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Evaluation

 Technical file evaluation

Technical file evaluation

Overall I found the technical file which we created during this semester very useful, each week I added to the file the techniques and hair designs I had learnt and carried out each lesson by doing this, this allowed me to refer back to the technical file when trying to recreate the techniques, it also gave me a chance to highlight to my tutor my understanding on the techniques which were  I felt I carried out successfully and what I found difficult during the lessons.

Once I created my final techniques and Elizabethan hairstyles I wrote a short evaluation on how I felt I carried out the design process and what I needed to improve on this also gave my tutor a better understanding on how I personally felt I was managing in the lessons.

By taking step by step photographs of creating the techniques and also taking photographs of the final outcome this also allowed me to look back on my first attempt and compare it to how much I’ve improved on my techniques.

I also Included in my technical file the equipment I used each week and health and safety in the studio , I found this useful information to put in my technical file as I would be able to use it to revert back to .

By including sketches and my inspirations for my designs this gave my tutor a clear idea on what I wanted to achieve.

Final Evaluation:

Overall I am very happy with how far I have come since I first started the course in September, I  feel I have made a huge improvement on the techniques which I have learnt and feel I am becoming more confident with styling and creating new hairstyles. The skills in which I had learnt each week in order to create an Elizabethan hairstyle I found very interesting particularly padding and shaping the hair. I really enjoyed the red heads and royalty topic , and particularly enjoyed researching about the Elizabethan hairstyles and headgear in which the men and women used to wear, however although I really enjoyed researching into the Elizabethans and finding out plenty of interesting information the workload was overwhelming and difficult to keep on top of, due to spending a significant amount of time  each week working on my hair blog I felt I managed the workload well.

For my final design in which I created I felt I demonstrated a clear understanding on creating a contemporary Elizabethan hairstyle and incorporated a variety of techniques in which I had learnt into my design. I feel the red heads and royalty project has opened my eyes and given me an insight on how exciting the hair and makeup industry is as a result I really look forward to next semester.

 

 

Time Assessment - in the role of the designer

Timed assessment in the role of the designer

For my final Elizabethan design, I created sketches from different angles of the head to portray who i want my final design to look. The hair will be sectioned into a centre partin with a small section of hair at the front of the hair from about the hairline to the temples which will be used to create two wiggle plaits on each side of the head.

The next section of hair will be slightly larger than the section used to create the wiggle plaits this section will be crimped and used to cover the padding underneath the hair.

Two plaits either side of the head will be created in the hair this will act an anchor and secure the rats in place. The plaits will be secured to the hair using several hair pins. Once the plaits are secured secured the rats to the plaited section of hair using several hair pins. By securing rats on either side of the head this will create a heart shape at the front of the head and also give the hair more volume, however the main focus with applying the padding is to take into consideration whether the hairstyle looks symmetrical.

Once the padding is secured into the hair secure the wiggle plaits on either side of the hair to the padding using several hair pins.

The remaining section at the back of the hair will be plaited and styled as a  bun secure the bun will be secured with several hair pins with pearls secured on the ends of the pins in order to make my design look Elizabethan. Also with the remaining piece of hair at the back of the head create several zig zag curls using a geisha pin weaving the section of hair into a figure of eight around the pin applying heat and removing the pin .

Once i had sketched my final hair design i then create the design on the dolls head in order to get a clearer idea on what my hairstyle would look like and what needed to be changed . I also used the images for my tutorial for the timed assessment in order to give my partner an idea on how i wanrted my final design to look. However when practicing my final design in the lesson i decided i was too keen on the idea of zig zag curling the remaining sections of hair and therefore decided to curl them using the curlers.

When practicing in the previous lesson before the timed assessment my partner struggled securing the rats to the hair therefore i created surdier padding to make it easier for my partner.

For my timed assessment I made sure I had all equiptment for my final design such as hair pins and pearls for my design. I also brought my final design sketches and images which i had taken from when i created my final design on the dolls head which i incorporated into the step by step tutorial i had written for my partner.

