Mrs Laderman Moodboard

Claudia Moodboard

Mrs Laderman Face Charts

Face Chart 1:

For my Mrs Laderman look I wanted it to be quite strong as I want to portray her as a strong woman, who, even though she is more mature, wears quite heavy make up. I wanted to include red lips as my key word is 'red rave'. I decided that I did not want to go for a classic red lip for this look as I wanted to create a darker and more vampy look. I decided to keep the eyebrows thin as I believe that they create a more severe look. I used heavy dark colours in the crease of the eye so that a smokey effect was created  without going for a full black smokey eye. I decided not to go for this look as I thought that it would be unflattering. Although I wanted it to be a strong look I still wanted it to be flattering on my model. I went for a darker lash line with a cat eye effect to lift the eye and create a more dramatic and intense look. I decided not to use this look as I preferred one of the other looks that I created. I also thought that it was slightly too dark and maybe would be too unflattering. My model also has hooded eyes so I thought that it would not work with my models features. 

Face Chart 2:

Initially I decided that this was going to be my final look. I liked the look of the eyebrows as well as the combination of the soft brown smokey eye with the bright lip. I thought that this was an interesting and bright look that could work well. The use of the red lips was also to symbolise the idea of the 'red rave'. I thought the bright colour symbolised the rave as it is bright and almost shocking. I kept the look of the thin eyebrows, making them slightly thinner, to continue with the theme of a stern strong look. I decided not to use this look as I thought that it, like the other, would not be flattering on my model. My model is more mature so I thought that the use of the bright lip would be too harsh and would almost make her look too masculine and outdated. 

Face Chart 3 (Final Look)

This look was my favourite of the three as I thought that it combined the areas of the other two that I liked the best. I wanted to keep the thin brows and use the dark brown eye look. I decided to keep it soft as I thought that it would be flattering but still glamorous and almost sexy. I wanted to keep the cheeks quite glowy and bronzed, with a soft pink cheek as I think that this is quite a glamorous style. My favourite part of the first look was the dark lip. I decided to include this is in the look as it linked to my keyword of 'red rave' without being too obviously red, unlike the second look. I also thought that this colour would be more flattering on my model. I kept the eyes brown and smokey as well as matte to keep them more flattering. I also took inspiration from the actress Linda Gray and the make up that she wears during the show Dallas. This matte brown eye is something that she wears and I think that it is very glamorous and beautiful. I am pleased with the way that this look turned out. I look forward to applying it to my model and creating my character of Mrs Laderman.

Claudia Face Charts

Face Chart 1:

For Claudia I wanted the make up to be natural but still glamorous and pretty. For this first look I decided to create a natural and flushed look with quite strong pink blusher. I kept the brows quite natural and full so to make it more youthful. The eye make up is very natural and minimalistic with a light brown colour through the crease and small cat eye make up. I think the use of the cat eye makes the look more put together and glamorous. I created a light nude lip to be in keeping with the natural theme. My designs are meant to reflect the power that Mrs Laderman has over Claudia. I want to represent it as being brainwashed by white contact lenses. If this look was to be used my model would be wearing white contacts. I decided not to use this make up look as I thought that it wasn't very pretty and thought the pink blusher was too harsh. I also thought the cat eye was too harsh especially against the softness of the rest of the look.

Face  Chart 2:

I decided to keep this look very natural, to experiment with different looks and to see how best I wanted to represent Claudia. I kept the brows very natural and full as, like the first look, I wanted it to be youthful. I kept the eye look very simple with a small amount of brown through the crease, and a small amount of mascara. Unlike the first look I  kept the cheeks softer with less blusher and more bronzer. I think that this makes the look more healthy adding to the overall youthful appearance. I also kept the lips very nude. Like the first look it would include the white contact lenses to portray my idea of  Claudia being brainwashed by Mrs Laderman. I decided not to use this look as I think that it was too natural and would not come across as glamorous and pretty as I would like to portray.

Look 3 (Final Look):

In this final look I combined some of the areas of the other two looks altering them slightly to make them more how I wanted to represent Claudia. Like the other two looks I created a fuller brow. I wanted to create a cat eye as in the first look but make it softer and more smokey to make it more glamorous. I decided to make the skin more bronzy to make Claudia look healthy as well as adding a soft pink blusher to also make the cheeks look pretty and healthy. I kept the lips soft and natural as I think it is flattering and pretty. I included the white contact lenses into this look as I knew that it was the one that I wanted to use. I wanted to make sure that I could see the overall look. I think that this is a good design as it encompasses all of the ideas that I had for my other two designs. I look forward to creating this design on my model and creating my vision of Claudia. 

