Cuts and Bruises - instructions,effects and conclusion

Learning  to create theatrical Cuts and Bruises, was very instructing and fun. I loved being able to go over the top and just experiment with old injuries and fresh ones. I have been thinking about using these effects in my final Miss Haversham creation or my Estella creation.

Bruises- first work out when the bruise was sustained. 

Black stipple sponges 

Do not moisturise 

Use grease based colour and use fingers 

Usually the points of the body that get injures 

Glass and dirt - fake Charles Fox

Black eye - Start with a yellow around the eyes and begin to  rub into the skin with your fingers- lift lid up to get the colour right down to the lashes- red eye pencil inside the eye, also under the eye but not below the eye socket bone.

Broken nose - two black eyes then use a darker brown on the inside and around the inner eye.

Cuts:

Wax cuts: first warm the wax up on the back of your hand so it's pliable 

Then smooth onto skin and make sure you smooth down all the edges then cover in sealant with a cotton bud and leave until it's dry (not sticky)

Then cover in a skin colour base but be careful not to mess up the wax

Then get a pin with wound filler on which is red and start to create depth to the wound using coffee granules.

Then use runny blood around the area and the wound if it is a fresh wound but not if it was a day old wound. 

Conclusion: 

I enjoyed creating the wounds and cuts, but I can't help but think that they would be slightly over the top for miss Havisham, I want her to look more ominous and ill rather than bleeding and injured.