I Got Bitten! (Diseased Zombie Bite)

Hey guys after watching my YouTube feed fill up with tons of Halloween makeup looks, I saw a few variations on different types of zombies bites and I thought it would be really fun to create one of my own. Although I wish I'd done the bite further down as the anatomy isn't quite right with the bite being where it is, I'm still really happy with the result. Like the other looks featured on my blog, this would be perfect for Halloween (just remember a good adhesive and sealer will help it stay in place all night!). Hopefully you guys enjoy this look, and if so here's how I created it.

The Finished Look!

What You'll Need:

Mouldlife Sculpt Gel in Flesh

IPA (99.9%) Alcohol

Metal Palette/ Metal/Plastic Spatula

Skin Illustrator FX Palette

Skin Illustrator FX Palette

Bloodymarvellous Scratch Gel

Bloodymarvellous dark/light blood

Various Sponges

Step One:

Wipe the area you're going to apply the sculpt gel to with makeup remover to make sure the area is free of any dirt and oils that could effect the adhesiveness of the sculpt gel to your skin. Then mix equal amounts of part A,B and C of the sculpt gel mixture (add more of part C if you prefer a longer working time with the sculpt gel), by using a different spatula or tongue depressor for each part you take out, as cross contaminating the parts will make it so the part you contaminated will be unable to be used again. Once these have all been thoroughly mixed together, take half the mixture and apply it to the area your bite will be in a semi-circle shape, and use the sides of a spatula to blend it into the skin seamlessly. Be careful to make sure you have enough working time to get the piece looking how you want it to before it starts to cure. Then do the same on the other side, to create a bite shape outline. 

My sculpt gel started to cure before I could add the teeth marks, so I simply just mixed up a small batch of new sculpt gel and added it onto the current piece smoothing down the edges again. I did one side at a time so once all the edges have been blended on one side, take a spatula or stiff brush (make sure it's a brush that you don't care about, as the silicon will cure in it and you'll have to throw it away) that has a squared off end, and begin to push this down into the sculpt gel and then scrape away from the structure, wiping off any excess on a tissue. Repeat this on the other side until you're happy with the results. Also as this is curing tapping it with a sponge will help to reduce shine and add texture to it.

Step Two:

Next take a cup or beaker you dont care about and pour a small amount off the 99.9% alcohol into it, making sure you're in a well ventilated area. Then take several triangle sponges and pull random size pieces out of them. Then using the yellow from the skin illustrator FX palette, pour a small amount of alcohol into it and dip the sponge into the colour, making sure you only have a very lightly pigmented amount of colour on the sponge and randomly dab this around the bite. Repeat this step with the green, blue and bruise tone from the palette, concentrating the darker colours more central to the bite.

Step Four:

Then using blood tone from the skin illustrator FX palette, create a more opaque colour by using less alcohol than you used with the other colours on the arm, and paint this into the bite with a small paint brush. To build up intensity allow each layer to dry before adding another. Then take a mixture of bruise tone and black, using barely any alcohol, and apply this to the deepest parts of the teeth marks to help create depth.

Step Five: 

Using the wound filler gel in scratch from Bloodymarvellous, use this to lightly coat the whole bite.

With just the wound filler gel

Then taking the light blood from Bloodymarvellous use this to fill the bite, and then using a tissue randomly dab the colour all around the arm to create a spattered effect. Then use the dark blood to fill certain areas of the bite and lightly tissue this just around the bite.

Step Six:

To remove use a cotton pad soaked in PPI's Super Solv plus (sorry I forgot to photograph this) and wipe this over the arm, this will remove the colour, and then using another soaked cotton pad start brushing up the edges of the silicon and they will easily lift up and then carefully you can pull the whole silicon piece off. (Be warned if you are doing this on a hairy area, much more care will need to be taken with the removal as silicon sticks to the hairs and pulls at them. If this is the case use a cotton wool bud soaked in the Super Solv plus and gently work at unconnecting the hair from the appliance.) Then once the silicon appliance has been removed go over your arm with more Super Solve plus until all the colours, blood and any leftover silicon is gone. Then wash the area with soap and water and use a moisturizer if the area feels dry.

Once again guys I hope you had fun learning how to create this look, and have even more fun re-creating it. Thank you!

Becky ox

Stitched up Wrist!

