Towards the start of our project, one of our seminars
involved a talk by Kate Benton the founder of PAM (Precious About Make-up) who
showed us many helpful tips in creating aging looks to allow us to expand upon
them for our looks for Miss Havisham.
I really enjoyed Kate’s talk, she gave a very clear insight
to the world and life of a professional makeup artist, showing us a small (but
very impressive) selection of her on-site makeup kit, leaning towards more
special effects and prosthesis in the world of makeup, something I am very
interested in personally.
She taught us many things, going into more detail to teach
us how to apply lace wigs and create a more aged look to a younger face. I took
notes on how to do these two things step by step so I can perhaps refer back to
them later in life when it becomes necessary.
APPLYING A WIG
1.
Glue front of hairline back using Gaf-Quat
(condensed hair spray) and pin back with wide spaced clips.
2.
Pull hairnet over hair from around neck, tucking
all hair in evening from the back.
3.
Pin front of hair net to the hair, sliding the
pins under the wide clips already in place.
4.
Slide wig over hairnet into place along the
hairline.
5.
Ask model to hold front of wig in place while
fitting the rest over the model’s head.
6.
Adjust till sitting right.
7.
Carefully use pins to hold in pace, making sure
they’re not visible through the hairs.
8.
If wig is too big, add pleats in the back to fit
head shape.
9.
Use spirit gum to stick lace front to forehead.
10.
When applying spirit gum, start in centre and
move down the sides to avoid creases, applying the spirit gum under the lace
and pressing it down on top.
11.
Use more pins to secure wig if necessary.
Unfortunately I do not own a lace wig to test this method
out personally, but can practice with the many wigs I currently own, though I
will be buying a lace front wig (not full lace) at some point in which I’m sure
this technique will prove just as useful.
OLD AGE STIPPLE
1.
Note: Old Age Stipple works better when warmer.
2.
Stretch skin and paint on very thin layer of the
stipple. (If applying around the eye, brush down and away.)
3.
Dry carefully whilst still holding stretched,
then powder the area before releasing so the stipple will not stick together.
4.
Layer up the stipple until satisfied; also apply
to as many areas until satisfied.
5.
In any hair become stuck, use tweezers to
unstick.
6.
Adding shading to the wrinkles will add more
depth and make the person look more aged.
Fortunately, I happened to own some old age stipple, to one
of the things I did soon after this seminar was to test out this technique on
myself to see how well I could achieve it.
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I think it is obvious I need to practice more with this
technique, I would much rather work on another person than myself, as I found
it very difficult to do so and think by using another model, I will be able to
oversee the process more appropriately. I really like this technique and will
definitely practice it more as I would really like to use it in creating my own
look for Miss Havisham.
Overall, I feel very motivated by this talk and have learn a
lot of new and exciting things from it, I think they will all come in very
useful when creating the character Miss Havisham, possibly Estella is a wig
were required for her. I hope in the future either Kate Benton will revisit and
teach us new things, or maybe another makeup artist with as many impressive skills.
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