These are my final images for my contemporary Emcee. Though I know that artistically I have a long way to go, I am so proud of the way this has come out. I found creating a good white base for the skin was challenging but in the process I learnt a lot about application of different products, as well as what I prefer to use; in this instance I opted for a mixture of the white Illamasqua foundation and the white SupraColor as I found that the SupraColor improved the texture of the foundation.
When I was designing for Emcee, I had a vision that my model would be female; a woman portraying a man pretending to be a woman (my head hurts!!) I feel that this choice worked in my favour with regards to originality as for what I wanted to create, using a male model would have looked too 'drag'; Emcee is not supposed to look like a drag queen, he is an androgynous character and I felt that using a male model was a little "been there, done that"... I was conscious of putting my own stamp on the role as it has already been through several incarnations, each iconic.
I have also found that experimenting with my ideas on a practical level has enabled me to develop an outcome that I am happy with whereas in previous units I have been less hands on and always found that my work wasn't even close to what I had envisaged. In choosing a practical approach to design, I feel I have produced an outcome which incorporates the themes of the 1920s cabaret with the 1980s club culture in a way which is both striking and successful; I feel you can clearly see that both elements were considered in the design process, making the design contemporary whilst still being appropriate the character. Ultimately, I have brought my ideas to fruition and produced an outcome I am satisfied with for the first time ever which I feel is the foundation stone for bigger and better things!
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