SCARIFICATION, GELATINE, LATEX + TUPLAST... (WEEK 2)

Pulling out the scar tissue colours- using skin tones.

Practical.

Products used: 
Latex
Fullers earth 
Tuplast
Gelatine
Acitone
Cup cake sprinkles
Supra-colour palette

• If using Latex: Test Latex on Model arm before use to avoid bad reaction. Take the lid of the latex to allow it to breath for a couple of minutes as it contains strong ammonia. After application always dry with hair dryer using cold air. Health+Safety: Always be careful near the eye when using latex. Don't use nice/expensive brushes to apply as the product will destroy them. (Buy cheap ones to use with harsher products.)

• If using Fuller's Earth: The product is like a natural face mask. Mix with water till its a watery consistency. Dry with hair dryer. (hot or cold air applicable.) The thicker the consistency applied the longer it takes to dry. Colour over the top once dried.

• If using Tuplast: Good for natural scarification. The product is alcohol based so dries out fast always ensure the lid is on properly. Squeeze out of tube onto skin, powder over the top to look very realistic.
• If using Gelatine: Cut appropriate size off the block. Place in a microwavable bowl and heat for a couple of seconds until it melts. Place onto skin and dry with cool hair dryer. Paint onto skin for scar effect. Scrape aqua or Supra-colours into it to shade/colour. You can also dip string or other objects into the Gelatine before it hardens then apply that to the skin to create different shapes/effects. Can use nice brushes with this product as its less harsh.

This was the design Phoebe chose to create on my arm using Fullers earth. It was interesting to watch as neither of us had really had the opportunity to use this product yet. The application isn't as straight forward as expected as we created the consistency quite thick which then took us twice as long to dry before we could begin adding random objects and colour. The end result was really effective creating a brick like effect that looked quite realistic on the skin.  

We only had a bit of time to create another design so I chose to use Tuplast as it's one of the faster products to apply. I simply put a line of it on her arm then added some of the sprinkles into it then dried it using a cold hair dryer. I also lightly added some foundation over the top. The quality isn't to great but I just wanted to show how something so simple can look so realistic. With a more accurate product placement the overall effect could look very realistic and effective.