9. Light scaring

Wounds Made In Molds:

Firstly our lecturer Sue showed us the basic of how to apply the prosthetic piece and filling the wound in. Sue showed us all the steps and equipment to use to create the look, the prosthetic piece she used was a round wound which could be a bullet wound.


Products:

• Clean mold
• Quick release (Petrolease) use for latex or silicone or can use Vaseline
• Pros aid- glue used to stick all prosthetic pieces, its more applicable 
• Pros aid is a contact adhesive, put glue on the prosthetic piece and put glue on the body, wait for product to go clear and then stick it down
• Pro-clean: cleansing oil to get it off
• Blend away gelatin edges with witch hazel
• Fixing spray 
• Sponges 
• Blood 
• Wound filler 
• Bruise wheel
• Foundation palette

Creating my own:

1. Firstly I chose what prosthetic piece I wanted to use; I chose the bullet wound and wanted to place it in the center of my partners head.
2. I then used cleanser and a cotton pad to clean my partners forehead before applying the prosthetic. Once area was clean I cut around the edges of the prosthetic to make it smaller.
3. Next I got a cotton bud and applied pros aid to the prosthetic with the cotton bud and then also to the skin. I then had to wait to for pros aid to go completely clear on the skin and then place the prosthetic on top. Making sure I press it down nice and firmly so it sticks to the skin.
4. Then using a bowl of witch hazel and a cotton bud start working around the edges of the wound so you start blending the edges away. This part takes the most time as you really have to start working around the edges so you blend it as much as you can. Make sure you keep checking the wound in the mirror to see what it looks like from far away.
5. Next I used foundation to match the skin to the prosthetic so it completely blends together and then powdered it.
6. I then moved on to start filling in the hole of the wound, I used the red colour from the bruise wheel and filled the inside of the hole with red and the surrounding area. 
7. Next used a small amount of wound filler and used a cotton bud to fill the hole in. 
8. I then went back to the bruise wheel and created slight bruising around the area, using blue and red. I then used a liquid blood and filled the hole with the liquid blood and let it drip down the forehead slightly. 
9. I wanted to create a blood spray from the wound area so I used a very hard bristle paint brush and simply spray it around the area flicking the bristles with my fingers. 

close up to wound

Head shot of prosthetic

My work station

I really enjoyed creating this bullet wound I think playing around with different products and what sort of things we can create is really exciting. I enjoyed painting the wound and creating the bruising and filling it with blood and then seeing the end result. I found blending the edges of the gelitine mold the hardest part because it hard to get the edges smooth and flat to the skin so it looks realistic. However overall I'm very pleased with the outcome of my molded bullet wound I think it came out pretty well.


Health and Safety:

• Don't run in the studio
• be aware of your surroundings
• make sure client/partner is covered to protect clothing from products 
• Always wash hands before working on someone 
• Keep lids on products after use
• Keep work station tidy
• be careful with products near the eye