Considering the nature of this project and the message that I am trying to put forward, it is important that the makeup reflects the themes on which I touch. These themes are roughly; freedom of expression, spirituality and reforming connections with ourselves, one another and the natural world, the fight against mass greed and consumption. If I am to think of a kind of people who reflect these themes it would be people who live from the land, follow spiritual traditions such as ethnic tribes, whether they be from the Amazon, North or South America, Africa. The way these people present themselves, whether day by day or for ritual purposes, contains much symbology. I decided to look at a few example of tribes men and women:
These pictures demonstrate the clear use of colour and symbol on the face, each relevant to their own people. In particular I am a fan of the image third from the bottom, where finer lines have been used to create the pattern above his eyes an on his cheeks. This appeals to my attention to detail so perhaps I will focus my attention more to this form of marking, which I will be using on my model. However I don't think I want the imagery to be as earthy as these examples. I need my character to look more like somebody who is worldly, who has emerged from the other side of the consumer driven culture that is today.
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