Image 1 - Tribalism

I had an idea for my first image to create an antelope type character using a bald cap, horns made from a clay mould and latex, wax to change the shape of the nose and oats to give texture to the face. I don't think I wanted the human face to be recognizable as I was going for an animalistic approach which I now understand was completely wrong.  

I didn't practice the look properly beforehand so it didn't work how I wanted it to, particularly when attaching the horns to the bald cap. The latex was layered too thick at the bottom which meant it didn't stick onto the bald cap easily and it looked sloppy. I spent so much time doing this that the makeup on the face was rushed and I couldn't perfect the wax on the nose. 



I also used a model that had a beard which I should have put into consideration as it really didn't work. Basically it was all over the place and a complete mess!!

Looking back at my image now I'm extremely unhappy with it. At the time I thought we were supposed to incorporate all the techniques we had been taught so far to our designs and I concentrated far too much on the body modification side of the unit that Sharon was talking about. I got myself lost and panicked about everything and I don't really have the answers as to why I came up with what I did.

Now that I have had a chat with Sharon I completely understand that my design should be based on tribalism so I am now going to do some more research to try and come up with something related to this that's simple but effective.