In the make-up industry colour is such an important factor. Colour theory which began in the 18th century, has been developed to aid particular colour mixing and the effects that specific colours have on the eye. With the range of colours available each one acquires different properties and how it looks to the eye. Seeing colours visually on a wheel helps you to see the relationship that colours have with one another. There are certain features which can affect colour, including hue, saturation and lightness. Basic colour groups are primary and secondary colours. Primary - red, blue and yellow.
Secondary - purple, green and orange.
Categories on this wheel include monochromatic, analogous and complementary. Complementary colours are contrasting shades and are at opposite ends of the wheel to each other. When these colours are placed next to each other on the face they will stand out and catch the viewers attention. Analogous colours are those touching on the wheel and will often create a softer look on the face as they are of similar tones. Finally, monochromatic means different shades of the same colour. For example any shades of blue from lightest to darkest.
You also have achromatic colour schemes which are blacks, whites and greys. Neutral colours are obtained by mixing achromatic colours with pure colours (red, blue etc) and near neutrals include beiges, browns and skin tones.
All colours have cool and warm undertones. Kat gave us an example by using Mac lipsticks Ruby Woo and Russian Red. Ruby Woo has cool undertones and Russian Red has warm undertones however they would both be classed as a red lipstick. It is important to be specific with what shade of colour you want.
Face charts
Face charts are used so make-up artists can work on their ideas and convey them on paper for others to see and for them to decide if anything needs changing. We worked on A4 paper as we are yet to receive our face charts however we were still able to create an idea from scratch. Kat said that we could use any products or brushes that we wanted to try out and experiment with or we could work with an idea that came to us. I decided to use a monochromatic colour scheme and work with red. For the skin I used the cream based foundations from Charles Fox. To begin with they were hard to blend onto the page but I found that with a lighter touch and less product on the brush they were easier to blend. I tried adding powder as well but the colour pigment wasn't as strong as I would like. I decided to use the Charles Fox blush palette to add some warmth into the cheeks. For the lips I wanted to go for an ombre look so used the darkest lip colour (-) around the edges and blended it inwards. In the middle of the lips I used (-) and blended the two colours together. For the eyes I used (-) in the Charles Fox eye shadow palette for a transition shade on the eye. I wanted to create a darker eye so I used the Charles Fox supra colour in (-) across the eyelid. I found this product very hard to blend out so I layered up the darkest red shade in the eye shadow palette to blend it out more which I found to be successful. For eyeliner I then used the black supra colour. For my first attempt at a face chart I really liked the final outcome and the colour scheme I used. I am excited to test out the real face charts and experiment with new products and colour schemes.
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Color harmonies: Complementary, analogous, triadic color schemes (no date) Available at: http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-harmonies.htm (Accessed: 13 October 2015).
Which One should you buy? MAC’s Ruby Woo vs Russian red (2014) A Slice of Beauty, 15 October. Available at: http://cakedtothenines.com/macs-ruby-woo-vs-russian-red-one-buy/ (Accessed: 13 October 2015).
Handprint: Color temperature (no date) Available at: http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/color12.html (Accessed: 13 October 2015).
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