Frizzing

Frizzing is a fun & easy way of creating a historical Elizabethan look. I enjoyed doing this because it was a completely new technique that if never learnt about before. 

Frizzing equipment

Pins

Kirby grips

Straighteners

STEPS

Section the hair so you have a square base.

Put you pin in around the hair, making sure it's tight against the head, & figure of 8 around it right till the end.

Once all the hair is in, use a kirby grip to grip it in place.

Use the straighteners, & hold it against the top of the figure of 8 & make your way down. It should turn slightly a shiny. 

Leave the hair to cool & for it to set.

Remove the pin from the hair & you're left with a zig zag like frizz. 

Here's the demonstration that Helen did; 

And this is what I did;

Curling

    For the curling part of our course, we did it in a specific way to represent how the Elizabethans would do this. The type of curl we created is called a barrel curl. With Elizabethan curling, it’s important not to curl the hair in the same direction as it doesn’t look right.

Curling equipment

Curlers
Paddle brush
Pintail comb
Grips

STEPS
Brush through the hair to get rid of any knots.

Section the hair so you have a small layer right at the bottom of the head. Tie the rest of the hair back.

Get a small section of the loose hair, make it into a square base by using the pin tail comb.

With the curlers, place the end of the hair in the clamp and roll with the hair rather than opposing it, otherwise it will produce a kink in the hair.

Leave in for 7-10 seconds, depending on the strength of the hair.
Take out the curler slowly to avoid ruining the curl.
Once out, go with the curl and roll it up and place a grip in to keep the curl in tack whilst you do the rest of the hair.

Repeat this technique all over the head.

Here are some pictures of how it went;

As you can see in my first photo, I was doing the curls the wrong way so they were creating too much of a barrel at the base of the hair. You can also see I changed my curling technique from my second picture. You can see that its a lot more of a historical curler. I think this went well because I have shown where I have changed & developed from my mistakes. I enjoyed doing this because I like to curl hair any case, so I found this enjoyable to do. 

Experimenting with Ribbon

On Thursday, 16th October, our tutor, Helen, showed us a few slides of inspiration for our own contemporary Elizabethan hair designs. We looked at what they added to their hair to make it more interesting & also the different techniques that they used to create these extravagant hairstyles. We then looked at some slides about contemporary hairstyles inspired by the Elizabethan era for fashion catwalks & photoshoots. During our lesson, we tried some of these techniques on our Kate Heads & added various items into the hair like bows, beads & ribbons. 

This is what I created;

What I did was, I parted the hair down the middle & did a french plait on one side of the head. I then weaved the ribbon into the top of the head & tied it around one part of hair. I then weaved it all the way through the hair, following the movement of one specifies piece of hair. This made it flow naturally instead of having it all over the place. This was the first time that I did something like this, & I didn't find it too difficult. I managed to weave the ribbon through by using my pin tail comb, this made it easier as it's smaller than my finger & alot neater. I liked doing this technique because it looks nice & is simple to do. 

Accessories

The Elizabethans like to add things to their hair to make it look more interesting. This was popular throughout all women of different economical statuses. Ofcourse the wealthier of women would spend more on their accessories but the poorer women would like to add something either for a stylish factor or for a more practical one. Here are a few examples of what could be added to a simple bun or plait;

Caul; it's a hairnet that you can add attachments too

https://www.etsy.com/listing/175049443/renaissance-corded-silver-caul-snood

French Hood; it's rather like a headband 

http://www.lynnmcmasters.com/newfrenchhood.html 

Attifet; it's made out of lace. It's similar to a French hood but has a heart shape front

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002DAMQZ2/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/178-2604216-6305901 

Pillbox Hat; it's a small box that rests of the back of the head, it's usually decorated 

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/564357397028476114/

Coif; this was worn by poorer women as it's plain & simple

http://www.extremecostuming.com/articles/howtowearthecoif.html 

Introduction

Redheads and Royalty

Hair styling/design and postiches are the two of the most important tools a make-up artist can work with because they can radically transform a person’s appearance.  This unit is designed to introduce the essential skills and techniques for hair styling and postiche application, including studio safety, health & hygiene. Students will be introduced to the technical and creative processes involved in the styling of hair and the application of postiches. Students will also learn about the historical contexts and cultural value relevant to the fashions in period and contemporary hair and wig styling.  Students will develop an awareness of research as the basis of creative design development and establish the relationship between research, design and realisation required for a successful project outcome.

Through an employability-focused approach, students will be also introduced to the diverse roles of the hair stylist/designer in industry ranging from producing period looks for film to creating themed characters for music promos, advertising and fashion editorials. The unit, with particular emphasis on the timed assessment, will encourage students to develop key transferable skills in communication, collaboration and negotiation.

Areas of Study:

• Introduction to the basic principles of hair styling, postiche application and maintenance
• Health and hygiene and safe working practice within the studio:
• Introduction to hair product awareness
• Introduction to the history and background of period hair and wig styling
• Introduction to textual and visual research sources for hair
• Design development and realisation

This is the breif that was given to us at the beginning of our project. We were told to make a hair blog so we can produce our work on here rather than a sketch book. This is my sketch blog. On here, you will see my ideas and designs develope along with practise of some skills.