application. As the brow had been sculpted on a generic head, there was no way to tell where the forehead finished, therefore the brow for the piece was very large and required a bald cap to create a whole effect. The goal of the piece was to create a Guardians of the Galaxy inspired makeup, taking the blue tones of the character of Nebula with silver wiring. The final result of the makeup was not particularly effective, however the process was good for experience. It enforced the necessity for extremly thin edges, as the edges are very visble after colouration.
I was very happy with the sculpt for this piece, the level of detail was very high, however I do not think the application went very well. The sculpt has a lot of skin texture in the design, with interesting anatomy. The brows could have been sculpted less angular, with a flatter approach to produce a more realistic effect. The colours could have been built upon to create a depth of colour and texture should have been added. This would have given the piece a more effective result. The colour was also a little washy, it was applied with skin illustrator, which is normally effective, but it proved difficult to fill. The eye colour should have been darker, with a better blended edge to create a more natural effect. The scar on the right brow, should have been a more obviously different colour to the eyes as this seems to blend in. There are elements of this design that work, such as the silver on the wires at the side of the head. Using a smaller brush to pick up the details of the forehead would have worked better. However I think the colour works well as an overall effect. Symmetry could have been taken note of, as the sides are very different from each other. Adding a range of blue tones to the piece would added more depth to the piece.