I have been waiting for today's practical for far too long, old age makeup! Special effects is where my passion lies so i have been keen to get started.
As always it's vital you begin with a cleanse, tone and moisturize so you have a clean base to work with.
Apply a foundation base to the same colour of the clients skin tone, don't powder as you will be using grease on top of this base
You can also pat a little foundation onto the lips to take out the colour and make them appear dry
Even when you are creating a look like this it's important to cover up any imperfections. If you were working on a film the makeup needs to look exactly the same each time it's created so it's best to just create your own spots, scars etc yourself
Now the fun part, making the skin look old! You will need to use a darker cream concealer like you would with contouring and apply it using a small brush into the lines of the face
Ask the client to raise the eyebrows and draw in the lines of the forehead, under the eyes, cheekbones, around the mouth
Draw it on quite harshly and blend it a little with your fingers, it needs to be quite noticeable as i found when photographing my look the lines didn't stand out due to the lighting
It's incredible how much older you can make a person look even just by doing these steps but to go a little bit further we were taught to use a wrinkle stipple to create wrinkles around the eyes
Using a makeup sponge get a generous amount of product and apply around the eyes, you can use a hairdryer to speed up the process as you need a couple of layers to get the best effect
Stretch the skin around the area while drying and when its feeling a little tacky pinch the skin together to create lines, repeat this process 2-3 times until you get the desired effect
Powder on top of the area and any other parts of the face that you want to look less shiny
The final stage is to make the eyebrows grey! We used Kryolan grey spray and brushed it through the eyebrows, you can also do this in the hair or use a wig if you prefer!
Overall i am pleased with the results but as i said it needs to be much darker to show up in photos! I also think i need a bit more practice with the wrinkle stipple as i struggled to get the technique!
No comments:
Post a Comment