Izzy kindly volunteered to be my first ever bald cap model, perhaps not knowing what she was letting herself in for. After 2-3 hours and a lot of fake hair and latex, we both started to forget what she actually looked like under the makeup. Most of what I did was made up as I went along - the main goal was to apply the bald cap successfully so after that I was just experimenting.
Izzy on a normal Tuesday afternoon
Izzy last Tuesday afternoon.
The actual bald cap was a little small, or at least the wrong shape. I would make it thicker at the top next time to help hide the shadow of her hair underneath. As you can see at the sides the cap doesn't cover her hair properly - next time I will do my best to make the cap the right size but the head block is perhaps a little too small.
As you can see here I've padded spikiness of the kirby grips using cotton wool. I was hard to keep the cotton in place, plus there were some unpadded areas which didn't rip the bald cap. This type of latex is very transparent so having only certain parts padded shows up.
I need to be neater with the hair and make the cap much bigger to insure I can trim around the ear properly. You can see in the second photo I've only made-up the front and sides but left the back. I will try braiding the hair next time to make sure its all flattened down, which will allow me to glue it easier at the back.
There are also the lovely ginger sideburns next to a big rip on the bald cap over the temple. Using acetone on the forehead areas melted the edge of the bald cap making it blend in very well but I wasn't happy with the other edges overall.
In conclusion, this was a very enjoyable first attempt with a lot of room for improvement. I would like to get this right before I move on to prosthetics or wigs.
Many thanks to my lovely model, Izzy
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