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Step 5Lose the shine
Use a sponge on the surface just before it sets completely. This will help dull the shine and create a skin texture effect. If you miss your window and it sets before you do this, simply mix a little more A & B, and stipple this over the surface. Speed up cure using a hairdryer on a warm setting.
Whilst I wait for it to cure properly, I add some bruise tones around the eye area to add to the effect.
I then used a little Skin Illustrator to tweak the colour of the Sculpt Gel to match the surrounding skin.
Whilst I wait for it to cure properly, I add some bruise tones around the eye area to add to the effect.
I then used a little Skin Illustrator to tweak the colour of the Sculpt Gel to match the surrounding skin.
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Skin Illustrator is a brand of alcohol activated makeup colours. There are several brands such as Reel Color and Sta Color which all use 99% isopropyl alcohol as the solvent. They are very durable colours which appear realistic on the skin and do not smudge when dry unlike oil based makeup.
They can be thinned to washes and applied with sponge, brush or airbrush in layers to create realistic skin colours, especially on appliances or materials such as Sculptgel, where translucency needs to be maintained.
There is a little about this and other types of makeup in an article I wrote which may be of interest to you:
http://www.learnprostheticmakeup.com/A_basic_makeup_effects_kit.pdf
-Stuart