Claudia And Mrs Laderman Presentation

Introduction To My Character Claudia

For this unit I have to choose two characters out of a possible three. My first choice of character is Mrs Laderman and my second is Claudia who is a girl in her twenties. When she was young she had little parental guidance and developed an unhealthy relationship with horror films which she ultimately believes to be real life. She is also agoraphobic and only keeps in touch with the outside world through her neighbour Mrs Laderman. She often changes the way her character looks through what she has been watching. The script that we are working on portrays her as psychotic. I decided that I wanted to focus on the relationship she has with her next door neighbour as well as the 'psychotic' element of her personality. I want to portray her as being brainwashed by her next door neighbour, I instantly thought of the use of the eye make up and also white contact lenses to make her look vacant and empty.

My key word for her character is 'veiled'. This word helped me to develop my character further as it also led me to focus on the shadow that Mrs Laderman has over Claudia. She shadows over her as she has influence over what she sees. This word also made me focus on the characters in my chosen TV series and reminded me of the relationship between the mother and daughter Cordelia Foxx and Fiona Goode. Cordelia always lives in the shadow of her mother, and made me think of the shadow that Mrs Laderman has over Claudia. 'American Horror Story, Coven' is centered around witches in a boarding school so, with the styling, I therefore want to make her look as though she is a student. While watching the trailer for 'American Horror Story, Coven' I was inspired by the glamour of the outfits of some of the students and therefore want to try to replicate that. The word veiled also made me think of a wedding veil, which covers, almost shadows the face. Therefore it inspired me to add a veil into my design to partially cover the face acting as a shadow.

The Outfit That I Was Inspired By
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2420388/Kathy-Bates-Angela-Bassett-dark-American-Horror-Story-Coven-new-stills.html

The Glamour Of The Rooms Inspired Me
http://uk.eonline.com/photos/10563/11-fascinating-secrets-of-the-most-gorgeous-house-on-tv-american-horror-story-coven/336038

The Glamour Of The Rooms Inspired Me
https://subjectiknowbest.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/ahs-coven/

Introduction To My Character Mrs Laderman

In this unit I will be creating my own characters for a TV series of my choice. We were told to choose two made up characters out of a possible three. I chose the character Mrs Laderman as one of my characters. Mrs Laderman is the next door neighbour of Claudia, another character, and is a woman in her 40s. She has different alter egos, is Claudia's friend and she is also Claudia's link to the outside world. Although they are friends there are suspicions that Mrs Laderman has designs on Claudia. From this description I decided that I wanted to focus on the 'designs' that Mrs Laderman has over Claudia. When thinking about the word 'designs' I took that to mean power and influence. She only allows Claudia to see what she wants her to from the outside world, meaning she has influence on Claudia's life. Therefore through my use of styling and make up I want her to be seen as a powerful and strong women.

My chosen key word for Mrs Laderman is 'Red Rave'. I thought this linked well into my idea of power as to me red symbolises power and strength. I wanted to link in the colour red with the make up and decided to do it by using a red lip. I think the use of this colour would also show the power and the confidence that she has as is a bold look and associated with power. With this character I also wanted to make her quite glamorous as to fit in with my chosen TV series. Therefore I decided that I wanted to keep her wearing quite heavy make up. I decided to look at images of women that are more mature but still wear heavy make up. I instantly thought of Linda Gray who plays Sue Ellen in the TV show Dallas. She usually wears a dark brown smokey eye with a nude lip, and to me she looks very beautiful. I wanted to take inspiration from this in my designs for the make up.

My Chosen TV Series

For the Claudia, Quentin and Mrs Laderman project we need to choose a TV series where we believe that our characters can fit into the show. I decided that I wanted to look at the 'American Horror Story, Coven'. I hadn't previously watched any of the TV series that we could choose from. I decided to watch some of their trailers and decided that I liked the story Coven the most. I liked the look of the series as there was an element of luxury about it shown in the settings and clothing but the horror was still evident throughout. I thought this was interesting as usually gothic horror settings are dark and spooky. This made me excited as I thought I could create more glamorous make up with horror elements. The Coven series is set in New Orleans in 2013, throughout the series there are flashbacks to the 1830s,1910s and 1970s. The series surrounds a coven of salem witches as they fight for survival.

