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 and some BTS videos.

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Created by Lori S Makeup & FX

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Applying Temporary Tattoos

  • Preparing for application

  • Applying Tattoos

  • Removing Tattoos

Bondo Moulds

  • Applying Mould Direct to skin

  • Safe removal

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5 Tips

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..

Tips:

  1. Know your wound. How deep is it? how long, wide, how old? What would I need to achieve this look? How long would it take?

  2. Research and have a visual image to go by. 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

  3. Health & Hygeince. Always patch test your cast/model. You don't want them getting sick for real! Make sure all your tools, palettes and products are clean and hygienic, especially your hands! wash your hands in between cast. Health & Hygiene even apply when you're only working on yourself!

  4. 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.

  5. Colours: nothing speaks fake than a muddy skin. So 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. Always start off with soft washes of colour, diffuse it and build up.