Fallout Vault Boy

I played Fallout 3! ..but not for long. Unfortunately, I had only made to the radiation swamp at the beginning of the game. I accidentally killed a man and then the entire radiation poisoned village started killing me. 

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Watch the stop motion video of my Fallout Vault Boy face paint!

First Face Paints

Today I have for you a compilation of some of my very first face paints dating back to mid 2013. These face paints were done with my very first stage makeup kit consisting of only cream makeup. I've come a long way in the last year (especially the last 6 months!) and am going strong, kickin ass and takin names! 

Mortal Kombat's Mileena

Products used:

Eyes:

• BH Cosmetics 120 Color Palettee II
• Lorac Pro II Palette
• Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Palette
• NYX Black Khol Liner Pencil

Body:

• Mehron Paradise Paint in Violet
• Diamon FX Paint in Black and White
• Lorac Pro II Palette (shading)

STOP MOTION!!!

I absolutely love stop motion. I love the time it takes to place an object, take a shot, move the object, take a shot, and repeat the process over and over. It's pretty therapeutic (WHOA-just spelled that word without auto-correct). I actually enjoy doing lots of tedious things that most people would find absolutely awful. I love filling up pieces of paper with tiny swirls, I love finding all the extras in video games, like hidden bananas or loot boxes; I love playing newspaper games like sudoku and crosswords, I love geometry and algebra problems--and you know what? I really dig puzzles, and stop motion is absolutely a puzzle. 

Check out one of my very first stop motion videos using a chalkboard and some change in my bedroom when I was a kid.

I want to go to makeup school.

Youtube has been miraculous in teaching me what I currently know about makeup and face paint. I can create things I never knew were in my brain and I can do them using a very small selection of products. Though I am my own worst critic, I do understand the magnitude of what I've been able to create with my small amount of knowledge and experience. My intentions are not to come across as boastful, but rather to illustrate that I've come a very long way with a small amount of resources. I work very, very hard and have a creative bolt built into my genes, but imagine the kind of work I could be producing with professional training. People from all over the world tell me how extraordinary they feel my work is.. but can you believe it could be so much better?! I want to learn new techniques that make me time efficient. I want to learn about colors and color theory. I want to paint people into backgrounds and learn how to airbrush. I want to get into sculpting and building facial appliances. I want to learn about makeup and facial structures. I want to create art that no one has ever seen! I know I can do it. I have the spark in my head just waiting to explode into fireworks.. but I need to know more.

Living in the midwest suits my personality (calm, friendly, natural) but it lacks in opportunity for this art form. What a dream it would be to build up my own educational studio in the midwest for artists like me who can't afford/don't desire to live in a bustling city. The sad reality of it all is money, however, I've already come very far with little money and my outlook is positive for my future and whatever comes of it.

Jinx - League of Legends Tutorial

I've been waiting to do Jinx for quite some time but had wanted to do the look with pink contacts. I'm not sure what took me so long to come up with the idea to paint the eyes on (I do that frequently in my looks) but it finally came to me the other morning as I was getting out of bed. This character received two attempts. 

First attempt

Second attempt. I chose to not paint my mouth on this time around and I wanted my eyes to look a bit more realistic with extra shading.

It's HARD to paint eyeballs on your eyelids. Give it a shot and you'll understand, or just watch my video and see me struggle!