The audience demographic for Coven is between 18-49. I think that the show is popular as it is set more in the modern day meaning that it is a more believable story line. The story also has many different elements such as good looking characters, romance, and family issues which make it popular. I have decided to use models from both ends of this demographic so that it appeals to the whole range of the audience but also fits in with the demographic.

My First Gothic Book

When I was younger I saw someone reading a book called 'Dracula', this book really interested me because it was beautifully illustrated but had a very scary, dark and violent look. It was also a book that I would have previously never considered reading, and the book had a 3d effect with made it more interesting to me. When I bought the book at the time I did not realise that it was gothic. Since studying the gothic in this unit it was interesting for me to go back and look at it and in some ways see it in a new light. I think that actually now the book has a more scary feel to it. Some of the scenes  and illustrations in the book are far more creepy than I ever previously took them for. Studying the gothic has been really interesting to me as it has enlightened me in a subject that I previously had little knowledge of. The complexities involved in this era, such as looking back because of a fear of the future, and the fascination with death have made me far more aware of  the society that we are currently living in and has also shown me that we may not have yet left the gothic behind. This new insight has made me more inspired and more interested in the contemporary nature of this unit.

Introduction To Claudia And Quentin

For the second part of the unit I will be creating my own characters that will fit into a horror TV series of my choice. For this part of the unit we are able to be much more free in our designs as well as our ideas. In the session where we were given our brief we were also given a list of TV series that we could choose from to gain inspiration as giving us scenes, settings and story lines to put our characters into. Some of the series that we were able to choose from were American Horror Story, Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead and Dexter. When I got the brief I was concerned as I had previously not watched any of the shows and was worried about finding one that I liked as well as one that I could get a good feel for in the amount of time between being given the brief and the presentation, where we had to show our research and ideas for our characters. I struggled to find anywhere to watch the TV series so decided to watch some of the trailers to see which one inspired and captured me the most. I watched the trailer for the American Horror Story Coven trailer. This is the one that I liked the most, so decided to use this as my TV series. We were also told that we had to choose two key words from a list that would help us further in with inspiration for the design of our character, some of the words that we could choose from were red rave, face, veiled, stitches and blue coat. I decided for my project I would use veiled and red rave. In the brief we were also told that we had to create a presentation that showcased the TV series we had chosen, the demographic for the TV series and how we were creating our characters to fit into the demographic. We would also need to talk about our choice of key words and how they inspired us. I am looking forward to beginning this project as I like the amount of freedom that we have and it will be a good way of creating looks and experimenting with ideas that I have previously not done before.

Dark Eyes And Dark Lips

In this week's lesson we were looking at and creating dark eyes and lips. We did this so that we could practise and learn the techniques as well as giving us ideas for our Claudia and Mrs Laderman looks. We first had a demonstration of how to create a dark eye and lip look. We then went away and tried to create it ourselves on our model.

When creating a dark eye look it can be better if you use different shades of dark colours to give it more definition and depth.

Make sure you blend your edges well to get rid of any harsh lines.

Apply your lighter colours to the inner areas and darker colours onto the outer edges focussing on the outer v and crease.

When applying eyeliner ask your model if she has any preferences or apply the eyeliner of your choice making sure to cover any areas of skin that show through to make it more seamless.

Apply a good coat of mascara, but curl the eyelashes before if you need to.

When creating a dark lip outline the lips first to create a line to follow and stop the lipstick from bleeding over the edges. You could also fill in the lips with a liner to help the lipstick last longer. Apply the lip colour with a flat edge brush so that you can create a clean and neat line.

I liked creating this dark eyes and lips look. I think that it is a classic look and is a style that is a necessity to know when learning to become a make up artist. I wasn't happy with the make up that I created as I know that I can create better make up. I had an image that I was getting inspiration from and think that I tried to copy that too much rather than doing a look that would suit my model. I also wasn't happy with the lips that I created as they were messy, and I know that I could create a neater look.

