Cuts, Scratches and Scars

Products Used:

• Liquid latex
• Kensington gore blood - aged blood 
• Cinewax 
• Sealer
• Stipple sponges
• Wound filler
• Supracolour palette
• Kryolan foundation palette
• Collodion
• Tuplast
• Moisturiser
• Palette knife

Health & Safety

• Conduct allergy test on model's forearm and check no rash or itchiness appears
• Check with model for any current skin complaints 
• Make sure all sponges/brushes are clean
• Make sure model's eyes are closed at all times whilst using latex or acetone on the face
• Cover model
• Wash hands

Consultation Notes

• Name: Charlotte Roth
• Age: 18
• Hair type: Long, dark hair
• Skin type: Combination
• Skin tone: Light to medium with yellow undertones
• Allergies: N/A
• Contraindications: N/A

Process:

(Cuts + Scratches)

• Work wax on back of hand to warm up for usage
• Apply to face and edges need to be blended into skin
• Use moisturiser on palette knife to make sure wax doesn't stick or pick up wax off the skin
• Make an incision for cut
• Use latex or sealer over the top with a bud
• Use hairdryer to dry until clear/not sticky (cool setting)
• Stipple colours over the top to create an accurate skin tone
• Use moisturiser or brush cleaner (alcohol) to think down colours to be slightly translucent
• Use a hair pin to fill in wound with filler and blood

After applying colours and blood.
I wanted to create a look that Charlie had fallen and cut and grazed her chin!I feel the paint job for my first attempt looks good. However, I am not completely happy with the edges of the cut. 

For Scars:

• Use barrier cream on area of skin
• Paint collodion on skin
• Use pin and squeeze skin over until dry
• If using Tuplast - squeeze out of tube onto skin and smooth
• Colour according to age of scar

Tuplast can also be used to create raised veins which I tried quickly in class and coloured with a light blue from the supra colour palette.

Self Reflection
I was very excited to try out some gore as this is the area that first interested me in the world of makeup! It was difficult at first to work with the wax and get it to stick to the face (and not the palette knife!). Once I managed to apply it, I smoothed the surface out but found it hard to create a completely seamless edge. I think I went wrong but making the layer of wax too thick for the area where I was making the cut because that then made it harder to smooth out a thick edge. Next time, I will build up the surface in smaller amounts rather than just applying a load of wax and trying to get rid of the edges.

However, I am pleased with the final look of the injury. I wanted to make Charlie look like she had had a tumbled a cut and scratched her face. The base colour looks affective and I matched the foundation to her skin to make it look realistic. If I were to re-create this again, I would add more scratch affects around the cut with a paintbrush and blood or wound filler.

Unfortunately, we did not have time to re-create a scar with collidion but Sue's demo gave us an insight on the various looks we can achieve and how to add colouring in the best way.

Charlotte's cut on my arm!