1. Costume and Makeup
Investigating-creating
Sally Kwon
2010. 2. 11.
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2. Makeup
This is makeup for a girl at age 15-
20. I like
the cat-eyed eyelashes and the pea
ch-red
blusher. I think it is very clever to
make that
contrast of red and white by the
base
makeup. The glossy red lips also
give me
an impression that she is a pretty
girl, and
pretty happy because these colors
used are
mainly bright-warm colors. Also,
the
us person-
This is a picture of an treachero
- Since the
according to my research below
lips, there is
fake moustache is covering his
. However,
no clue the color of the rouge
a not-so-
one thing for sure is that he is
ite, which
friendly character. Black and Wh
d and a little
are pretty strong color was use
The curly lines
bit of red is on his forehead.
This guy is sim
ilar to the one
is a general or above, but he
a captain, look
accessories at ing at the
the back. Unlik
above, this per e the ones
son has a very
big eyebrows_ sharp and
perhaps that re
that he is a trea presents
cherous/grum
Also, the funny py character.
thing about him
has a unique lip is that he
, covered with
black. I
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3. Costume
Maid with simple black clothes Smooth and long sleeves
I like the simple design, and the part I like the overall color choice. Pastel
where they gave accent to the sleeves colors instead of vivid ones expressed
and flower pattern sewed. If there was the gender of the actor. What I liked the
only black costume, it would be too most was the watery
boring and won’t catch interest.
Chinese Patterns and Knots Frills+Flags+Feather
In China, there are unique patterns The yellow frills would look really cool
with curvy lines and complicated when the actor turns around. The
appearance. Knots are also developed, flags, a symbol of generals and
like above. I like that there are chinese authority looks really nice with the
patterns used. The knots look great too. blue and red contrast.
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4. Accessory
This is a fancy hat embroidered wit
h
pearls, silver, and other jewels. It
makes
you focus to upper part of body,
so the
actor stands up out of others. I like
the
fur ball -two white and a red- bec
ause
they look cute. Also, I think the blu
e
wavy lines at the middle is really
chinese
to the hat
The feathers that are attached
und or
will move as the actor turns aro
rming the
does active moves when perfo
ne takes
martial-art part, where the sce
place in a battle or a quarrel.
The sword is use
d for performing
art. In our case, martial
we are using fan
represent it. s to
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5. Make up Colors act would not show up and be
Red- brave, faithful and wise “buried”
men, with utter devotion by the fancy costumes they
where. Therefore, I want to use
Purple- wise, brave and
White-Black-Red and maybe
steadfast men.
Yellow, since Yellow or Gold is a
Black- upright, outspoken, and
color I like that gives an
never stooping to flattery
impression of wealth and
Blue- brave, upright, outspoken
elegance. Red is a color of China
men, but obstinate and unruly
and it definitely makes the face
Green- Hero of the bush,
show up. Black and White is the
chivalrous but with a testy
base color, and it is
temper Yellow- Valiant but indispensable in the Peking
ferocious military men or Opera Makeup.
crafty civil officers
White- insidious and Emphasis
treacherous While researching, I found out
Gold/Silver- mysterious that all the costumes had
monsters or gods emphasis on their head and
wrist part. There were special
The colors used for peking hats that had long feather/
opera has each meaning and ribbon that fluttered when the
symbol. I tried to use this actors made their move and
advantage and reflect the sleeves that followed the moves
character I am thinking. of the actor. This maximize the
move and leaves a strong
Inspiration impression.
What I especially liked about
pictures above is the strong
color. In Chinese Opera, it is
important to emphasize the face
because if the make up was just
base foundation and normal
mascara, the emotions and the
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6. My Final Design
This is my final design for drama, I chose watery sleeves and rose
patterns to show that my character is a girl. I chose red/yellow/white
which is the symbol for china. The reason I chose such colors is because
I wanted to create a young 15-20 year old girl who has a lovely
character. So I made round-fur ball that will show that.
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7. Bibliography
Make Up (order from top to bottom)
Web. 22 Feb. 2010. China Opera.net. “ ( ) 剧 ”<http://
chinaopera.net/html/2007-07/1721.html>. (Girl-1+ Guy-2)
剧 图 . 图. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. <http://chinaopera.net/html/
2007-07/1721.html>. (Guy-3)
Costume (order clockwise+top to bottom)
剧摄 . Web. 22 Feb. 2010. <http://www.focuspic.com/OperaView.aspx?TID=55>
Dr. Hyndman's Teaching Site. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. <http://www.georgetownprofessor.net/
photoblog/?tag=peking-opera> (also for accessory #2,#3)
Chinaopera.net. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. <http://chinaopera.net/html/2007-07/1714.html>.
"People's Daily Online -- Peking opera staged in Britain." People's Daily Online. Web.
22 Feb. 2010. <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200505/18/
eng20050518_185615.html>. (both accessory #1 and costume section)
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