John Galliano Spring Summer 2010

In this week's lesson we were creating make up looks inspired by catwalk shows that resemble make up that could look like gothic horror. In the beginning of the lesson we were given images to choose from and I decided to choose the John Galliano Spring Summer 2010 look. Initially I decided to do a more natural look from another designer but decided to go against it as I wanted to push myself and go for a more extravagant look. I thought the look that was originally created on the catwalk was very beautiful and think that the dark lips that were stronger on the top and long thin dark eyebrows was unique with the darkness and colours reminding me of the gothic era. I also liked the bold eyeshadow and the use of the shimmer and bright colours such as the oranges and yellows. My favourite part of the looks was the strong pink blusher on the cheeks along with the dark smudges along the bottom lash line. The make up looks were meant to be a trip to Hollywood which bought old memories back, the make up looks were to revive the starlets in the old black and white movies. I liked the make up look that I created and thought that it was representative of the make up from the catwalk. I was keen to cover the brows thoroughly as they are one of the main features of the make up look. I made sure that I applied a few layers of glue to keep them firmly down. I also made sure I went over them with a salmon shade of concealer so that the darkness was covered. I struggled slightly with making the eyebrows level. I enjoyed creating a strong look with blusher, especially as so far in this unit,  I have created natural looks so it was nice to be able to go for a stronger look. Overall I liked creating this look and found the use of the strong colours very inspiring for the next part of my unit where I will be creating some of my own characters in a gothic horror TV series.

My Look

My Look

The Original Look
http://sonnyphotos.typepad.com/sonny/paris-spring-summer-2010/page/3/

The Original Look
https://www.pinterest.com/candrighetto/photoshoot-inspo/

Contemporary Gothic Hair

In this week's technical lesson we learnt how to create gothic hair looks inspired by the TV series 'American Horror Story'. This was a good lesson as we learnt how to create different looks from a simple starting point as well as learning vital skills.

Putting The Hair Into Rollers For The Look

Put the hair into a side parting, do it so that it allows the hair to fall to the side that has the most volume.

Put the hair into square sections that are not larger than the curling iron.

Take the hair in the tong and roll the hair down.

Keep the tension on the hair strong.

When the hair is curled, take it off the roll and place it so that it sits next to the line on the parting.

Use Kirby grips to hold them in place until they have cooled.

Do 3 rolls onto the side of the hair with the most hair, and 2 on the side of the hair with the littlest hair.

Add 1 or 2 rolls at the side of the face.

Start by pulling them away from the face but roll them towards the face.

At the crown of the head add 1 roll.

When going down the back of the head do a brick work design so that there are no gaps.

When creating a soft hair look using the curls, remove the kirby grips from each roll and, using a paddle brush, gently brush the hair whilst holding onto it.

Creating An Up Do With The Hair

Section off the top 3 curls of the hair.

Keep one of the 2 curls from the other side.

Taking the afro comb, run it through the hair.

Tease the top section of the back of the hair.

With the loose sections of hair at the front, start pulling it back collecting other sections of loose hair so that there is a twist going around the back, pinning it in place with kirby grips. Using fine pins place them under the twist and go up.

Taking the 3 curls at the top release the bottom one and place it so that the curl looks flowing, allow it to fall naturally so that it looks natural.

Take the next two and do the same so that it starts to layer up putting the pins at the gravity point to make it the most secure.

Creating Curly Hair From The Same Hair

If this look is being done straight after curling remove the pins once cool and simply shake the head or vigorously run the fingers through it to add volume and body.

Consumption And Deathliness

In the Victorian Era people were fascinated by death and what was beyond it. In this modern era there is less exposure to death, therefore in a sense we have 'sanitised death'. 18% of people now die at home which means we have less experience of death in the home.

In the Victorian era more people died young as there were many more problems that we do not face in the modern age, foe example infant mortality, cholera and industrial accidents were big problems. Many people lost siblings and many children died after the time of weaning stopped. Mothers also faced the dangers of childbirth including blood loss and bacterial infection.

Cholera was a big problem in the Victorian era and there was a 60% death rate with many of the working class dying from the disease. Cholera was caused by contaminated water and was even more of a problem because of overpopulation.

Industrial jobs were difficult and people started work young. Many children worked in difficult jobs with long hours. This tiredness and difficulty often led to horrific accidents and death.

