LIQUID LATEX!

Latex is a thin liquid which is used to make shallower sfx surface wounds. It can be made thicker using latex thickener or thinner by just adding a thinner just by adding a drop of ammonia. It tends to stick to your clothes and ruin them so wear some kind of protective clothing.

1. Add latex to skin using an old paint brush you can throw away or even a cotton bud and leave to dry.

It goes on white but when it dries it goes shiny and clear. It can be dried using a hairdryer or just waiting for body temperature to do it's thang.

2. Use nail scissors to cut through the latex. WARNING: be extra careful not to cut the skin underneath, if this happens go straight to hospital because latex is for external use only.

3. You can leave it clear and shiny or to make it more convincing cover with skin colour facepaint or foundation and add powder.

4. Now add colouring (e.g. Bruising, redness), a thicker cakey blood for depth and a runny blood to make it more realistic.

When removing latex you can just rub at it but it tends to pull on the little hairs so I remove it with make-up remover. If it doesn't come off straight away I sit the cotton pad of remover over it just so it soaks, wash it with soap and water then moisturise the area just to be sure.

If you would rather use latex with tissue, click this link.
If you would like to see how to make liquid latex prosthetics, click this link.

COLLEGE EXPERIENCE!!

When starting West College Scotland it seemed huge and with so many people in it. I expected to learn how to do theatrical make-up and Special effects make-up and these were the things I looked forward to the most especially using liquid latex and wigs which I have used here;

The most interesting thing I have learned to do so far could possibly be working with wax and all the different types of bloods;

but the bruising comes in a close second;

I thinks it's quite obvious by now that my idol is Ve Neill. She worked on loads of films and has won loads of awards but my other favourite make-up artist is Beau Nelson. He does fantastic beauty make-up and works on people such as Marcia Cross, Amanda Bynes and Kristen Stewart (who just happens to be my favourite actress);

I want to be a make-up artist because I just love make-up. Although I do love beauty and fashion make-up, I think that special effects make-up is definitely my calling.