It was surprisingly easy to create something gory looking with the use of liquid latex, toilet paper and a bit of makeup. However, the final result could have been better with some fake blood added, which I may try and learn to make myself in the future.
I first covered my arm in vaseline to help protect the hairs on my skin (I don't know if this actually worked as I managed to wax my arm whilst taking the wound off). Then I added a couple of layers of latex, drying until tacky in between. After that it was a case of building up layers using thin pieces of toilet paper and latex.
The picture above shows what I ended up with before the paint went on. I tried to go for an exposed inner-flesh kind of look, inspired by a tutorial I saw online - will try and find out which website that was.
Apologies again for the bad quality of the photograph, but here is an idea of what happened next. I used a mix of normal foundation and greaepaint for the base colour, then darkened with blue/black around the edges to suggest pooling of blood. I also added a bit of bruising and redness around the wound to make it look even sorer.
A lovely close up - the colour doesn't really show up here, and reveals the fact that I need to apply the latex more smoothly next time. However in this case, the bumps give it a bit of a "boil"-y look to it. I have a feeling next time the process will be more successful and more fun with the help of fake blood but for a first attempt I'm quite happy with the results the liquid latex produced.
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