Elouise Poole - Makeup Artist

  Ear Casting: Step 1: Clean the ears to remove any excess dirt then coat with Vaseline to prevent the alginate pulling out any of the small fine hairs. Use some more Vaseline to smooth down the baby hairs around the ears and use clingfilm to cover the rest of the hair and put a small ball of cotton into the ear to stop the alginate getting into the ear canal. Step 2: Cut the bottom of a cup to fit around the ear which will hold the alginate in place and place this over the ear. Step 3: Mix the alginate following the directions on the packet and pour it inside the cup onto the ear and allow to set. Step 4: Once the alginate is set, remove it from the ear but be careful to prevent the alginate breaking. Step 5: Place the alginate casts into another cup then mix the plaster of Paris following the instructions of the packet and pour this over the alginate sculptures and allow it to set. Step 6: Once the plaster has set remove it from the cup and remove the alginate to reve...

  First Attempt at Making Flat Moulds: Step 1: take a small ball of clay and press it onto your surface to create a small circle or rectangle and blend the edges into the surface, getting it as flush to the surface as possible. Step 2: create the main lines for example 2 edges for a cut or a circle for a bullet wound. Step 3: use smaller balls in the centre of the sculpture and blend them then use your tools to add texture, add as much clay as you need to get it to the required depth. Step 4: add texture to the outside of the clay using tin foil or a plastic bag to create the texture of skin. Step 5: build a barrier about an inch away from the sculpture to hold the alginate in place while curing. Step 6: pour the alginate or silicone over the clay to create the mould. Step 7: Pour the plaster onto the alginate and allow to set, this can then be used to create prosthetics.

  Flat Moulds: How are flat moulds made? Steps: (YouTube - Egg Head Fx, 2015) ·          Step 1: take a small ball of clay and press it onto your surface to create a small circle or rectangle and blend the edges into the surface, getting it as flush to the surface as possible. ·          Step 2: create the main lines for example 2 edges for a cut or a circle for a bullet wound. ·          Step 3: use smaller balls in the centre of the sculpture and blend them then use your tools to add texture, add as much clay as you need to get it to the required depth. ·          Step 4: add texture to the outside of the clay using tin foil or a plastic bag to create the texture of skin. ·          Step 5: build a barrier about an inch away from the sculpture to hold the alginate in place while ...

  Bald Cap Research: Applying bald caps: Steps (Graftobian, No Date): ·          Prep the hair by coming the hair as flat as possible away from the forehead, water can be used to make the hair flat and styling gel can be used if water is not enough to make the hair smooth. Very long hair should be pulled into a low ponytail which will come through the bottom of the bald cap and can be tucked into the back of your clothing. ·          Position the bald cap on the head, if the cap lays across the middle of the forehead it won’t need trimming but if it does need trimming, mark a line with a makeup pencil and trim, the cap will look more realistic if the edge follows a natural forehead wrinkle. ·          With a sharp pair of scissors trim the front of the bald cap, making sure the edge is still thin. Make a line just below the top of the ear to near the earlobe...

  The Comparison of Alcohol and Grease Paints on Wax:   Alcohol paints give a more subtle effect and they blended into the wax and skin, they were also easily layered and very buildable, this helped create a more realistic look overall. However, the grease paints sat on top of the wax rather than soaking into the wax and skin which means it’s harder to blend into the skin, this also means that the colours were a lot more opaque and trying to layer the product often just removes the paint from beneath it.   Alcohol and grease paints are similar in many ways, they’re both used in film and TV as they won’t be affected by water as easily as aqua paints which means it’ll last longer which is needed for long filming hours. They both don’t need touch-ups very often, alcohol paints will need touch-ups less than grease paints, they are both also applied very easily, and they can both give realistic looks. Both products are very versatile, and they can be used on lots of diff...

  Why is it important to learn to make your wax seamless?   Uses of wax: Wax can be used for wax modelling, Clemente Susini and Anna Morandi Manzolini were famous anatomical artists in the 1700s and they created wax sculptures which were used for educational purposes. Wax can also be used for different types of cuts in films and TV shows, casualty simulations and events such as the spooky walks for Halloween. Wax can also be used to change face shapes or the shape of facial features such as the nose. Seamless wax before painting: It’s important that wax is seamless before painting as the paint could cling to any visible edges which will make them more visible, also once there’s too much product on top of the wax it may need to be taken off and restarted as adjustments can’t be made to the wax. These problems could ruin the illusion you are trying to create which could then ruin the character or the scenario. When does wax need to be seamless: Wax will need to...

  Makeup Artist Study and Comparison   Jack P. Pierce: Jack Pierce had a variety of jobs before becoming a makeup artist, ranging from baseball to working in the “fledgling motion picture industry in the 1910s and 1920s, trying his hand at a variety of jobs from nickelodeon manager to stuntman to assistant cameraman” (imbd, No Date). He first got started in makeup after he drifted into acting and he started working at Vitagraph and the original Fox Studios in the 1920s, then he got a job at Universal where he became the head of department in 1928 and he worked on the last of the silent films made at the studio. One of Jacks earlier works, The Man Who Laughs (1928) was one of the main visual inspirations for The Joker in DCs Batman which was released in 1943 (American Cinematographer, 2019). Also, Jack Pierce’s version of Frankenstein is still being used today and is most used at Halloween for children’s Halloween costumes. Jack Pierce was the first credited special e...