Dry and Dirty Skin

In this practical, we focused on dry skin, as well as dirtying the skin. 

Kit:

Old Age Stipple

Duo

Blood

Barrier Cream

Supra Colours

Consultation Notes:

-Lucy - 18 - Female

Combination Skin

Pale complexion with yellow tones.

Allergy to facepaint (Snazaroo). 

1. Prep the skin. 

2. Apply barrier cream to the skin where the Old Age Stipple. NOTE: You only have to use barrier cream under Old Age Stipple, not Duo. You apply makeup after Stipple, but can apply under Duo. 

3. Pour the Stipple into a bowl. Using a sponge, pat onto the skin. Feather the edges so that you do not get a harsh line. Feather around the eyes especially. 

4. Cool with a hairdryer.

5. Layer if needed, as many times as you wish. NOTE: Make sure the stipple is dry before applying another layer. 

6. Rub the stipple so that the latex comes off. You can pull parts of the stipple off to produce a drastic flaking look. 

7. Mix your base to desired colour. For a really pale base, white and yellow into the base will drastically lighten it. 

8. Work into the flaking skin with the Supra Colours from Kryolan. By patting the colour into place gives a sense of realism to the look, use small amounts of black to give depth. 

NOTE: By removing the colour with a baby bud, this can also work in your favour to make the look more real and less obvious.

9. Add vaseline or 8 Hour Cream to the cuts to look as if they are weeping.

10. Talcon Powder can be used to make the skin look dry. 

I am really happy with the outcome of this look on my partner Lucy. As I am new to prosthetics, I am surprised I am enjoying it so much. I feel this look is realistic, although I could have worked into the Old Age Stipple with the Supra so that the skin looked sore. I could also dirty the skin around the flaking skin to make the skin look more neglected. 

Dirtying the Skin. 

Kit:

Kryolan Hairspray

This look is simple and easy to create dirty skin. Spray the hairspray colour from around 30cm away, and rub into the fingers and around the nails. Make sure the models hands and fingers are bent, so that the colour can be worked into the wrinkles of the knuckles. Fullers Earth can be used for a dusty effect.

Fever.

Kit: 

Vaseline, Bryllcreem, Glycerine

SupraColours

Base Foundation

1. To create a feverish look, mix a pale base using white and yellow, as well as a light foundation. 

2. Make sure the whole face is covered, right up to the edges of the eyes. 

3. For tired eyes, use blues and browns to make the skin look more translucent. 

5. Do not powder someone who is ill, you want them to look sweaty, so use a water spray, or Glycerin, Bryllcreem or Vaseline for sweat that stays. 

Rashes.

Kit:

Alcohol

Supra (red)

 1. Mix the alcohol and colour and ask model to close eyes. 

2. Rub into the skin to create a soft look with no hard edges. 

This can be used to create freckles, if the mix is flicked onto the face.