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So here's a little article about my experience with liquid latex. I bought Cinema Secrets liquid latex in flesh, 16oz. You can get the same in here -> Cinema Secrets liquid latex on amazon



It smells awful, dries too fast for newbies and its really sticky - thats the bad part of it.
It looks like thick yogurt with bubbles as you should shake it well before use. When it dries it becomes transparent and matches any skin tone. Doesn't cause any irritations even on sensitive skin - which is awesome as I have sensitive skin. One thing it has done with my skin - small redness area which gone easily few hours later.

You don't really need anything before applying it. Just try to keep skin clean and thats pretty all. The good thing is that you may not worry about thin edges as it just rolls away with fingers. Don't put directly on any hair if you don't want to get rid of it, firstly apply some glue stick like Drag Queens do it or just an oil(olive, almond or any other oil).  I was using glue stick version.



I wont recommend to use it with some heavy materials as this particular latex wont hold them. In case of using it with fake zombie teeth or something heavier than tissue paper use spirit gum + scar wax + liquid latex.

The process of usage is quite simple. Get some artistic palette or anything that will hold liquid, pour a small amount of latex into it, spread on necessary areas with sponge, I strongly recommend not to use your beauty blender, take at least a simple makeup sponge which you don't need as latex will cover it with crumbs and it will be pretty spoiled, same story with makeup brushes.

I took small 'tubes' of paper, covered area where I wanted to put them with latex, then attached paper and covered it couple times with latex again. And here what I've got at the end.


You can color latex with aqua colors or cream colors - will look similarly nice. 'Mask' takes off easily but don't rush while doing it.

Hey guys!

Glad to see you again! Today is a day of the post about my special effects adventures during which I learn how to do interesting things which are easy, don't require much money but look realistic.

Honestly I don't remember the particular day I filmed this tutorial and they come randomly on a channel, its hard to set proper schedule for them but anyways I'm doing my best.


I'm trying to mix face painting with special effects to achieve the realistic look with quite inexpensive stuff.
At the moment I'm using Wolfe FX monster pallette and its just awesome for sfx, also the price is about 20$ so it worth everything.
I mix my own gelatin for FX and the recipe can be found in the previous post -> http://whynotdragon.blogspot.com/2015/04/simplest-bleeding-sfx-wound-with.html

Getting back to tutorial. Its really simple, the main problem is to paint it realistically. So try to add small amount of paint at a time, its always easier to add than to remove. Firstly as a result of makeup I was thinking that I met some werewolf with acid saliva so he spitted on me while trying to cut my head with his paw but just left scratches.

Good news everyone! (Professors voice included)

I'm back with a tutorial which is very simple and consists of two parts.

The first part is a fresh bleeding wound which done with gelatin and its inspired by the scar of Tyrion Lannister which he got in a Battle of Blackwater.



How to make own gelatin for special effects?
Well, its quite an easy thing after all. I thought it would be more difficult.
1 spoon of powdered gelatin mixed with 1 spoon of glycerin and 1.5 spoons of clear water. Mix well in a microwave safe container and bring to a microwave or you can use a double boiler. Set 8 seconds, then stir the mixture, then other 8 seconds an stir again till its all liquid and hot. Dont wait for too long as this thing sets up quickly so you have to work fast but dont start applying it immediately as you may get real burns.


So I mixed that thing and applied it with a thin layer on my presketched wound. When it sets a bit, about in 5 minutes I covered it with translucent powder. *Dreaming to buy some Ben Nye neutral powder* And then the wound starts. Try to 'cut' through the applied gelatin with some tool with not too sharp edge as we dont want to damage the skin. Then add some black paint inside the gelatin, on top of it apply red paint and we can start with some sfx blood which you can actually make yourself too!
And its done! Literally nothing more than this. The blood bleeds and be careful with it as it might color your clothes.

You can take a quick look at the video with the tutorial where I tried to explain it all during the process.

Hello!

Halloween has just passed and I had a huge bunch of work on it. I was creating 8 characters and 2 simple makeups that day and it made me really tired. Its hard to spend 5 hours on your feet painting people, don't you agree?

my wound is not that realistic but...

Anyways, now I will show how to create very simple open wound with stitches which looks better on a bit tanned skin, cause I have very pale skin and some colors I've used couldn't match it.

Colors of paint were mixed by myself mostly but you can try to find similar colors or mix them yourself too.
These are the tools I've used.

1. Simplest eyeshadow I've found in a bit dark red, black, light pink, a bit more pinky, natural beige and light beige. (Pink eyeshadow are not necessary if you don't have pale skin)

2. Liquid paints in black, white, red and dark red. I've mixed red and a drop of black to get dark red. Those paints used to be Kryolan aquacolors liquid. But you can use 2/4 gouache, 1/4 acrylic paint and 1/4 glycerin to get those paint. Please don't use them much or often and apply some primer on your face before applying gouache.

Later I'm going to show you how to create some open wounds with stitches for Halloween

Something like this :