White Walker Prosthetic

 This is a creation I've been hovering around completing for ages, its something that one of my friends from work challenged me to do and since Game Of Thrones is one of my favourite shows, I couldn't resist. The White Walker.
 
Once again am creating this with what I have, am not rich and am still saving up for my SFX courses which will show me the more advanced techniques. Having said that this is the first time I've attempted a full face which was quiet cool.
 
So it all starts with my initial design drawing, which took me a far while to complete with all them wrinkles and lines. I focused more on my skills in highlighting and shading with this one for obvious reasons...
 

 

Next, I started the sculpting. I'll admit after seeing this in the photographs, he does look like an angry White Walker...that's my creative stamp on the character. After all I don't like coping straight from the character, its got to have my own element to it.

 

 

Now time for the messy stage...casting!!!

For this one I decided extra strength was needed so I put plenty of plaster bandages around the sculpture so that it wouldn't crack when I released it.

 

 

The above image is of the mould with the gelatine material inside...I thought it looked like one of those optical illusions...is the face coming forwards or going backwards???

Am a geek what can I say!

 

 

I decided that because the White Walker is so detailed in colours/shading that it would be easier to paint up the piece first and add final touches when it was on.

I used Mistair FX airbrush paints to colour to piece and I tried to keep the colour palette to similar colours; blue. white and black.

I think I'll be investing in a new airbrush gun as mine is a basic IWATA but I think I need an up grade to one able to apply more detailed work. But am happy with what I did do.

As usual the airbrush application is always my go to for quick and easy application of the base colours; I then went in closer with a fine paint brush to add more detail work.

 

I also applied the crepe hair work before I applied the piece.

 

And there you have it....the final piece.
Its turned out pretty good and am happy with the overall look, as normal I can see areas that need work and development but that's a good thing cause that how I develop.

 

What do you guys think?

 

 
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Also check out the video on there....Video of the application (click here)

Next blog will be covering the Makeup Artist Expo in London which I'll be going to next weekend...eeeeeekkkkkk am very excited!!!

Bye for now lovelies...

xRx

Goblin Character

This is a really late blog, I did this look a few weeks ago but I forgot to put up a blog about the creative process I used.

Keep in mind am still working my skills on this area and it is something that I want do a course on, especially in using different materials such as silicone or foam latex but I use what I have and try to make it work! I feel like my skills are progressing well since I last did a gelatine prosthetic and my sculpting skills are also getting better which is always a plus.

So I begin with the design idea which was original meant to follow the theme of an evil goblin style character with occult style carvings in the face as well as a bald head, this was primarily so I can practice my skills in applying a bald cap.

My design idea was basic and to be honest a little rushed, I did some of it whilst I was waiting for my students at college and some whilst I was in-between workshops. It could be better drawn I know but I got the idea in my head and was eager to run with it. Also there are a lot of other elements to it such as teeth, horns, fingers and costume that I wish I could add but I don't have the budget.#

The sculpting went pretty well, I decided to try and create a wall around the main piece just so I could try to get the thinnest lines around the piece which will make it easier to apply and blend.

Pretty happy with some of the sculpting elements however I think my ability to build up the brow shapes needs work. Back to the anatomy books I go!

 

Next stage is the casing of the piece, I used some plaster bandages to reinforce the mould and ensure that if the plaster cracks then I've got some strength to hold it together with the bandages.

Again am using gelatine just because am still saving my money up for the prosthetic courses on foam latex and silicone prosthetics. Until I can raise this money I got to work with what I have. I would love to create something from foam latex or silicone but that’s in my future and this is the now.

The scars are little mini prosthetic pieces that I created using plasticine to sculpt the scars and then I put a silicone putty around this to create a mould. The silicone mould worked very well and was pretty easy to create and use. I picked mine up from Make and Bake…who supply cake moulds or icing/chocolate mould. Once these moulds were created then I filled them with gelatine and placed a sheet of baking paper over the top to create a nice flat surface for the when I come to apply the piece.

So all the elements were there for me create my goblin creature. The first step was the bald cap. The best bald caps that I have used to date are Kryolan's, I love the easy in blending the edges away by melting them down using acetone, it's so quiet and easy and looks smooth. I find  bald caps hysterical and I'll admit that I was crying with laughter when I  had applied this…I do not look good bald!!

After this I applied the prosthetic pieces, starting with the biggest main pieces and then adding the small scar pieces. I coloured everything using my airbrush, using Mistair FX water based colours. It worked well and I think my shading abilities are developing and improving with each character creation. My main colours were white and black but I think I could of used some blue tones just to create more of a cold feeling to the character.

Overall I like what I did and its definitely an improvement from my last character creation which makes me happy.

In my next blog am going to cover the crepe hair day with my level 3 students, they did amazingly well and I want to share the creativity with you guys!

