Cuts, Bruising and old Scars

Products you will need and could use:

• Wax - plasto or cinewax/moulding wax
• Latex
• Tuplast - creates old scarring
• Collidion 
• Bruise Palette - Old and New
• Wound Filler 
• Fake Blood
• Selaer 
• Old Age Stipple
• Pus
• Duo Glue 
• Spatulas
• Fixing Spray 
• Barrier Cream 
• Vaseline - for black eye
• Cotton Buds
• Sponges
• Mixing palette

1. Cover your model as latex can stain and damage clothing

2. Mould wax on back of hand to soften and warm the product.

3, Apply to desired area and blend edges to make it look like it's part of the body.

4. Make sure the edges are blended keeping a bit of height in the centre for your cut.

Cover wound with latex making sure the edges are blended well as when its dry you dont want the latex or wax to show on the skin as this will ruin the effect.

5. Dry latex with cool setting 

6. Use spatula to cut the centre to make the cut 

7. Fill the cut with wound filler, fake blood etc.

8. Add pus 

9. Use bruise wheel or supracolour palette to make the surrounding skin appear damaged.

Bruising 

1. Depending on what stage the bruise you are recreating is at you'll need to use the correct colours and the placing of the colours is very important. 

2. Use the bruise wheel very lightly as the colours are very strongly pigmented so using less is more as it makes it appear more realistic and you can build the colours. 

3. Vaseline can also be added to make the bruise appear new and sore.

Old Scars

1. Rub barrier cream onto the area 

2. Paint the area with collodion (remember that collodion is very strong so if near eyes or mouth be very cautious).

3. Bend the skin in the direction of the scar, hold and dry on cool setting of hair dryer. 

4. Build up the layers and dry again.

5. After a couple of layers the scar should appear.

6. You can also add some colour that would be suitable for old scarring.