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Title: DK Makeup Test Post by: darth khatai on August 01, 2012, 04:24:58 AM (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h299/wampakuviolet/e44e218a.jpg)
Help! I'm not thrilled with the eye makeup, but I'm at a loss as to what to do instead. Any suggestions? (Please ignore my messy bathroom!) Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: The_Night on August 01, 2012, 04:52:20 AM if you work it carefully with a darker black and use a q-tip with water you could get a cool Joker look like from The Dark Knight. or you could do a tribal look to match your head tails. like vestara khai or what darth talon has
(http://images-mediawiki-sites.thefullwiki.org/07/1/4/0/87645711488310552.jpg) (http://www.apcollectibles.com/shop001/pc/catalog/darthtalonstatue3_1935_detail.jpg) looks good so far though :) Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Stephen Strange on August 01, 2012, 07:20:26 AM I would deffinatly reproduce the tribals over the face in sharp lines. It would be strange to have them there and nowhere else on your 'body'.
Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: darth khatai on August 01, 2012, 02:03:27 PM if you work it carefully with a darker black and use a q-tip with water you could get a cool Joker look like from The Dark Knight. or you could do a tribal look to match your head tails. like vestara khai or what darth talon has ([url]http://images-mediawiki-sites.thefullwiki.org/07/1/4/0/87645711488310552.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://www.apcollectibles.com/shop001/pc/catalog/darthtalonstatue3_1935_detail.jpg[/url]) looks good so far though :) I would deffinatly reproduce the tribals over the face in sharp lines. It would be strange to have them there and nowhere else on your 'body'. I might be able to achieve starker lines with liquid eyeliner. I like the asymmetry of the first pic. I'll probably stay away from DT since she's everyone's favorite dark side twi'lek and I couldn't do her justice. (My free handing skills are mediocre at best, and she has a lot of lines.) Thanks for the suggestions! Looks like I'm making a trip to the CVS today. ^^ Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: skullflare on August 02, 2012, 01:59:38 AM it looks pretty good to me
Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Big Andy on August 02, 2012, 05:28:10 AM Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Vex on August 02, 2012, 12:36:41 PM Lookin great!
Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Stephen Strange on August 06, 2012, 09:52:17 AM I might be able to achieve starker lines with liquid eyeliner. I like the asymmetry of the first pic. I'll probably stay away from DT since she's everyone's favorite dark side twi'lek and I couldn't do her justice. (My free handing skills are mediocre at best, and she has a lot of lines.) Thanks for the suggestions! Looks like I'm making a trip to the CVS today. ^^ Good call! Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: skullflare on August 06, 2012, 02:57:14 PM have you thought about airbrushing the face ?
personally i'm a clutz & wouldn't dare , but i've seen some spectacular work done with it Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Qui-Tom Helms on August 07, 2012, 12:14:03 PM Excellent Costume!!!!!!!!! For the eye make-up (and lips), have you thought of using a dark metallic looking purple to replace the black? Would suggest not using it below the eyes, but maybe a single line that contures the lower eye socket. For the lips, maybe similar to the Queen Amidala look, but with a triangle area on the lower lip.
Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: LizzAnn on August 07, 2012, 06:33:50 PM Excellent Costume!!!!!!!!! For the eye make-up (and lips), have you thought of using a dark metallic looking purple to replace the black? Would suggest not using it below the eyes, but maybe a single line that contures the lower eye socket. For the lips, maybe similar to the Queen Amidala look, but with a triangle area on the lower lip. Ohh, fantastic idea! I like the idea of the metallic purple, it would go really well! For more intricate designs on the face, I've never had good luck with liquid eyeliner. :-\ It always wants to flake and peel for me. I've had really great luck with Avon liqui-glide eyeliner! It looks like a normal twist-up eyeliner, but when you apply it, it looks and feels just like liquid. I had easier control with it, and once it dries, it stays where you put it. ;) Just wanted to throw that out there if your end up having trouble with normal liquid eyeliners. ;D Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: darth khatai on August 07, 2012, 09:56:33 PM Cool ideas! Thanks, all! I have a purple-red ink I think I'll use for the lips, and I'll give the amidala-look a try. I think for ease of application, since I have the airbrush already (it's what I use to put the base color on) I'm gonna make a stencil for just one side of my face. Then I can either leave the other side completely white or just use eyeliner.
Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Master Rel on August 09, 2012, 05:16:54 PM I like the Nom Nom t-shirt!
The makeup looks fine. I suspect the issue is that it is not fine lined like the lekku...that and you have a stark black and white theme. Perhaps something like this to inspire? (http://favim.com/orig/201106/23/black-and-white-fashion-fashionserved-girl-makeup-model-Favim.com-80489.jpg) (http://violinonline.ru/img/24/24f/Katy_Perry_s_ET_Music_Videos_Alien_Deer_Make_up_Tutorial_.jpg) (http://img.youtube.com/vi/vVQ8tiaflek/0.jpg) The last one perhaps include a bit of the purple then black it out? I found this while looking...it is not your theme but is quite odd and sithy IMO (http://www.eyeshadowlipstick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/black-white-creative-makeup.jpg) Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Manroon on August 09, 2012, 11:16:40 PM Excellent Costume!!!!!!!!! For the eye make-up (and lips), have you thought of using a dark metallic looking purple to replace the black? Would suggest not using it below the eyes, but maybe a single line that contures the lower eye socket. For the lips, maybe similar to the Queen Amidala look, but with a triangle area on the lower lip. That triangle idea is interesting, as is the metallic purple. I say go for these. BTW the costume looks great so far! Hey wait.... when the heck did Qui-Tom start posting again? Welcome back buddy! lol :) Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Duff Man on August 10, 2012, 02:44:13 AM OH I thought the DK ment Donkey Kong......no ape makeup here! ;D ;D
Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Master Rel on August 10, 2012, 04:58:24 AM How about a sharper line with a touch of the purple below the black?
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn94/AtomicRay/e44e218a.jpg?t=1344574621) Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: LizzAnn on August 10, 2012, 06:53:29 PM Ohh, that already looks much better! :D Maybe add a little facial detail to match the Lekku, and I think you'll have a really awesome look going on! ;D
Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: Manroon on August 10, 2012, 07:30:34 PM Tiger stripe on each cheek?
Title: Re: DK Makeup Test Post by: darth khatai on August 11, 2012, 12:57:49 AM The saga continues...
After doing some sketches, and trying everything on again, I've decided to lose the black under-thing and just have a thin strip of fabric to hide the seam where the lekku meet my face. Good news, is there's now more room for tattoos/decoration, but the bad news is I haven't settled on anything yet, and I have to repaint the lekku where the fabric piece was rubbing against them, and we're leaving in 12 hours. Panic! Fortunately, it's a road trip, so I'll have a lot of time to sketch. We're also arriving early to the con, so I can try to finalize everything when we get there. Hooray for last-minute costume changes! >.< |