The hour before the timed assessment this gave me and my partner chance to practice securing the padding to the hair in order for my partner to become more confident and also my partner was able to prep the hair which meant crimping the section of hair which will be used to cover the padding.

Peer assessment

During and throughout the assessment I felt the nerves got the better of my partner, this may have been due to lack of practice, our previous hair lesson and the hour before the timed assessment was the only opportunity my partner had to practice my design on my hair.

My partner placed a towel around my neck due to not having her cape, this was a good substitute however the towel kept falling down and my partner hadn’t taken much notice.

My partner struggled during the lesson with securing the rats in the hair which were made from tissue and tights, as a result in order to make my design easier for my partner I created sturdier padding, however during the timed assessment my partner struggled and spent a significant amount with securing the padding into hair.

My partners lack of timing I felt also affected her performance, this caused her to panic and not follow the tutorial I had provided her with, meaning that certain elements of my design were inadequate for example my tutorial highlighted two wiggle plaits situated over the padding on either side of the head my partner only created one wiggle plait on either side of the head.

The things I felt my partner had carried out successfully was being able to manage the techniques included in my design which included crimping curling and plaiting.

Overall I felt the padding in my design could have been more stable and situated higher in the hair. I also felt my partner could have referred to my tutorial in order to have carried out my  design process more successfully.

timed assessment as the hair stylist

Hair assessment as the hair stylist

In the five minutes set up time, I made sure I followed the health and safety rules and regulations, which included hair being tied back, bags and coats away, hands washed thoroughly and an jewellery was removed.
I then made sure I was prepared to create my partners final hair design this meant making sure I had all the correct equipment I needed, the tutorials , sketches and inspirations for her idea were taped to the mirror in order for me to see them clearly and also that my mirror lights were on, On the day unfortunately only one of the bulbs were working, but I made sure Lottie was aware of this during the assessment.
The next thing I made sure of was that my partner was happy, I also made sure she was wearing a cape in order to carry out her hair design and also made sure the chair she was sat on was at a suitable height in order for me to carry out her design .

Once the five minutes preparation time was finished I then had an hour and a half to create my partners design. I firstly started by sectioning my partners hair , using my fine tooth comb I  create a section in which was the same length as the padding which would be secured to my partners head.
In my partners design on either sides of her head she requested two braids which would then be incorporated into a fishtail plait, therefore using my fine tooth comb I took into consideration creating four small sections for the braids which were even. When sectioning my partners hair I also had to take into consideration the fact that she was wearing clip in extensions which she requested to be in the design, when sectioning the hair I therefore also had to resituate where the clip In extensions were placed in order for them to be hidden.

Once I had sectioned my partners hair I then started by creating the four braids either side of the head. My partner also requested lace to be weaved through the braids, so each section of hair which was going to be braided I sectioned into three even sections and tied the lace onto the middle section of hair in order to secure the fabric in place then I began to braid the hair taking into consideration that the sections were even in order for the design to look neat, once the section of hair was half braided, taken into consideration the act that my partner wanted the braids incorporated into a fishtail plait I then secured the braid with a hair tie   . I carried out this process four times in order for my partner to have four braids two either side of her head.

Next I then section a small part of the section which would cover the padding and began to create a horizontal braid across the hair which would act as an anchor and hold the padding securely in place. Once I had create the braid across the back of the hair I secured it in place using several hair pins. Next I pierced the padding using several hair pins and anchored them into the braid securing the rats in place.

I then crimped the section of hair which would be used to cover the rats using the crimpers and my fine tooth comb in order to make sure the section of hair was crimped evenly and also to avoid burning my partners scalp, I then slightly backcombed the roots of the section I had crimped in order to create more volume and then used the hair to cover the rats and secured it in place using several hair pins.

Once the rats were in place I sectioned the remaining hair at the back of the head into two sections and created a fish tail plait which I also incorporated the two braids from either side of the head into . I create the fish tail plait by taking a small section of hair from one of the two sections and overlaid the hair overtop of the other section. I carried out this process until a prominent fish tail plait appeared in the hair .

