For when thinking about our Anita Berber designs, we were told to design it in the way that we would picture her to have looked when she went to sit for the painting that Otto Dix did of her. In my mind, I believe that she would have just come from the club or place that she would have been performing at the night before, with last night's hair, make-up and outfit on. From the research that I have previously done and from finding out about her lifestyle, I believe that Anita Berber would not look after herself very well, and that she would have thick layers of make-up on. When creating my designs I will take these ideas into consideration and apply the make-up quite thickly and heavily. Although I have used the painting by Otto Dix (above left) as inspiration for this design, I have not looked at it in too much detail because I want my design to be from my own thoughts and I do not want to just copy what I think that I can see in a painting.
Above is my make-up design for the Anita Berber continuity character that I will be creating in class over the next 2 weeks. I have chosen a dark eye for this design with a slightly smudgy effect, as I believe that she would have just come from a show the night before to sit for the painting that Otto Dix created of her the next morning. For the lips I have opted for a red colour, as I feel that this colour would have represented her flirtatious ways.
For the hair design, I have opted for the 1920s/30s waved bob that we learnt in class the other day. However, when creating it I plan to pull it out more to give it a looser effect and make it a bit messier.
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