Final Evaluation

Looking back on this, I am, overall, pleased with the outcome of the Goodbye To Berlin project.  I love to learn something new and the research into 1930s Berlin has vastly expanded my knowledge. Learning about Weimar Berlin and the trends in hair and makeup during the 1930s helped me create designs that’d best represent a woman of this era.

I also enjoyed the task of working from an existent character and, with the details already provided, try to create new and innovative designs that aren’t similar to those already created.

As the designer, I feel my ability to compile informative and precise design plans has improved. This is largely thanks to continual practice as well as lessons in adapting and improving hair and face charts.

In the role of makeup artist, I feel I am better able to interpret a partner’s design based on notes and face charts. Working with my partner for this unit, the last minute issues with models and alterations in designs had me nervous and dreading the assessment. It did, however, turn out completely fine; I find the spontaneity of adapting to design alterations is a useful trait to take into the industry.

For the second part of this unit (creating the contemporary character) I found myself exploring new mediums of makeup, working with aqua and supra colours for the first time, and finally feeling confident enough to use these products in my designs.

When I started my initial research on Party Monster and the Original Club Kids, I found there was a wide range of areas I could expand my research into. However, with so many elements to factor into the contemporary character, I didn’t really know how to start.

It wasn’t until my tutorial meeting, I found a whole new muse in early 19^th century art movements that really influenced my final design plans.

Technically, I don’t feel I’ve learnt a whole lot this unit that contributed to creating historical characters, however I was able to utilize some of the taught methods into my contemporary character.

For future reference, I must try to work in a linear fashion to make my blogging journey easier. I also need to focus on incorporating my research into my designs and noting the points of reference.