Burns with Sue Mainstone

Today we learned about Burns made with Gelatine. Sue gave us a tutorial so we could see what to do and then it was our turn. 

Health and Safety:

1. Set up station with couch on the counter.
2. Set up makeup with palettes and brushes easily accessed.
3. Cape model.
4. Test the heat of gelatine first before applying the product

Tools:

1. Cotton buds
2. Paint brushes
3. Beauty brushes
4. Pallette knife
5. Gelatine
6. Witch hazel
7. Fake blood
8. Wound Filler
9. Puss
10. Ben Nye bruise palette
11. Supra Color Palette
12. Couch Roll
13. Tissue
14. Translucent powder.

Technique:

1. Start by melting the Gelatine in the Microwave for 20 secs
2. Test the geLatin on your model and if its cool apply to your models skin.
3. Mess in up whilst blending the edges into the skin. Tack it also to create texture for the burn. This will also help to create the look of blistering.
4. Then apply a generous layer of translucent powder to the mould
5. Then using your brushes and your supracolor palette apply a light colour of red around your burn and the Ben Nye Bruise Palette begin to layer it. Still allow some transparency as this helps it look a little more realistic.
6. You can then apply some wound filler and puss for extra gore.
7. At this point you can make sure it looks well blended and realistic and fix any mistakes. 

Outcome and Thoughts:

I have to say I really enjoyed this application. This felt very tangible and I love the actual creation of it. It's a lot harder than I thought and I did go over the top with colour at first and Sue helped me tone it down a bit and make the colouring look a little more realistic. I also found the blending of the gelatin quite challenging but I think I can improve with practice.