Mourning traditions were also a large part of culture during the Victorian era. Some of the traditions were that curtains were drawn, clocks stopped at the time of the death and yew or boxwood were tied to front doors by ribbon or crepe. Mourning etiquette was also a big tradition in the Victorian era; mirrors were covered in black fabric, friends and family would stay with the deceased over night as typically the sadness would set in most at this time of day. Professional mourners also were available. Famously Queen Victoria mourned her husband Albert for 40 years. She did not move any of his belongings from where they were left, for example the glass where he took his last medicine stayed on the bedside table for the whole duration. In any portraits of her after his death it can be seen that she also wears bracelets of his hair.

Graveyards were also very elaborate and often contained monuments for the deceased person with the size and decoration depending on how much the family could afford.

Photography was a popular tool used in the mourning process and it was used as a record and a keepsake of the deceased. Some of the images that were taken are very disturbing and often involve the deceased person looking alive, this is done by placing them so they are sitting or stood, the pupils of the eye would also be painted on. The pictures would also include a favourite item and relatives. Another form of photography was the Victorian Spirit Photography which was a way of showing the paranormal with the images focussed on the mourners with a photo of the deceased person located in the left or right hand side of the frame using double exposure to make it seem ghostly.

Death masks were also a popular feature in the mourning process. These were moulds taken of a deceased person's face made out of wax, clay or bronze. One of the most famous death masks is The Woman Of The Seine, which is of an unidentified women who was found in the Seine River in France. It is believed that she killed herself as there was no evidence of violence towards her. It is believed that the pathologist wanted to create a death mask of her as he found her so beautiful. After this her image became very famous and her death mask is actually used as the CPR doll.

Photograph Of A Deceased Child
http://www.viralnova.com/post-mortem-victorian-photographs/

Victorian Spirit Photography
https://www.pinterest.com/QueenCreepy/victorian-spirit-photography/

The Woman Of The Seine
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1393184/How-girl-drowned-Paris-kissed-face-time.html

Great Expectations Unit Evaluation

This project for me was really interesting as I had not previously studied Great Expectations. I thought that it was good to study as it was written with so much detail, which made it very inspiring. When creating my Miss Havisham makeup and hair designs I made sure I focused on the continuity part of the assessment so kept them quite simple. There were a few areas of my design that I found challenging. The main area of difficulty was keeping the dry lip looking the same. I overcame this by taking many close up images and making sure that I paid close attention during the first assessment. In the Estella assessment the make up was quite natural so there were fewer problems to overcome. In the hair part of the assessment I had difficulty in making the bun look neat. I overcame this by practising and trying different techniques. I began my character research for both characters by making notes of any descriptions of their appearance that appeared in the book. With Miss Havisham I also looked at other representations of her within TV and film. I also studied Victorian makeup ideals so that I could make more realistic Victorian looks. I found working to the brief challenging but enjoyable as it gave me direction but allowed me to create the look that I wanted. I like that it focused on the traditional Victorian makeup as to me it made it more beneficial in getting used to working to an era in the industry. 

Creating Estella

This week I created my version of Estella. I designed my look to be very natural, pretty and simple as within my look I wanted to highlight her youth and beauty. I also wanted to keep the make up realistic to the time period, so it was therefore very minimal. I really enjoyed this informal assessment because it was nice to create a pretty look. So far in this unit and course there has been little chance to create a beauty look. Overall I liked the look that I created because I think that it was simple so conveyed her youth but was pretty which showed off her beauty which is a strong theme throughout the novel of Great Expectations. I think it was a pretty look as it accentuated the natural features of my model. I don't think I would change the way that I did the make up too much as I think it looked fresh and natural and suited Estella's character well. I also liked the hair look which, like the make up, was simple and was a very traditional Victorian style. I think I executed the style well. I have previously struggled with creating neat sections, so in the assessment I made sure that I spent more time in trying to make them neat. I think that I did this well, however after looking back at the photos I think that in some areas it could have been more tidy, the middle parting was also slightly wonky and did not go back in a straight line. If I did it again I would make this line more straight. I would also tidy up the bun at the back. I was pleased with the overall shape, but however I think it could have been neater as there was a large bump at the top of the bun which I believe could have been made smaller. I think in the technical part of the assessment I improved on my practise look, however in the assessment I was keen to make the top of the hair as smooth as possible, as that was a very important look in the Victorian era, so I used hair spray. Although it did the job I think I used too much so it almost ended up looking greasy. In the practise I did not do this and think it looked better. If I did it again I would leave out the hairspray or use less. The images below are of the Estella look that I created.

