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Stephanie Fernandez transforms
herself with artist's palette... of make up
An 18-year-old has become a master in creating beautifully macabre make-up.
Stephanie Fernandez, from Shreveport, Louisiana, transforms herself into otherworldly forms by using expert techniques.
The self-taught, freelance make-up has been doing make-up for four years and her make-up art varies from special effects and fantasy to high fashion and beauty.
One of her series Colors Of My Mind’ sees her using photography and make-up to explore the ways she feels about certain colours.
It features themes ranging from nature-inspired hues for green to a frightening realistic representation of a bullet wound to the chest for red.
Another make-up portrait is based on the theme Fame and depicts a Lady Gaga-style character with her face covered in sparkling jewels.
Film student Stephanie explains: ‘My make-up has been getting more recognition than it ever has and that alone inspired and was the motivation for this visual art piece.’
Talking about her inspirations for her work, Stephanie says: ‘I am an artist and was born with art in my heart. Of all of these artistic variations, make-up is most prominent. I have been doing make-up artistry longer than any other art form.
‘I have always been a fan of character transformation and I was about 14 years old when I first decided to experiment with makeup. What started out as a bored day at home experimenting with make-up, has become my career aspiration, reputation and ultimately the love of my life.
‘Of all my inspirations, music is very influential to my work. I love to be able to create and see what I am hearing, if that makes sense.
'I hear it and I do my best to create a visual of what and how I feel because of it. I am obviously in love with dark art!’
The talented entrepreneur also dabbles in film, photography, and mask-making, selling her psychedelic masks online on Etsy.com. Source
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