Firstly, I came to university as an escape, time to learn and consider my future and the first thing I was told by Sharon 'You will come here wanting to be a Make Up Artist, some of you will change your mind before the end of this year' and she was right. The first stage in my new adventure was confusion, self doubt and panic, what if I don't want a career in make up at all? what if I have spent 2 years already learning and training to be something I don't want to do? and in all honesty, these questions still invade my head from time to time but what I have come to realize is... I DO want to be in this industry and whether it takes me 10 years to figure out what area I want to be in then so be it.
Sharon inspired me to think about other jobs and careers rather than having a set goal. I now have knowledge on other industry jobs I would love to try.
Another experience that sent me into a whirl of panic towards the end of the year was Sue asking if I would like to be a Teacher one day, Me? a teacher? HA! Your having a laugh, I couldn't do that job at all but then I thought about it, maybe I could teach one day and if I got the opportunity to I wouldn't say no to the experience. So what I am trying to explain here is my first year opened my eyes to experiences, things I doubted I could do and things I would be to scared to do and that is down to the Staff at Solent who inspired me to open my eyes to a wider picture so Thank You!
As mentioned above I came from a Make Up College before university where I had NO clue what I was doing, I applied for this course on the basis that I LOVED Make Up products and how they made me feel when I applied them. This course taught me the basics of being a make up artist and looking back I can see how far my application and skills have come.... lets take a look back!
2013 Images from College- Left image was a little make over for a friend and the right image was shot by Alistair Cowen for a Fashion shoot and images were on display at Clothes Show Live 2013.
The above images able me to look back and see how my work has developed. The change is subtle but there is still a change. While in college my main skill was always eyebrows and this is still a positive skill of mine!
Success is powerful...
The image above is of my last Digital Image Production assessment and it is by far my best work to date I am proud and even surprised at the comments and praise I got from tutors on my Post Production Skills. During the first year we had to post produce our own work and as soon as someone mentioned Photoshop I was scared. The last time I used photo shop was in High School and I was pretty crap at it but never the less I wasn't going to not have a go. I now LOVE post production and all things Adobe, I find it very therapeutic at times but also it can be very frustrating but I have learnt a new skill and that makes me extremely proud of myself and I now have the basis to extend my skill in this area if I wish to!
Now onto one of the real change and successes of my first year. Before starting University I really struggled with complexion. I would try different techniques and try them on myself and friends and they would never turn out how I wanted but perseverance is key! After a couple of weeks I finally started to understand and I listened and asked questions and I now feel more confident in this area and I still get a little buzz inside when I look at images of my work and the skin looks great!
I have spent the summer researching and trying out different brands of foundations, concealers and powders such as MAC Face and Body, Ben Nye HD Foundations, Revlon Color Stay, MUFE HD Foundation, Estee Lauder Double Wear, Stila and Too Faced. I can now say I need more storage and my bank balance is severely damaged but it's all in the name of learning.
Trying out all these products has taught me more about the look I want and what products I have to use to achieve this, During my learning stage I found there was so many brands offering so many different products that I would forget to concentrate on my client or models skin so I have now started a diary listing what products were suitable for certain skin types, this is to aid me in creating a beautiful complexion without panicking and making mistakes!
Eye make up is my worst skill, nothing infuriates me more than this. I spend hours applying, wiping off and trying again and I still fail. I watch endless 'How To' Videos and practice but I still can not even slightly perfect this. I have found if I work with certain Eye shapes I am a little better especially if a client or model has deep set eyes and a well defined socket which is probably because they are the easiest to make up never the less this is still a skill I desperately need to improve on immensely as I find myself not applying for certain jobs offered to us through the University or jobs I am offered through personal contacts because I am not confident in every area of make up artistry so one of my main goals this year is to not perfect but be at least confident in eye make up application.
This is an image of my last eye make up practice within the studio, I do have to say I think my color palette worked well but I need to sort the placement of colors and work on blending as I find the look has harsh lines which look awful.
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