Basic cuts 

Cuts & grazes are probably one of my favorites. They are so simple but effective & great fun. They're quick to do to!

For cuts you will need Wax, congealed blood, liquid blood & a spatula.

Put a small amount of wax onto the spatula& place on the skin. Make a slice in the wax first fill with congealed blood then add the liquid.

Next is fingers! My cousins love this! Its great fun, easy to do & brilliant for halloween.

You will need Liquid latex, putty, cotton wool & liquid blood.

First off always take a skin test 24 hours before applying latex to assure no allergic reactions. If any reactions do occur consult your doctor asap.

Firstly coat a finger of your choice (I find the middle is the best) with latex. Dry with a hair dryer & once its dry powder with talcum powder. Repeat this process 7 times. Then peel of the latex slowly & carefully to get the finger replica.

Fill the latex finger with cotton wool & smear outside with blood.

Then use some putty that is about the size of a 10p and bending your middle finger add the putty to the knuckle. Using a spatula blend the putty into the skin and slash the middle and cover with blood. It's so effective and looks instantly real.

*Not for the faint hearted. Do not prank elderly grandparents ;)

Quick Intro :)

My name is Jools & I have to create a blog for my course Theatrical & Media Make up. I am now in my 2nd year doing Level 3 work. I love doing special effects & hope to work in L.A one day or with Film4 working on films, t.v dramas & so on. Hopefully this course will help me along the way. 

We learn how to make basic cuts, bruises, burns & fatalities & move on to aging for theatre & film, body painting, Theatre make up & much more.

First of all on my course we studied Basic burns using gelatin, liquid latex, grease paint, talcum powder, congealed blood & liquid blood.

For burns we had to research fire, 1st, 2nd & 3rd degree burns & their differences.

Here is my friend Lucy modeling some gelatin burns. We didn't have enough time to finish & photograph it properly.

To create a gelatin burn you need congealed blood, gelatin & grease paint.

First of all paint the desired place with red & yellow grease paint. Then place a bag of gelatin in a bowl & pour boiling water over the gelatin & leave for 3 minutes. Once the gelatin has melted some in the bag using a a spatula smooth the gelatin over the paint. This process has to be done quickly or the gelatin will dry fast & may create shapes that wont help the burn look realistic. When the gelatin has dried on the skin add more paint & congealed blood.

Here are some 3rd degree burns. 3rd degree burns basically cook the flesh.

2nd degree burns.

In the making :)

First paint the skin with red grease paint then using a sponge add a layer of liquid latex. Using a hair dryer dry the latex. Once dry use a blusher brush & dust with Talcum powder. Then add up to seven more layers of the latex repeating drying & powdering.

On the last layer when the latex is still wet, place tissue in lumps & bumps & continue to add latex. Once dry & powdered use a toothpick to pull apart the latex on some of the tissue lumps. In the open latex add Petroleum Jelly & congealed blood to add a blister effect.

I loved doing burns they were fun to do. Before applying latex you have to test the skin 24 hours before to asure no reactions. If a reaction or allergy does occur contact your doctor asap. these are great fun for halloween & keep my friends entertained for ages :)