Barber

My third participant, Emma, kindly offered to help me practice another look using latex. At first I had plans for her to be Mediterranean-looking strongman, but this turned into an old fashioned barber with the use of a few costume props.  

Emma (woman)

Emma (man)

The latex chin and jaw was made very quickly using cotton wool. I think it would have been better with some putty and a bit of latex on the top to hold it in place. It came out looking pretty crusty - even being able to make it in advance would have been better I think. I would love to work with gelatine prosthetics as they can just melt into the skin and blend in more easily.

I stuck on the moustache and sideburns with spirit gum and used a fairly dark foundation to cover the face and prosthetics. I also thickened the eyebrows a little and gelled her hair down.

Pictures below show a stripped back version with a smaller moustache, then just without the fake jaw.

Thanks again to Emma for her help!

Corpse

The first rehearsal I will be attending for the music video takes place tomorrow. I have been asked to make someone up to look like a corpse. This is part of the story where Queen Victoria is in the throws of passion with a young gentleman, who kicks the bucket during the act (she then goes on to ban the country from having any kind of romantic contact and problems ensue...)

Alive...

...Not so much:

Took me a while to get the balance right, tried the whole 'crossed out eyes' look, but it was too gothy and wasn't as humorous as I thought it would be, only creepy.

Having my the eyes closed makes it more chilling, as it hides the fact that there is actually life in my eyes. Or at least signs of life.

Looking forward to trying this out on someone new, hopefully with some better lighting too!

Deebsella

I think this post generally speaks for itself. After having ideas of crossdressing men and ladies for an up-and-coming music video, I thought I'd try and see how feminine I could make Deebs look, Will just need to try it out the other way round sometime... as in making a lady look masculine.

The look involved a lot of contouring, particularly round the eyes and jawline, and emphasizing the eyes and lips whilst making the nose a bit more "petite".

I had to make him take the makeup off straight away as this one freaked us both out.

Latex vs Glatzan L for making bald caps

Just on the off-chance that anyone wanted to make their own bald cap, or was just curious, here is my comparison of using Latex as opposed to Glatzan L (a specialist product designed for making bald caps).

I will post up pictures of the new latex cap soon.

 Latex:

• A heck of a lot cheaper
• Peels off the head block so much easier.
• It's white when it's still wet as opposed to Glatzan L which is clear, making it easy to see when it's still wet.
• Takes less layers to make a sturdy bald cap (4-6 instead of around 7-8)
• More flexible once off the head block and so is harder to rip.

Glatzan L:

• Because it's more rigid, it doesn't spring back/shrink once taken off the head block.

It remains to be seen how the latex cap looks once applied, so I should maybe reserve complete judgement. Also most of the problems I had with Glatzan L involved the head block I use so that could have been a hindrance to its effectiveness. 

Nevertheless I definitely would recommend latex, especially for someone like me who's trying things out. It really is way cheaper and does a good job.