Make Up Studio: Re-creating an Otto Dix Painting using Supra Colour

Otto Dix Image Credit: oy Machine: I found an OTTO DIX painting.... [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.toymachine.com/newspost/1617/i+found+an+otto+dix+painting/. [Accessed 10 October 2014].

Avant Garde Art represented a pushing of the boundaries of what was accepted as ‘normal’.  All forms of art (visual, literary, musical, theatrical) were used to promote radical, social, political and economic reforms. Weimar Germany had a lively avant-garde art scene.

In our practical this week, we were asked to create our own version of an Otto Dix Avant Garde style painting.  To create the look we used supra colour, supra colour is a thicker texture than the aqua colour we use last week,  however it's great to use when re-creating a look from a painting as you can really layer the colours to create different colours and textures. 

Step by Step Process

1. I started off by making sure my model had a clean, well moisturised face.  As supra colour is quite a heavy product, it can tend to accentuate dry patches.
2. I then took the white shade, mixed with a little bit of grey and a skin coloured shade to create a base colour.  Once I was happy with the colour, I applied this over the face with a foundation brush, going slightly down the neck and onto the ears.
3. Next I focused on the dark colours around the eye and in the contours of the face.  I first took a grey shade and started to place this under the eye with a small, dense brush, I blended this out slightly with a fluffier brush as I went along, but added more product to intensify again.  The key is to blend the product so there are no harsh lines.  I took this product quite far down under the eye to really create a tired look.
4. I also took the grey colour under the jawline, round the temples and under the cheekbones.  This will define the  face and make it look more sunken in.
5. Next, I took a purple/red shade and again using a small dense brush, placed this under the eye also.  With the purple shade, I placed this right underneath the eye, not taking it as far down as the grey.  This will start to create an almost bruised like effect, but will help to add to the ill looking features. 
6. I also took a yellow shade over the eyelids and added the purple shade around the tear duct area.
7. To complete the look, I added the circle around the eye and added a deep rep lip.