Once I had created the fishtail plait the next thing I had to think about was taking the fringe of my partners forehead this was generally quite difficult due to my partners fringe being short, in order to take the fringe off the face I used the crimpers to create volume and used my brush to scrap the hair back into my partners design. Once the fringe was off my partners face I then secured it in place using hair spray.

Finally to my partner’s design I had to situate a jewelled headband and pearls over the padding and into the hair, I kept reverting back to the mirror in order to make sure the headband was straight. By my partner requesting a jewelled headband in her design this also helped to keep the fringe from falling back onto her face.

During my assessment i took several photographs, a side view of my partners hair and the back of my partners hair .

Hair evaluation

During and throughout the hair assessment, I felt as the artist I managed my time well, and was  generally happy with the final outcome. The things I felt I carried out successfully were weaving the lace through the braids without it looking untidy and also incorporating the braids into the fishtail plait. 

For my partners design in the hair assessment she wore clip in hair extensions in order for her hair to be a suitable length for her  design, I felt I was able to manage sectioning the hair well and was also able to successfully disguise the clips from the hair extensions in order for my partners design to look tidy.

Even though, I was satisfied with the outcome I feel there was a couple of amendments  I could have made, one being taking into consideration how the beads were on tops of the hair were situated , although it looked effective from the front of the hair I felt viewing the beading from the back looked untidy and insecure, in order for this to have worked  feel I could have secured the beading underneath the padding at the back of the head.

Another thing I feel I could have improved was the placement of the padding, although there was a suitable amount of height gained I feel if I moved the padding forward slightly this could have helped to hold my partners fringe which I had to hairspray back off the face in place more securely.

final Elizabethan hair design

Final elizabethan hair design

After practicing my techniques and experimenting with creating different Elizabethan hairstyles i have finally come up with a hairstyle for my final assessment which involves wiggle plaits zig zag curls plaiting and applying padding into the hair.

Before creating my final hair design i sketeched the design to get a vague idea of what the diesng would look like once all the different techniques were put together.

Firstly i started by sectioning the hair for each different technique. I sectioned a small peice of hair either section of the head using my fine tooth come . I the sectioned another section of hair which would then be used to cover the rats in the hair.

Before applying the rats to the hair I sectioned a small piece of hair which i then plaited and secured in place using several hair pins, the plait would act as an anchor to secure the rats in place. I then attached the to the the plait using several hair pins.

The small section of hair at the front i used to create wiggle plaits which i overlayed over the padding. In order to create wiggle plaits i created a simple plait and then pushed two sections of the plait up in order to create a wave like effect in the hair.

In order to complete my final look with the remaining peice of hair i created a plaited bun situated at the back of the hair and a couple of zig zag curls either side of the head. I created the zig zag curl effect using a geisha pin which i used to weave the hair through i then applied heat to the weaved piece of hair and removed the geisha pin .

After i created my final design i felt i need to work on making the hairstyle overall more neater due to the rats in the hair being generally quite visible. I also felt i need to work on creating a better plaited bun at the back of the hair . I also found creating a plaited bun at the back of the hair quite difficult due tot he length of the dolls hair being quite short .

Inspiration for my final hair design

coral rickard. (4/03/13). beautiful braids kim kardashian style. Available: http://www.reveal.co.uk/beauty/news/a458813/beautiful-braids-kim-kardashian-style-get-the-look.html. Last accessed 29/11/14.

The photograph above gave me the inspiration on situating my wiggle plaits back off the face and over the padding .

anonymous. (unknown). braided updo hairstyles. Available: http://hairstylesweekly.com/hairstyles-for-summer-braided-bun-updos/braided-bun-updo-hairstyle/. Last accessed 29/11/14.

The photograph of Jessica Alba with the braided bun updo gave me the inspiration to incorporate a plaited bun into my final Elizabethan hair design.



practicing my partners final Elizabethan hair design

Practicing my partners final hair design

In order to become prepared for Mondays assessment during Thursdays lesson I started to practice my partners final hair design . I referred to a sketch and an attempt she had previously created in order to create the design she wanted.

