Final Application and Assessment

List of Products, Tools and Materials Used

·         Acrylic paints 

·         A range of old paint brushes

·         Sponges

·         Grease paints

·         Paper towels 

·         Plastic pots

·         Plastic cups

·         Gown for model

·         Cotton buds

·         Blood

·         Pros-aid

·         Talc Powder

·         Cabosil

Step-by-step Instructions for the Final Application and Assessment

After the practise I made another Prosthetic face piece and ears. Theses turned out great with amazingly thin edges that I knew would blend well. As the edges were so thin I kept it attached to the excess foam until I was literally putting the pieces onto the model so they wouldn’t curl under. This is the process of applying the piece.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.    To start with I wanted to pre-paint the base coats on the prosthetics. To do this I placed the ears and face piece back onto the casts of my model to secure them whilst I painted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.    For the first part of colouring the prosthetics I used “Paxpaint”. This is a mix of pros-aid and acrylic paint. The pros-aid stops the acrylic paint from cracking. The colour that I mixed needed to be darker than the colour of grease paint I would be using on the top layer this cancelled out the white of the prosthetic. As I wanted a flesh tone for my character I mixed a coarl colour. I did this by mixing red, pale brown/almost gold and white. Once I had the colour of paint I wanted I mixed the pros-aid in. It was the amount of about half of paint.

 Using a sponge I stippled the “Paxpaint” onto the face piece and ears but left about half an inch at the edge. This was to make it easier to apply onto the model. However on the ears I didn’t leave this gap as they were too small and it was easier to paint it all at once. The paint that was left I put into a tub as I would need it again later.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.    Next I mixed another “Paxpaint” the same colour but added a lot more white to make it paler, this was to bring a more natural skin tone to the prosthetic. I again used a sponge to stipple it onto the face piece and ears.

 I then powdered both the ears and face piece ready to start putting grease paints onto them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.    The prosthetic face I decided to leave and colour with grease paints once it was on the models face to avoid smudging it. The ears however as they were small I decided to colour before as they would be easier to correct if a problem had occurred.

 

 

 

Using a paint brush and sponge wedge I started by applying grease paints, firstly a natural skin toned base. Then in the creases of the ears I added a dark brown this gave the ears more definition and a 3D effect. The spikes of the ears I painted red and used a dark red/black on the edges to give them some shadow and again create a defined look. I did the same on both ears then powered them with talc to take the shine away and set the grease paints.

 

5.    Now it’s time to start applying the prosthetics to my model. I made sure my model had already changed into the clothes I wanted him to wear for the photo shoot then covered his clothes with a gown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.    I started with applying the ears. Using a cotton bud I dipped it into pros-aid which I then applied to the back and around the models ears. While I was waiting for the glue to go tacky I tore away the excess foam. I placed the prosthetic ear onto the models and held it down to stick. I went around the edges making sure they were stuck down well with as smoother edge as possible. I then did the same with the other ear.

 

7.    Moving onto the face I tore the excess form off the piece, again I was left with great edges. I started by applying the pros-aid glue onto the middle of my prosthetic piece, this was the nose so I also applied it to the models nose. I started in the middle as it’s easier to the get the positioning of the prosthetic right by working outwards from the middle.

 

 

8.    I then worked up the face sticking the prosthetic down a bit at a time. After I then moved onto the cheeks and then the chin. Once the whole of the face area was stuck down I lastly glued the edges around the eyes and mouth.

9.    Even though the edges were very smooth I still went round them with cabosil. This smooth’s out the edges even more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. When this had dried I then moved onto the colouring of the face. With the “Paxpaint” I had saved in tubs earlier, I painted the edges where I had left the gap, using a sponge to stipple it on.

11. I then powdered the edges with talc and moved onto using the grease paints. Like the ears I used a natural skin toned base all over. I then painted the spikes, mouth, eyebrows and eye area red again using a dark red/black to add definition and make the eyes look more sunken.

 I then moved onto the where the cut was at the side of the face. I used a black grease paint in the middle of the cut to make it look deep and red around the edges to make it look like a fresh cut. I added a bit of blood into it as well to help the effect.

12. With a very thin brush I then painted in the veins a purple/red and dabbed over them to make the veins appear more blended.

13. To add some definition and structure to the cheek bones I added a darker colour underneath with a blue and brown. Then I highlighted above the cheek with a paler skin tone.

 14. To set the grease paint I then powdered the face with talc and this took the shine away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To finish the look my model wore a top hat, monical, kane and long black coat. I was really excited about the finished look and very proud of it.

 

Here’s the a final picture and Thank you for following my blog.