Mansfield: West Nottinghamshire College make-up students taking lockdown to another world
We all feel like we’re living in a different world right now, but students from West Nottinghamshire College in Mansfield have taken that feeling to another level with their specialist artistry.
Using the techniques and skills learnt in the classroom, students from the level two technical certificate in make-up artistry course, put their work into colourful practice at home after receiving a brief online from their tutor Jasmine Mee.
Jasmine gave the class the theme ‘mythical creatures’ to base their project on, and some stunning ideas were developed including a blue Avatar, a lightning dragon, a moon queen, Greek mythology’s Medusa and Te Fiti – the island brought to life in Disney’s Moana.
Georgie Townsend, 16, from Hucknall, created the Medusa look on her sister Kadi-Rose.
Georgie said: “I gathered the inspiration for the Medusa from a number of Instagram accounts and I merged pictures together and added my own ideas.
“Eventually I would like a career in the beauty industry and have other skills such as barbering and hairdressing as well as knowing how to apply lashes and body paint for special events.”
Jasmine added: “I was so impressed by the range of characters the students created.
“These kinds of special effects are seen on stage for theatrical productions such as Lion King.
“Students could go on to work on projects such as this or in the film industry when putting characters into disguise or creating cuts and bruises on actors.”