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Biblography

Bibliography

A complete guide to special effects makeup: Conceptual artwork by Japanese makeup artists (2007) Japan: Graphic-Sha Publishing.

BBC (no date) Pictures: Harry Potter studio tour, Leavesden studios - CBBC Newsround. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15148788 (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Bowdoin, T. (2014) ‘American horror story: Freak Show’ introduces lobster boy, Three-Breasted woman [Photos]. Available at: http://www.inquisitr.com/1489437/american-horror-story-freak-show-introduces-lobster-boy-three-breasted-woman-photos/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Child, B. (2015) Monster-maker Rick Baker to retire, citing ‘cheap and fast’ Hollywood effects. Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/29/rick-baker-retire-monster-maker-hollywood-effects (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Conjoined twins (2015) in Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjoined_twins (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Ectrodactyly (2015) in Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectrodactyly (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Georges melies (no date) Available at: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=georges+melies&biw=1242&bih=566&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj_neaEiLvJAhVBfRoKHWDUAYQQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=georges+melies+makeup&imgrc=WMI9QkeXYC5DOM%3A (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Jill+Reilly (2013) Are these the most life-like sculptures ever produced?. Available at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514500/Are-life-like-sculptures-produced-Artist-creates-hyper-realistic-models-humans.html (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Miller, G. (2007) Inside ‘Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix’.Available at: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/harry-potter-phoenix4.htm (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Pednaud, T. J. (2006) GRADY STILES JR. - the murderous lobster man circus freaks and human Oddites. Available at: http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/grady-stiles-jr-the-murderous-lobster-man/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Ralph Fiennes’ chilling Voldemort transformation (2008) Available at: http://www.harrypotterfans.com/2011/04/ralph-fiennes-chilling-voldemort-transformation/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Rickitt, R. and Harryhausen, R. (2007) Special effects: The history and technique. New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group.

Team, M. (2012) Facial anatomy and proportions - HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST HANDBOOK. Available at: http://hair-and-makeup-artist.com/facial-anatomy-proportions/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(no date) Available at: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/04/article-2514500-19D5C20C00000578-553_964x564.jpg (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(no date) Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Baker_(makeup_artist) (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

Citations, Quotes & Annotations

A complete guide to special effects makeup: Conceptual artwork by Japanese makeup artists (2007) Japan: Graphic-Sha Publishing.

(A complete guide to special effects makeup: Conceptual artwork by Japanese makeup artists, 2007)

BBC (no date) Pictures: Harry Potter studio tour, Leavesden studios - CBBC Newsround. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15148788 (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(BBC, no date)

(Bowdoin, 2014)

(Child, 2015)

Conjoined twins (2015) in Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjoined_twins (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(Conjoined twins, 2015)

Ectrodactyly (2015) in Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectrodactyly (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(Ectrodactyly, 2015)

(Georges melies, no date)

(Jill+Reilly, 2013)

Miller, G. (2007) Inside ‘Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix’.Available at: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/harry-potter-phoenix4.htm (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(Miller, 2007)

(Pednaud, 2006)

Ralph Fiennes’ chilling Voldemort transformation (2008) Available at: http://www.harrypotterfans.com/2011/04/ralph-fiennes-chilling-voldemort-transformation/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(Ralph Fiennes’ chilling Voldemort transformation, 2008)

Rickitt, R. and Harryhausen, R. (2007) Special effects: The history and technique. New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group.

(Rickitt and Harryhausen, 2007)

Team, M. (2012) Facial anatomy and proportions - HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST HANDBOOK. Available at: http://hair-and-makeup-artist.com/facial-anatomy-proportions/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(Team, 2012)

(no date) Available at: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/04/article-2514500-19D5C20C00000578-553_964x564.jpg (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(no date)

(no date) Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Baker_(makeup_artist) (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

(no date)

