Skeleton Body

Skeleton Body.

This photograph is from the 'Ever Magazine'. It was produced by a photographer called Pauline Darley, but what I am particularly interested in is the makeup artist Mademoiselle Mu, who painted the skeleton print on the model Clementine Levy. 

The almost perfect alignment between actual skeleton and the painted on skeleton is one of the factors which makes this piece so mesmerizing. This allows for when the model strikes a pose for the viewer to imagine where the bones would really be positioned.
This photograph collection has always stood out for me from the first time I came across it. I had always wanted to attempt to recreate this wonderful look, so when the opportunity arose in my project I couldn't wait to try it out. 

This is a photograph of me in the process of painting my friend in a similar style to Mademoiselle Mu. I enjoyed working in this different unconventional method, however it did prove difficult for me because of all the different gradients of the face which I was unfamiliar with. Also I used face paint to avoid harming my models face.  This involved building up a lot of layers in order to get an even complexion on her.

I am extremely pleased with the photograph's outcome. With the use of Adobe Photoshop I was able to use multiple filters and experiment in bringing attention to particular areas.








This is a photograph of my sketchbook.  These are the steps taken towards building up a oil painting of one of my photographs. Taking step-by-step photographs allows me to improve on future studies.

This is my final outcome to my response to the skeleton photographs. I have kept the body faded in a similar way to the photographs, this allowed for the bones to really stand out against the skin. I am pleased with the outcome of this piece particularly the grey scale area.