Tuesday 16 February 2016

Sues Session - Sweat, Fever and Pallor


In todays' studio session, Sue demonstrated how to create a hot and sweaty make-up look as if someone was seriously ill and had a fever. Although Sue explained that the same techniques we used today could be used to make a client appear very tired and exhausted we focused on creating a sweaty, flustered makeup look. I really enjoyed today's session and although I don't think I will use this makeup technique for my Gothic Horror character, it was still really useful to learn and I found it really interesting. 
























Products Used 

Glycerine
supra color
Matte primer
Moisturiser
Vaseline 
Eye drops
Latex
Water

Health and Safety 

Wear old clothing when working with liquid latex and protect your models clothes with an apron 
Make sure the room is well ventilated as the Liquid Latex is potent, can effect you and your model
When applying Liquid latex around the eye area make sure to get model to keep their eyes closed until dry 
Make sure all make-up brushes/tools are clean 
Make sure your hands are sanitised properly and products are clean (cross contamination)
Assess models skin if necessary considering any irritation or issues with their skin 

If models reacts in response to products badly (Allergies) remove immediately 
Make sure all products are removed correctly 

Notes 

Pallor (color of the skin)

-Aim of session is to create a subtle style of make-up look
-For inspiration you can look at different illnesses caught in the Victorian Era etc Tb, Blue lips, Blotchy chest, different stages of an illness, fever, skin complaints, Blotchy neck etc.

Fever make-up look 
- Red in and around the eye/ sore red eyes can be created by using a red lip/eye pencil 
-Watery eyes can be created by using individual eye drop files (boots) individuals are better to use as they avoid contamination 
- Black sponges are good for adding sweat 
-Glycerine is good for sweat, sticks and falls slowly down the face and holds in place
-Its important to think about the colour of the skin etc no base makeup just effects, more skin like
-Hair, sweat around the hair also, can swarm down the hair to appear hot and sweaty, this can be done by spraying water through a bottle onto the face and then making sure the hair is included 
-You can also by sweat gel and create sweaty clothes by wetting light coloured clothing with water to finish whole look on a character
-To create a slow falling tear (eyes) apply Glycerine under the eye lash through a pipette
-Consider what type of look you are trying to create, ill or tiredness etc
-redness, bags, wrinkles, redder nose, palish skin- these are all factors of tiredness
-Cover over any blemishes (you cannot keep blemishes visible on the skin because of continuity 

Techniques and steps 

-First analyse the skin 
-apply moisturiser
-cover any blemishes and blend out any edges
-use matte primer on the tzone of clients skin this will remove or hid any shine 
-Use supra colour and a fine point brush to apply colour onto the skin
-Analyse the colours on the skin (is there already redness)
-Dab and feather product on the skin, use fingers to blend product into the skin 
-Using latex or old age stiple and a baby bud apply latex to the lips, (get your model to screw their lips together to bring out the lines and detail in lips more)
- Take Glycerin on a sponge and lightly dab onto the skin, this creates the sweat effect
-You can spray water all over the face too create more dew and sweat effect to the face 
- Product can be flicked onto the face etc supra colour to create a rash like effect, this is done by adding alcohol to the product and then flicking the brush onto area of the face
-The latex applied to the lips can also be covered over with colour etc supra colour 
-Apply eye drops, break packet, put clients head back apply eye drops and then allow to drop and roll forward

No comments:

Post a Comment