Cuts using gelatine moulds

In sue's lesson today, we learnt how to create cuts and scars using gelatine moulds. I actually found this really difficult, its the only special effects lesson that i have struggled with so far. The part that i found hard was blending the gelatine into the skin, once you have roughly cut the edges off. I found it literally impossible to blend the edges out, and it look like it was literally plonked on my skin! It looked like i'd bought a fake scar from a joke shop, which is obviously not what I'm after and i found very frustrating.

Here are the steps that we followed;

• Cover your model to ensure no products are transfered to their clothes.
• As you are using gelatine, you should ask your client if they are vegetarian, as some will have a problem with wearing gelatine.
• Cut down the edges roughly so they are easier to stick down. make sure you cut off all parts that look like they may be hard to blend.
• Drench a cotton bud in witchazel and blend out the edges in a zig zag motion, this could take some time! 
• Once blended well, you can remove any remaining glue with pro-clean,but be careful as if you aren't careful with this it will remove the glue under the mould and then you are back to square one!
• Once the wound is secure and blended, powder with transclucent powder- this automatically makes it look more flesh like. 
• To colour the wound use supra colour/ powders/ bruise wheel or whatever you think would work well! Just remember to use a mixture of shades for a more realistic wound. What kind of wound is it? how fresh is it? these are things you need to think about before finishing with blood etc. 

Products used:

• Spirit gum
• Scar moulds and gelatin 
• Witch hazel
• pro-clean
• supra colour
• powder 
• Various brushes and baby buds. 

As I said i was so disappointed with the outcome of my wound!! I have been really pleased with everything I have done so far in SFX lessons, but not everything comes first time. I'd like to purchase the materials so that i can practice and perfect this in my own time.


 Health and safety:

• Before I do anything, I make sure that my brushes have been sufficiently cleaned with  Isopropyl alcohol to prevent bacteria spreading.

• I covered my work station with couch roll to ensure that I had a clean space to put all my products and tools onto.
•   I covered my model with a gown so that no product would fall  onto her clothing.
•   Before starting the makeup I asked my model if she had any skin diseases or medical conditions that i should be aware of. I also asked if she was wearing contact lenses, as some products will irritate them.
•  I washed my hands with soap and water to prevent bacteria transferring.
• I decanted any product onto the back of my clean hand, to prevent double dipping and again preventing any bacteria from the models face being transferred into my make up.  
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