Friday, 18 November 2011

My college experience so far...



This is my second year at James Watt College studying make-up artistry.

All in all there are a lot of things I love about my course - I have learned a lot of new skills over the time I have been studying. I like the fact that I can be creative every day and have got a lot better at certain things, and even elements which I struggle with like hairdressing are areas I have improved on in the past year and a half.



 Everyone in our class gets along well which is also a good thing because it makes college more fun. I'm very happy with the progress I have made since I started studying make-up artistry, in areas such as face painting, nail art, hairdressing and HD makeup.


Here are a few photos of some of my work from 2010 onwards.






More Assessments!

Over the course of the last couple of weeks I have been working on more assessments and pre-assessments in the areas of wigs, face painting and more special effects. Here are some photos!


Skull Effect character from film "House Of 1000 Corpses".


Blocking up my first wig.


Cat-like character using face paint.


Car crash accident scenario!



Friday, 4 November 2011

The Curriculum For Excellence in Makeup Artistry

In all of our classes, there are some things we do that represent the CfE even if we are unaware of it. 

Successful Learners

The fact that we choose to come to college to study a profession that interests us gives us more motivation to work hard and makes us more enthusiastic about our course and wanting to do well. This particular course also challenges us to be creative and to come up with ideas and research on your own as well as bounce ideas off of colleagues. As a result of this, we are always learning new things.

Confident Individuals

There are aspects of our course which teach us to be self-aware and have self respect, even though it might be small things like how you dress and put yourself together and from this, think about what image you are projecting. On another note, applicants for most college courses in general don't all know each other and coming into a class which is potentially full of strangers is character and confidence building as it can help people overcome shyness or social insecurity. All these things build confidence.

Responsible Citizens

Working with products and materials that do not belong to us means that if we damage something we have to take full responsibility for it. This makes us a little more conscious and careful about how we handle college property.

Effective Contributors

Studying a particular profession means that we will get the exact skills we need to go out and get work in our field. Simple things like showing up for college on time also prepares us to be more reliable in the working world. In terms of coursework, if we spend a long time working on something it makes us more pleased with the finished result. All these things help to make us effective contributors.