I started off by scraping up some wax (snazaroo) and rolling little pieces into sausage shapes. I then pressed it at one side and smoothed away from the middle of the wound.
It melted into my skin quickly and I found you can't rub it away successfully, instead you have to add more or slowly mold it. In fact I made a mess of it the first time I tried and had to clean off and start again.
During the first attempt I rubbed the wax outwards too for so it melted and got caught up in my hairs:
The second time things went a little smoother:
I tried to be more precise and get a cleaner line.
Next, I darkened the cut with black shadow, as suggested in a youtube video I saw, although I think black liquid liner or black stage paint works better as I ended up having to go back in with that later.
I also used a variety of shadows including brown, purple and yellow around the wound to suggest bruising and tenderness.
Then for the gory bit, I added a little fake blood inside the cut, as well as darkening it with black, green and a hint of yellow Kryolan grease paint. I stipple just a little green and yellow on the outside too to make it look a little infected.
If you feel you haven't been grossed out enough by this, here's a couple of blurry photos of me pinching the cut together and opening it out:
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