Face Chart ideas for my character Dorian Gray.

These are some face charts I have recently created, I wanted to play with some colour and create some visual ideas I had in mind for the make-up of my character. I don't think there is anything too amazing about these charts but they are a good start to my character ideas. My reasoning for not liking these designs too much is because I feel that are very predictable in regards of the use of the different colours to symbolise Dorian Gray's Portrait throughout Oscar Wilde's novel. 

Chart 1.

This chart was heavily inspired by Dorian Grays' portrait in my chosen novel and also by bruising and dirt. When creating this design I wanted the feature of colour to only be visible when looking at the make-up from a certain angle almost like an optical illusion, I struggled to create this on the actual design sheet the way I wanted to because of the style of face chart. I want the feature of colour to appear on the skin as if it was a slit or open wound full of colour, this face chart is almost the opposite of the portrait throughout the novel, making Dorian look bad on the exterior with colour trying to escape the skin. I added dirt to this chart as I liked the brownish tint and dusty effect it leaves on the skin, making the person look ill, unhealthy and disheveled. 

Chart 2.

This is my favourite chart out of the two, as for me the design looks more complete because there are two areas on the face the feature colour. I wanted the features of colour in this make-up look to be applied in brush strokes that the face looks like a canvas, I would also incorporate moulding wax as scars underneath these areas of colour so that they could symbolise open wounds slit open and paint and blood is escaping the body. This make-up look could explore the consequences Dorian Gray would have faced if his ability to covert his sins to his portrait, backfired.