It’s about time for A “Touch of Drama”

Welcome to my Brand! Whether you like to add a little drama or a Touch more, these videos are designed to help you get some basic information on how to use or apply products from my store

Created by Lori S Makeup & FX

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Hygiene & Sanitisation Tips

  • Keeping your tools hygienic is important, even if only doing FX on yourself. These tips work for Brushes, Black stipple sponge and orange stipple sponges

    1. Spray your brush tip with 99% IPA and clean on a paper towel to remove excess product.

    2. Spray the entire brush including handle with 70% IPA to kill any germs

    3. Always deep clean your brushes at least once a week using brush cleaner and silicone matt. Dry with brush tip hanging downwards so as to not impact the glue in the handle.

      # NOTE: if you use gel or liquid bloods you will need to deep clean your brush the same day

  • Pallettes:

    1. Always work from a clean palette, ensured its cleaned and sanitised

    2. Take a small amount of your product and place on a palette and ensure to close the lid of the creams to ensure no floating bacteria lands or you don’t dry out the product. At the end of use spray the palette with 70% IPA or “Oh So Clean” from 10-15cms aways, allow to dry before closing.

    Station:

    1. Clean and sanitise your area

    2. Place a clean towel or disposable down on the area to work from. Have a clean & Dirty Cup next to you

    3. Keep a bin close by to discard items as used

5 Tips for budding SPFX Make up artists

Love doing SFX Makeup..me too!! And you will find your specific niche too like I did. I found myself drawn to realistic medical wounds. Working in Makeup and FX I found that having something quick and easy to apply was important, like a Bruise Tattoo, direct mould to skin bondo piece or a Prosthetic, so I decide to create my own. In doing so i’ve learnt many lessons both on set with application or in the studio designing, sculpting and applying. Sometimes the more time we have to create the more we strive to make it perfect and we get on a merry-go-round that’s hard to have perspective and no when to put the brush down and walk away.. Some elements of SFX do need perfection, but one thing I found is that with medical wounds if it looks so realistic to the physical eyes then on screen it will look Real. And then you can add more drama depending on the Director or the PD. So if your interested here’s 5 tips from what I’ve learnt..

    • Always work from a real life reference image

    • How deep is it? how long, wide, how old?

    • What would I need to achieve this look?

    • How long would it take and can I replicate it?

  • Research is important and as their ar many fake images or SFX images on the web, go to Medical sites even on instagram theres pages dedicated to real injuries.

    Work from a visual image. Try to not work from your brain's idea- this will lead you to work from a creative space rather than IRL. Examine the image and look at the colours, textures and skin tone and then adapt that to the cast/model

    1. Always patch test your cast/model. You don't want them getting sick for real!

    2. Make sure all your tools, palettes and products are clean and hygienic, especially your hands!

    3. Wash your hands in between cast. Health & Hygiene even apply when you're only working on yourself!

  • Always have your plan: Am I using a prosthetic first and colouring after? Do I need base colours first? Know your base colours for the skin and the wound, have them ready on a palette.

  • Nothing speaks fake than a muddy or oversaturated skin. So take time to examine the colours in their skin and see how many you can find?

    We all have red, Yellow & blue in our skin- which stands out the most.

    Start off with soft washes of colour, diffuse it and build up. Even if the request is for a Saturated look- no wound is just one hit of colour.