Bruising, cuts, grazes and scars

Notes: 

How old is the bruise/cut/wound?

Bruise and cut wheels from Charles Fox are really handy if you aren't using Kryolan Supracolor

If you use a fixing spray always use before adding fake blood

If the wound is on the face create the wound before making up the rest of the face

If making a bruise apply the base before

Don't powder bruises, add Vaseline or MAC shine so it looks more swollen and like a "shiner"

Can buy red eye drops to make the eyes look red and sore from Charles Fox, a pencil can also be purchased to make the rims of he eyes red

Fake blood: for new cuts use a lighter blood and darker for older cuts and wounds 

Always make sure you place the wound or bruise in a realistic location for where they were injured and how 

After making someone up apply the blood once they are lying down or in the position they hurt themselves in so that blood runs naturally and in the right direction to make it seem more real

If someone has broken their nose they will have two black eyes

Think about the object that hurt them to determine what the injury would look like if it was real 

Equipment:

Tuplast 

Non flexible collodion 

Latex

Sealer 

Cine wax

Wound filler

Blood

Pus

Ben NYE palettes or supra colour
Foundation/concealor

Vaseline 

Stipple sponges 
Spatula

Wounds 

1. Take wax from the can with the spatula and work it onto the back of your hand

2. Smooth it onto the skin so the edges are perfectly blended out using your palette knife to make it look a part of your skin

3. Clean your palette knife so there is no wax residue to avoid sticking

4. Use the palette knife to cut down the middle of the wax

5. Use latex or sealer over the wax

-If using latex pour a small amount into a bowl 

-If using sealer use straight from he bottle with 

-You have to work fast with latex or it will dry and create a rough texture

-Blend the latex out with finger

6.Text hair dryer and then use it bal and forwards in little motions till it drys and becomes transparent and feels like skin

7.Use something sharp like a pin very carefully to pick at the wax to make it look more fleshy and realistic

8.If you're happy with the way it looks you can begin to paint it skin coloured

9.Use your spatula to pick up a little bit of wound filler and put it into the cut you made

10. Take a little blood on a stipple sponge to add to the surrounding area 

I wasn't very happy with this cut I made in class, I thought it looked too unrealistic and the latex dried too quickly around the edges so it became very rough and peeling off in little bits. Next time I try this I would like to have a go using sealer to see if it has a smoother and more natural finish as I have only ever used latex.

Scars

1. Apply Tuplast from the tube straight onto the skin in a line or the shape of the scar you want and leave to dry.

2. If you want use something sharp like a pin or the sharp edge of your spatula to add texture.

3. Make up the scar so that it blends in with the skin and looks realistic.

Bruises

1. Start by prepping the face so that the makeup blends and goes on easily, cleanse, tone and moisturise.

2. Make sure you have done your research and know what bruises look like in colour as they age and heal so you can create the most accurate and realistic bruise possible. Also think about where the bruise should be placed and where the person was harmed so you can place your makeup more accurately.

3. Begin lightly, don't go right in immediately with the darkest colours. Bruises can have yellow, green, blue, black/grey, red and purple tones.

4. Begin with a yellowy shade and make sure to blend the product well so it looks like the actual skin.

5. Once you have built up the lighter colours then begin to add depth with darker shades.

6. You can use a tiny bit of red on a stippling sponge to create a mottled and burst blood vessel effect.

7. To make your black eye really look like a shiner you can add some Vaseline or MAC shine to make it look more swollen.

Grazes

1. If the graze is going to be on the face you might want to add a base, if you do, do this before adding the graze/scratch.

2. Grazes are often found on the more pointy areas such as the nose, chin, elbows, knuckles and knees, consider this before creating your wound. Also remember to think about how and where the person was hurt, what did they scrape themselves with?

3. Depending on what kind of graze you are making you may want to use a red supra color or just fake blood, add either to a black stipple sponge and lightly drag across the skin. This will give the effect of a very realistic graze if done correctly.

4. Fake dirt/gravel can be added for an added touch to the graze if wanted.

Split Lip

1. Apply barrier cream before using the collodion on the area 

2. Ask your model to tilt their hair back to avoid dripping and apply the collodion to the desired part of the lip

3. While the collodion is wet pinch the part of the lip it is applied to together and hold tory, you can also use your spatula to help shape the lip

4. Add colour and fake blood if and where needed.