I took some close ups of my skin, printed them off and collaged them in the same mosaic style as I had with the skin out of the magazines. It's contrast is ridiculous when you see them side by side. I know the process of photographing, printing and scanning will always make the end result different to the real thing but I couldn't believe it. My real skin tone is a lot pinker than this. I asked some of the girls in the studio what they thought it was and none of them were sure. In school I remember being made fun of because of how pale I was. In the first year I once went into school with out tights on a cold day, and having bad circulation as well, my legs were kind of blue looking and a boy said I had zombie legs. I really couldn't care less now ( I say that but deep down I wish I could tan) but that comment has stayed with me since, and after that I always wore tights for school. It's kind of funny, because the tones here really are blues and purples (like zombie skin...if they were real...which they aren't!) As a visual, it's really striking. I don't want to go down the print route but I could at some point. The magazine version looks silly the more I look at it. There are a lot of orange and red tones. But it's just made me realise how unrealistic women are portrayed as in the media. No wonder I wish I could tan, because I am bombarded with orange women in every magazine. And no wonder some girls cake themselves in fake tan, to look this colour.
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