Technical evaluation

The technical side of the project is a side I wanted to concentrate most in as I was slightly nervous as I've never done it before and I'm not confident with numbers so I suppose I worried myself before it stared. After doing my first turn with creating the moulds I was a lot more confident with the correct terminology and processes I found out aspects about silicone that I didn't know previously such as it doesn't work with garlic or alo Vera. I struggled most on getting equal amounts of the silicone A and B have been hard as it was very easy to go slightly over and knowing how much silicone you need for your piece as I had waste products Learning the process of making silicone moulds was dificult as there was so many aspects that you have to remember and get exactly right as the first time we did it with the wounds I did make mistakes as I moved my mould as it was setting it did set a little wonky and I learnt while making the mixtures you have to work really quickly as they set and won't work for you. I over came the issue of it being slightly wonky by propping it up with sticks I did have to start the process again as I didn't work quickly enough and the mixture set before I could pour it in , although in an ideal world I wouldn't had made any mistakes but you don't learn from not making mistakes, it really helped doing the wounds first as my confidence for the hybrid was much better and I realised that having my notes on me was crucial and what I made mistakes on such as forgetting to spray petrolease didn't happen as I could refer to my notes and I remembered from before. Beeing clean and organised was another aspect I learnt from the wounds as I didn't have all my equiptment ready with my wounds that's why I ran out of time to pour my mixture so with my hybrid I made sure I was prepared with cling film over my surface and everything that I needed was there which made it a lot easier and Less stressful. I found out that I really enjoy sculpting I find it really therapeutic and loved seeing the end result although I did have a lesson that my mould does need to be flat so the silicone doesn't go underneath it was annoying at first as I really loved my original flower but I carried on re making it and was happy with the over all result. The application of the silicone took awhile and concentration to blend in the edges.

Hybrid

Hybrids are most common in early myths and legends and can be split into two groups.
Human hybrids such as mermaids and centaurs(half human half horse) and non human hybrids like a griffin.One of the most famous hybrids is the sphinx in egypt, half human half lion. The ancient egyptians gods were usually delicted with animal heads on human bodies . Like anubis, jackel head and horus, falcon head.There are very few examples of plant human hybrid, however the Ents in lord of the rings can be classed as such because the are trees with human abilities.. they talk walk and have faces and personalities. Some scandanavian legends say that these type of hybrids are the protectors of the forest.Anubis was the gid of the afterlife. He was depicted with a jackals head on a human body. It was also his role to weigh the human heart against an ostrich feather. If the heart was heavier than the feather the person went to hell and if it was lighter the person went to heaven. People think that he was portrayed this way because jackals are scavengers who clean up the kills of other people.
Mermaids are present in many worldwide cultures including the middle east africa and asia. The first recorded mermaid was when a goddess turned herself into a mermaid out of shame for killing her human lover. They can be seen as foretelling dangerous times as well as bringing love.

Evaluation

I am really pleased with my final outcome of my hybrid I feel that I wasn't too stressed through out the assessment It took me around 5 hours to create I feel that I spent more time trying to get it perfect and finalised. One aspect that I would have liked to enhance is the use of ridgid collidion for my scarification but my model didn't like the feel of it tightening around his neck so I didn't do too many layers I did 4 layers which did work effectively and the cracking around the skin and neck orginally I didn't really like but adjusting it worked well as I feel it added to the look, also doing the roots ( veins) in green, purple and blue adding more colour too it as I feel it could have looked bland without it and it added to the mythical feel I wanted. using the flowers and leaves around my silicone branches really worked well I feel it added more drama to the look I enjoyed attaching the pieces And I liked how it framed my work . Im really happy with the placement of my flower I feel it was perfect where it was it looked like the source of the hybrid which I wanted, The top edge of the flower didn't blend in exactly like I wanted which I would go back and change. Also in hindsight I wouldn't have painted my models eyebrows white I would have just added a slight touch of foundation over them. The branches I firstly started to build up the colour and I wanted them to have a lot of dark colours on it but when adding the dark brows it didn't work out as well so I decided to have them the same colour as the foundation which I feel worked out better. I did work very hard on my hybrid and I'm not the best with technology so when it came to taking my photos I wasn't sure on the settings so that's an aspect as I feel my hybrid looked a lot better than was photographed but that's my own fault for not pre planning the settings The application of the silicone took awhile and concentration to blend in the edges but once that was done I really enjoyed buliding up the colours and creatin my final piece! over all I'm very pleased with the out come and I loved this project and wish it lasted longer, it has given me self belief and confidence for the future!

Moodboard for hybrid

I chose these images for my mood board as I like how they incorpate humans and nature i chose the rose as I want the rose to be skin coloured and the veins and roots look similar and feel that they work well together this mood board has helped me collect my ideas together.

Tuesday, 1 December 2015