Firstly I began by sectioning the hair in order to  make it easier to create the design. I sectioned the hair into two sections . I then created a section in which the padding will be applied two this section was situated nearer the top of the head in the centre. Either side of the section which the padding was going to be applied to I then sectioned two smaller sections either side which will be braided.

Once i had sectioned the hair with my final tooth comb and the sections were even, I firstly began by braided each section either side of the head. I found this generally quite difficult due to my partner wearing clip in hair extensions for length. In order to braid the hair I realized to resituate the clip in extensions in to the sections in order for the clips to be hidden and for the braids to look neat.

Once I Had created the braids on either side of the head I then applied the padding to the hair . I sectioned a small piece of hair which i then braided in order to act as an anchor for the padding to be secured into and then using several hair pins I secured the padding into place. Using the remaining sections of hair at the top of the hair I covered back combed the hair to create more height and then covered the rats in the hair, once the rats was completely hidden I secured the hair in place using several hair pins.

after applying the rats to the hair i then incorporated the two braids on either side of the hair and created a fish tail plait to complete my partners final design.

Overall I was quite happy with my first attempt at my partners final hair design, however after speaking to Helen about the design we realized in order to give the design more height moving the padding slightly forward would be an improvement.

After moving the padding slightly forward the overall design looks much better. Helen and my partner was happy with my attempt at her final design, however Helen suggested more techniques could be incorporated into the design such as crimping or curling.

The things my partner is left to consider is whether there are any other techniques she wants to incorporate into her design. We spoke about perhaps crimping the sections which covers the rats in order to create even more height and maybe incorporating some pearls into the design.

In order to become more confident with my partners final design , I practiced my partners final design at home in my own time on the dolls head, however due to the hair on the dolls head being slightly shorter i found the design more difficult to created .

In the photograph it is noticeable that the braids are generally quite loose this is due to when incorporating the plaits into the fishtail due to the hair being shorter the plaits became loose making the design overall look quite messy.

I found applying the rats into the hair on the dolls hair I was quite confident with. I am also more confident with roughly where the padding has to be situated in the hair in order to create more height.

practicing final elizabethan designs

practicing final hair designs

Firstly I began by sectioning the hair into two sections creating a centre parting on the dolls head. I then sectioned a small piece of hair from the hairline to about the temples which will by used to incorporate wiggle plaits into the front of my design. I then sectioned a larger piece of hair which I will geisha pin and backcomb and will be used to cover the rats which will be applied to the hair. I then began by applying to French plaits into either halves of the hair which will be used to anchor the rats into place, in order to secure the plaits I used hair pins to which I weaved in and out through the plait. Using the same technique to secure the plaits I the applied the rats into place.

Once I was satisfied with how symmetrical the rates where on either side of the hair I then started to zig zag curl the larger section of hair which will be overlaid over the rats, I carried out this process by weaving small sections of hair through a geisha clip securing the weave piece of hair in place heating with the hair straighteners and then removing the geisha pin, which then left me with a zig zag curl effect.

I then slightly backcombed the zig zag curls to create more height and a frizzed effect. I then overlaid this section of hair over the rats and secured in place using several hair pins.

Once the rats were secured in the hair I then focused on the front of the dolls head, sections several pieces of hair I then began to create a few wiggle plaits on either side of the hair which I then secured in place using a hair pin, in order to create a wiggle plait I started by simply plaiting the hair and then pushing the plait up the hair to create a wave like effect in the hair.

With the remaining piece of hair at the back of the dolls head , I began to French plait the hair but slightly rotate the French plait in order for it to go around the back of the head, I then finally secured the plait in place by using several hair pins.

I was generally quite happy with the outcome of the hair design, however the things i need to improve on is making sure the rats are properly covered in the hair, or perhaps next time use some darker colour rats which makes them look less noticeable in the hair.