Final Application Step By Step
Although no practice application was completed and there was a last-minute model change, the final application of this design was something that worked out well.
Before you can even think about applying the adhesive, you should first complete a patch test behind the ear or in the inner elbow, these are more sensitive areas of skin, this will allow us to see whether the model can use the adhesive and not have an allergic reaction to it.
To start the application, the makeup artist has to prep the model's skin using a product called brisk. This product clears oils off the model's skin allowing the adhesive, pros-aid, to adhere to the skin a lot easier.
Once the model's skin is prepped, the adhesive should be applied evenly to the back of the flat mould and allowed to particularly dry and turn clear. Once this is done the prosthetic can be applied to the desired area of skin making sure there are no wrinkles or folds in the bald cap plastic. In the pictures above, my flat mould prosthetic is a triangular-shaped wound.
After this, the makeup artist will need to dissolve away the fletching and blend the edges into the skin. This is done by using Acetone, which we call dissolver in front of the model as some may panic if we use the correct name This can be done using a small brush or some cotton buds.
Once the prosthetic is properly adhered and blended into the skin, the makeup artist can then continue with the look.
The next step is to add the bondo. The pre made, filled bondo is to be trimmed and placed firmly onto the area you wish it to stay. After a little while lift up the hardened silicone to make sure the cured silicone is attached to the skin, If so continue to removed the hardened silicone careful. If not place back down and add pressure back onto the bondo. If any of the edges are curled over or are dirty from being stored this can be resolved using IPA, isopropanol alcohol, and a cotton bud to blend any edges into the skin.
The next step, I completed was to add the wound filler, Ben Nye's Fresh Scab. This was placed within the the flat mould to create a fresh wound look.
After this was the application of alcohol activated paints to create a bruising around the eye. Followed by SFX dirt mixed with moisturiser. After this, the symbols also known as runes were added using eyeliner and a brush.
Finally, I added the aged liquid blood allowing it to drip down the models next. This was done last as it would then still look wet and fresh when the photographer took the images.
To bring the look together I had the model platt their own hair into 3 scalp platts as I was unable to do it myself. To create the illusion that the model had just came out of a battle, I loosened the platts making them messier.
Problems I faced and Resolved
- The dirt was too dark and hard to buff out - Mixed with moisturiser and removed areas with IPA to make it look more patchy
- Bruising looked unrealistic - increased area of bruising making it less controlled
- Flat mould looked unnatural - spattered watered-down alcohol paint
- The lower rune looked messy - cleaned-up edges with concealer
Evaluation
To improve on this look. I would make the initial prosthetic smaller as to make it a more universal fit incase a change in model happens again. I would also learn how to do platts as it is unprofessional getting the model to do it themselves. Next, I would make the runes smaller as they take up a large portion of the models face which may draw your eyes away from the look as a whole. Finally, I would add more redness to the bruising as to make it look fresher.
Image Reference
Images Taken during application by myself on an Samsung Galazy S7 Edge - 17th January 2023.
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