Practising Estella

I will be creating my version of the character Estella from the Charles Dickens novel 'Great Expectations'. This week I practised my Estella look in one session so that I felt confident going in to the assessment, knew how long it would take and was able to make changes where I thought necessary. Luckily in the practise my look seemed to come together well and, because it was so simple, I  did not have to make any real changes to my design. I was quite confident with the hair look as I had practised it previously and it was also quite simple, written about in a blog post entitled 'Practising Early Victorian Hair'. I also was quite happy with the make up as it too was simple. I think that the practise went well as it confirmed my confidence in the make up look but highlighted to me that I needed to work more on the sectioning of my hair and making the overall look neater. I also slightly altered my technique by plaiting the ponytail of hair which was being turned in to the bun, rather than just simply twisting it. This created a far smoother and neater look.

Victorian Hair Pieces

In the Victorian era, one of the main components of a fashionable hairstyle was having large amounts of hair. This usually was not a problem for a Victorian women as they rarely cut their hair. However, with the rise of department stores in the 1850's more women began to incorporate hair pieces in to their looks to create a full and voluminous style.

These hair pieces could be individual strands of hair or nearly a whole look, as pictured below.

https://ladiesof2318.wordpress.com/page/6/

It was between 1860 and 1870 that hair pieces became really popular, these hair pieces were called chignons. False hair became so popular that sometimes a women's natural hair was covered completely. The false hair was almost all professionally made, with France being the main exporter of hair. It was French and Italian hair which was more preferred during this period. The price of the hair depended on both length and colour with black and white being the most expensive. The prices for these hair pieces ranged from between fifteen and two hundred dollars. Although many women became fascinated by the use of chignons, many men did not like the use of them. As written in Richard Corson Fashions in Hair The First Five Thousand Years 'With female hair rampant, as well as false, male comment in the press lost its note of tolerance and became rather more barbed.' A satiric piece published in 1867 took the form of a 'Suggested law for the abolition of chignons'! In the 1870's males' tolerance on false hair intensified with poets and writers of letters to the editor writing a poem about how much they disliked false hair entitling it, 'Is It Her Own?'. In the 1800's large amounts of hair were still very popular, but with its placement on the hair changing towards the back and top of the head. It was in the 1890's when the use of false hair was reduced, there was now more emphasis in using your own hair and using false hair 'except when really needed.'

Here below is an image taken of the poem Is It Her Own.

                                     


Sources:

Richard Corson Fashions In Hair The First Five Thousand Years

http://chertseymuseum.org/hair

Gothic Architecture

When researching the gothic era I decided to study gothic architecture. This is one of the most famous features of the gothic and was something that I was previously aware of.  Gothic architecture almost represented a step back in time as is beautiful and more complicated than earlier architectural styles which had been becoming more plain.

Gothic architecture has some key features, such as being very tall. Gothic architecture incorporated new techniques into its design which meant that buildings could be built much taller, these overcame previous problems within architecture which meant many buildings were much shorter.

Flying buttresses are a key feature of Gothic architecture and were used to give stability to buildings, helping them to become much taller. These buttresses could also be used for decorative purposes and were carved in to many beautiful and complicated shapes. Flying buttresses can be seen on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, these however are smooth and uncarved.

Notre Dame Flying Butresses
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdogandy/6897426568/

Vaulted ceilings were also a key feature in gothic architecture, they were used to help support the upper  levels of buildings by spreading the weight around more evenly. This would also have helped in making buildings taller adding to the overall impressiveness of gothic architecture. This design is very beautiful and magnificent, the design and look is very awe inspiring.

A Gothic Vaulted Ceiling
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/10950924545/

Pointed arches is also a very famous style of gothic architecture and previous styles of arches were more rounded. This also was another design feature which allowed buildings to become taller as the pointed design was stronger and more stable.

Gothic Vaulted Arches
http://www.docbrown.info/docspics/yorkscenes/minster/NaveInterior.htm

Gargoyles are also a very famous feature of gothic architecture. They are decorative water spouts that allow water to run off the roof of buildings. They are also an element of the grotesque, a key feature in gothic literature. It is said that the gargoyles were used to scare people into church.

Gothic Gargoyles
https://www.pinterest.com/forgottenNZ/gargoyles/

http://www.exploring-castles.com/characteristics_of_gothic_architecture.html