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.