My Contemporary Portrait

My Contemporary Portrait

I was asked to produce contemporary portrait that signifies wealth. I decided not to take a selfie snap shot of myself or even find a pic of a celeb. Instead i decided to use a photo of the wealthiest individual (IN MY EYES) my baby boy as a new born.

In the photo you can see he has a crown sceptre, these items are what monarchs would usually be photographed with, monarchs being the wealthiest individuals of the world.

For me the crown signifies my first born, the first born is usually the heir to the thrown, so for me this lil man is my king , also the colours red and gold are normally associated with the rich and fabolous, therefore this portrait represents wealth to me.

Eyes & Lips

 

Eyes & Lips

Here's how this look was done!!!

Firstly I applied my models foundation base, I then applied a fair amount of translucent powder to the eye area. This is to prevent the eye shadow smudging or leaving residue on the base.

I then selected two colours from my eye shadow pallet.

Starting with the lighter shade I applied to the eye using a shadow brush working it backwards and forwards. Once the eye was covered I applied the darker shade to the outer eye. Using my blending brush I blended the two colours to give a slight ombre effect.

I then went on to apply and eyeliner. I firstly applied tape symmetrically to the corners of both eyes. Using my black shadow I created my eyeliner by mixing in some water to create a paste, using my angle brush I carefully applied a line starting out and working my way in.

Firstly I used carmex as my base for the lips, I then chose my red lip liner to line the lips starting out and working in to the cupids bow until both top and bottom lips were lined. Using my lip palette I selected a deep red and applied the colour using my lip brush, then I applied a small amount of loose powder to set the lipstick and repeated the lip colour application once more.

Base Application

 Foundation Base Application 

A Quick Step by Step

• Cleanse, Tone, Moisturise
• Using a wooden spatula select colour/s to be mixed
• Add primer
• Apply to the face using a foundation brush
• Use circular movements to ensure foundation is blended well
• Add translucent powder to give a flawless finish