These sub-human creatures, weird, mysterious women that seem akin to cats and bats and toads.
The first was made up by binding the nose down as is described in the instruction for Othello.
The groundwork was of No. 2-1/2 with a great deal of yellow and a little brown. The cheeks were deeply shadowed, as were also the cavities of the eyes. The lines running from the nostrils to the corners of the mouth were strongly defined. The form of the lips was completely obliterated. Strong shadows were painted round the mouth.
The illustration shows how definitely yellow and white were used for high lights.
For the second witch I carried my nose upward by putting a silk thread under it, which I attached to the wig. Similar groundwork was used, and the same type of shadow was placed on the cheeks and round the eyes. The teeth were partly painted out with cobblers' wax. Finely cut crepe hair was dusted on the chin.
The third witch had a nut-cracker type of nose and chin built of nose-paste. The cheeks were built out as in the case of Don Quixote.
Moles and warts were freely scattered about the lower part of the face, some of them being armed with bristles.
The colour for the groundwork and shadows was similar to that used for the first and second witches.
As I have been so frequently asked how I managed to get three photographs of myself in one print, I may explain that separate negatives were taken, which were subsequently combined in a composite print.