TASK 4

Just recently, we were blessed with a gorgeous John Galliano tribute store on Stardoll. The store featured many of his greatest designs and overall aesthetic. John Galliano is way up there as one of the most legendary designers in the history of fashion, and it's no wonder why I planned to dedicate a task to his artistry.

For this weeks task, our designers must create a high fashion, avant-garde runway look inspired by John Galliano, plus a stunning headshot featuring typical Galliano/Pat McGrath makeup and hair.

Below are some examples of both Galliano runway looks, and the kind of makeup looks we are looking for;

To clarify, you must create a stunning Galliano inspired runway look; you may use a look from his legendary stint at Dior, or from his own label - you may also combine references if you wish. The key to a stunning Galliano look is combinations of fabrics, layers, patterns, and colours. As well as your runway look, you must create a makeup headshot inspired by a Galliano/Pat McGrath beauty look; again, you may combine different elements of several makeup looks if you wish. You are free to use either Stardoll or real life models, that decision is down to you.


But wait, that's not all. Often I wonder if I challenge my contestants too much - I like to put you through your paces and test your limits, but it seems at times I am hypocritical to put on such a heavy workload. This week, I myself will be participating in the task and posting my "entry" alongside yours in the results post - this means that your entry has to be twice as good in order to compare to my very own. The pressure really is on.


The deadline for this task is Monday the 27th of June 2016. You will have until then to send in your work. I wanted to give you a little extra time for this task since I am really expecting your absolute best work; take your time and make me proud. Remember to check the SUBMISSION page for information on how to submit and protect your work.


Good luck, and may the power of Galliano be with you.

Jailer

TASK 3 RESULTS

This week, we challenged our contestants to create a high fashion, editorial graphic drawing inspiration from an assigned season of Limited Edition. The collections assigned were drastically different and gave our designers a chance to show us what they could do with strict limitations. Let's see our judges comments...


Sasha

Jailer: Immediately when you look at this, it jumps out at you and really grabs your attention! You did an amazing job with the real face (love Bob!) and the outfit on my doll is crazy! I love this a lot. I think you have quite a bit of work to do on your technique, learning how to really define the layers of your shading and making them integrate well together - the bows on the outfit look a little bit flat, and that's because there's not enough contrast between your dark and light layers, so that's something you can work on. I love the makeup on my doll so much, I wish she always looked like that! I would have also liked to have seen more use of the colours you were provided with in your collage, especially on the dress, as I think there's too much purple. Props to you for taking on double the work, although remember that quality is much more important than quantity, and you don't need to rely on making multiple graphics (there were four in last weeks entry, then two in this one) to catch the attention of the judges. Your talent is more than enough to get you through this competition, and possibly take the win, so have faith in that!

Nimka: I think this is magnificent! I first of all love the color scheme because it's so bold and it's like my eyes are eating a visual blackberry it's so great. You are improving so much even over the last 2 weeks and I know you are pushing yourself, it is definitely paying off and I want to applaud you for that. The portrait of Bob is so perfect to me and I love the blacklight type effect. Jailer's look that you created is everything, Im a huge fan of bows so this creation is right up my street. I just want to echo what Jailer said in there not being enough contrast in your layers, because if there were it'd stand out so much more. But really this is so great.


Gabriel

Jailer: I absolutely adore this! Your technique improves each week, and watching you grow is so fascinating and visually rewarding. The outfit is so wrong in all the right ways, I love how the colours and patterns clash - and that pose is everything! What I'm not liking is the fur, I think you have a lot of work to do to improve your fur technique, but I applaud you for trying! The shading on the skirt and top is beautiful, but the tights and shoes look just slightly over shaded; you don't need all these layers to have definition. Also, be careful with head sizing, as the head on this looks slightly too small, but I understand that could have been difficult to get right given the perspective/angle of this. You did an excellent job this week and showed us that you put 100% into your work, which is something I really admire.

Nimka: This is so edgy and cool! It's not my favourite graphic that you've done but I'm liking it! The skirt is my favourite and the platforms too, they look very silky! Just one thing I think that the sizing and proportions is off, I'm getting a bit confused if it's proportioned right but maybe it's just the head. I also wish that you used less layers still haha, you should use less and Sasha should use more. I don't want it to seem as if I'm bashing you though, I'm not and I'm a fan of your work! The stakes are getting high now!



The heat is on, and the flames will only get higher as we fast approach the finish line. Task 4 will be posted soon.


Jailer 



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TASK 3

As most of you know, I am absolutely obsessed with the Limited Edition brand. I have already completed three collections, and am on my way to completing a fourth. The themes of the older collections are so consistent and flaw free, which is what inspires me to collect, and what also inspired me for this weeks task.

For this task, each of our contestants will be assigned a season of LE, which they must take heavy inspiration from to create a show-stopping high fashion editorial style graphic. I have taken the liberty of creating you each a collage, highlighting the key features and standout garments of your assigned season - I advise you take a good look at the collage, get a feel of the style of the collection and use the inspiration as a springboard point for your entry.


Sasha - Season 4 

Key features;

• Loud colours
• Face/Skull prints
• Bows
• Cutouts
• Colour-blocking

Gabriel - Season 8 

Key features;

• Plaid/Stripes
• Fur
• Shiny pleather
• Saturated tones
• Baggy fits

To clarify: you must create a high fashion editorial style graphic (something you might see in a fashion magazine) using your assigned LE collection as inspiration for the clothing, makeup, hair, scenery, styling etc. My advice to the both of you is cram as much inspiration as you can into your editorial, be as daring and literal as you wish. I am expecting a lot from the both of you, I really have faith in your ability to deliver something amazing - trust your instincts, and don't stray too far from the objective! Bonus tip; use the eyedropper tool to take colours directly from the collage, this will help massively in coinciding your editorial to the inspiration. 

The deadline for this task is Friday the 10th of June 2016. You will have until then to send in your work. Remember to check the SUBMISSION page for information on how to submit and protect your work.

Good luck to both of you, I am extremely excited to see what you show us this time around. 

Jailer