How Brierley Thorpe Created Her Wining Design

Here is how the winner of our Superstar Pure Silver competition Brierley Thorpe created her winning design:

SuperstarSilver Competition for the Face painting shop & Illusion Magazine : 

I only had a rough idea for this robot (who we decided, afterwards, was in fact a robot- pharaoh), and didn’t sketch out any ideas beforehand, as I was so up against it, time-wise. I was aiming for a sleek, smooth, sci-fi look, which would follow the facial contours, using the Superstar Silver and other complimentary shimmers from the range (I have a few, now!).

I started with the eye areas then drew the main sections in black straight on, without blocking. Next, I painted a wider line of Silver Shimmer inside my black lines with a wide flat ‘Tag’ brush, then dragged this line of colour into the blank spaces, before sponging, to fill. I then darkened certain areas with Ziva (my favourite Superstar, and currently my most frequently used face paint) a dark cherry from Grimas, plus Paradise black, to intensify the colour and ‘sink’ the low areas.

All detailing on the design was painted in Diamond FX black, using a Grimas No.2 brush. The forehead was painted last,with the aim of creating a slightly raised convex disc made up of control panels.

I lightly sponged another layer of silver over some of the areas painted with Ziva, painted the hair, ears and neck, and finished with white highlights and glitter.

Products used:

Superstar Silver Shimmer

Superstar Ziva Shimmer

Grimas 507

Diamond FX Black

Diamond FX White

Paradise Black

Grimas Silver glitter

Brierley x

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 Well done to Brierley on her winning design