Thursday, 27 February 2014

The Make-Up Room: BURNS


Equipment needed:
-       Tissue
-       Gelatin
-       Supracolour palette
-       Fake blood
-       Puss
-       Collodium or Spirit gum + remover

NOTES TO CONSIDER:
-       The colour and texture of the burns, remember burns are usually shiny
-       How new/old is the burn?
-       You can buy gelatin in different colours from PAM make-up suppliers or make your own with gelatin sachets -> though would have to make 3/4 times stronger than you would for jelly
-       Easy to remove -> use warm water
-       Can mix supracolour into it once it’s melted
-       Can mix many different textures with it, e.g. glitter (NEVER heat in the microwave in metal)
-       Gelatin never goes off
-       Always melt edges away with a baby bud
-       TO HEAT GELATIN => put gelatin bottle into bowl of cold water and microwave for 20 seconds
-       Use a cool hairdryer to dry it

How to:
-       Use one thin layer of tissue, and tear it into smaller pieces
-       Place the pieces of tissues onto the arm and put the spirit gum over the tissue to stick it to the skin
-       Make sure there are no harsh edges of tissue
-       Whilst still wet, use a T pin to break holes in the tissue
-       Dry with a warm hairdryer
-       Cover the tissue with your supracolour palette, referring to pictures of real life burns
-       Blend colours out onto the surrounding skin, so that there is not a sudden harsh line of burn
-       Can fill holes with fake blood and puss
-       Can use gelatin to create blisters

EVALUATION: I found attatching the tissue to the skin and creating the shape quite simple, however the outcome of my burn was not that great as I couldn’t get the colours right, even though I was working from a photo.  I need more practice with this.

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