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Ciao for now my lovelies!

xRX

Playing with MakeUp....

Today's blog is going to be all about makeup, this past week I have been feeling very creative with my makeup and felt the need to add a little glamour to my teaching session, to inspire my lovely students to flex their creative skills and work outside the norm of their everyday makeup.

 

 

 

So my first look using +illamasqua's Fame and Pivot eye shadow as well as a mixture of +Sugarpill 's Acidberry. I also applied Illasmasqua's Obsidian on the outer corners of the eyes to add some depth. My eyebrows are done using Demon by Illamasqua and the lipstick is Maneater shaded using a deep purple lip liner (I used Barry M).

 

 

This one is my favourite look this week, its using the yummy Apocalips lipstick from Illamasqua shaded using a black eyeliner to add a nice pouty effect. Purple eyebrows are done using Inception eye shadow from Illamasqua. I love the purple and green effect.

 

 

 

 
 This look was using a my new Illamasqua lipstick ESP, I've been wanting this lipstick for ages!! And finally I have it! Yay! As you can see it is the most gorgeous purple colour and bonus points is that it lasted me alllll day! The colour works fabulously with Sugarpill's Buttercup cake and Poison Plum eye shadow.

 

In this look I was feeling the reds, it is a fierce colour after all. So my eyes are Demon by Illamasqua blended with Sex (don’t be rude it’s the name of their white eye shadow!) The lips are a blend of Mac's Diva and Film Noir; I'm feeling the two tone lips this months.

 So after playing with this amount of colour a girl needs a good cleanser that'll remove all without the need for rubbing! This is my new all in one product to quickly remove all. Its Garnier's Micellar Cleansing water for sensitive skin. The product removes makeup as well as cleanses without the need to rinse so its prefect for someone on the go! I have to admit I was slightly suspect with the claims the cleanser had but am pleasantly surprised, it removed all my makeup even Illamasqua's eyeliner which is very very hard to remove without rubbing (its one of the amazing things about the product!) The best thing was after my skin had a fresh, toned feeling that wasn't tight or had any residue left over. Perfect for after a long night partying! And the price is fabulous for the amount that you get. (It states that one 400ml lasts up to on average 200 cleanses.)

 

 

 

Fabulous week of creative and playing about with makeup, love creating bright, eye catching looks! For more image and up to data details check out my facebook page at:
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My next blog will cover my session with my media makeup level 3 students which focused on crepe hair application, yes its that time of year again where bearded beauties invade Blackburn College!

Also exciting news relating to my students and myself holding demonstrations at Blackburn's Market area as part of Blackburn's Open events….

 

xRx

Zombie Tramp: SFX demonstration

A few weeks ago I held a few demonstrations for Blackburn College, inviting my media makeup artist, beauty therapist and hairdressers to come and watch a little demonstration of what I do. It’s a chance for other students from other courses to get a taster of being a media makeup artist and it proved to be a successful week.

I held demonstrations for fashion and photographic using my headdress, see blog below and I also held a SFX demonstration which was specifically aimed at my level 2 media makeup students as a taster into what Level 3 students do. As everybody know SFX is my favourite area of media makeup and its eventually what I would like to go into full time; dream job would be working for an effects studio making monsters and creatures all day! So this session, I have to admit was one of my favour demonstrations of the week.

My theme was zombie tramps, last year I did zombies vs. tramps and this year its all about the evolution! Plus part of the unit in level3 is to create a believable tramp character so this demonstration just introduces them to some basic application techniques e.g. ageing, false hair applications, scraps, cuts etc.

I sculpted and casted the prosthetic piece and tried to challenge myself with creating a realistic skull. I’ll admit it does need some work on the shading and shaping of the bone structure but overall I didn’t think I did that badly. Once again the prosthetic piece was made from gelatine as I am still saving up for the prosthetics course which teach the foam latex and silicone prosthetics…..

The fabulous Leah was a fantastic model for me today and to keep the session interactive I let students come up and help me apply the makeup.

 

 

A lot of the products used were my favourite, used in previous looks such as Blood Mary’s Spray Blood, I still make a mess when applying this but it gives the most brilliant, realistic blood splatter, plus its quick and easy! The main colours of the piece were using Grimas casualty palette L which contains all the cream colours needed to colour a piece like this, I am saving up at the moment for the Skin Illustrator palette but am thinking that I’ll pick this up at one of the Make Up conventions this year and do a review on it for you guys.

I feel like the application was pretty successful in the time I had to apply it and I think the concept could do will a polish but it worked for the demonstration plus the students seemed to enjoy the session. Leah had great fun afterwards scaring passers-by in the beauty salons which was fairly amusing!

I do love my zombies, this was one was a little too clean, needed some darker colours I think.

Let me know what you think?

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 Next blog will be a makeup review with some looks…am feeling creative!