Welcome to another Mehron Synwax creation, I thought I'd create something a little more gory this time! This would be perfect for something like Halloween (just make sure to use an adhesive and sealer as the wax is prone to slipping and sliding all over the place if not!) I hope you enjoy this looks guys and have fun recreating it :) .

The Finished Look!

What you'll need:

Mehron SynWax

Mehron Sprirt gum and Spirit gum remover

Vaseline

Random brushes, Plastic Spatula and
 BenNye Bruise Wheel

Bloodymarvellous Light and Thick
blood

Random Triangle Sponges

Step One:

First apply a thin layer of spirit gum to the place you are going to create the effect on. Then tap it lightly to help it become tacky. Then using a plastic or metal spatula scrape out some of the wax and take the wax making sure to coat your fingers lightly with Vaseline (and I mean lightly to much Vaseline will just create a horrible sticky mess which is a nightmare to work with!) and start to warm the wax in your fingers making sure to get rid of any lumps in the wax which will ruin the smoothness of it later. Once the lumps have been blended out with your fingers roll the wax into a sausage shape to the correct length and apply it to the tacky spirit gum (if the spirit gum has dried just apply a little more and allow to become tacky).



Step Two:

Then coating your spatula lightly with Vaseline start to blend the wax into the wrist trying to get the edges as thin as possible so they blend into the skin seamlessly. Keep blending and reapplying Vaseline to the spatula until you are happy with the final result.

Step Three:

Once you are happy with how the wax is blended, use end of the spatula to carefully create a slit in the middle of the wax, pull out the excess wax and start to smooth some of the rough edges of wax. Try to make sure the cut is a little jaggered. Now would also be a great time to apply a sealer if you plan on wearing this out as this will help keep the wax in place and will also help the Vaseline to not effect the staying power of the cream colours and blood later on. If you don't have a sealer, tissue off the excess Vaseline being careful not to ruin the wax structure. 

Step Four:

Then using a mixture of the dark blue and red/brown from the Ben Nye bruise wheel, use a thin brush to start painting this into the inside of the cut making sure to get in all the edges to create depth. Then applying the lighter red from the bruise wheel start to stipple and sponge this in and around the cut to create the effect the skin is irritated. Keep doing these steps until you are happy with the result. (At this point you can also colour match the wax to your skin colour before adding the other colours if it doesn't match already, I didn't bother as it matched pretty well to my sisters wrist.)

Step Five:

Then taking the dark blood from Bloodymarvellous apply this into the inside of the cut, and then using the light blood use this to fill the cut to create a dripping effect. This helps to create different textures as the thicker darker blood will stay in the side of the cut and the lighter blood will mover around more. To create a messier effect stipple the blood all around the cut in a random manner. You can stop here if you like the effect of the wrist not being 'stitched'.





Step Six:

Then using thick black thread cut it into little strips big enough for stitches. To apply these push each end on the thread very carefully into the wax and then recover with the wax to make it look like the thread is in the skin. Keep doing this until the whole wound is 'stitched'.

Step Seven:

I found that as I was applying the stitches the excess Vaseline was causing the cream colours and blood to spilt away from the Vaseline making the colour much lighter, this is why in an earlier step I mention using a sealer or to tissue off excess Vaseline as this will prevent this from happening. To correct this I just added more colour and blood. You can also use the sealer again now to seal the final colours and stitches in place for a longer wearing time.

Step Seven:

To remove just carefully use the spatula to scrape off the wax and stitches and then using a makeup remover, wipe off the blood and cream colours. Scrape off any leftover wax after this and then using the spirit gum remover on a cotton-wool bud swipe this over where you place the spirit gum making sure to remove it all and then wash with water.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you have fun recreating it!
Becky ox

Arm Laceration!

So the other day my Mehron SynWax arrived in the mail and I had to start playing with it straight away! It was relatively easy to use, a little sticky like most waxes but that was easily over come with some Vaseline. So here's the outcome of my first little play with the wax. I hope you guys enjoy!

The Finished Look

What you'll need: 

Mehron - Spirit Gum and Remover

Vaseline

Random Detailer Brushes/ Plastic spatula/
Ben Nye - Bruise Wheel

Mehron - SynWax

Bloodymarvellous - Thick and Light
Blood

Triangle Sponges

Bloodymarvellous - Siliglass

Bloodymarvellous - Siliglass

Step one: 

Apply a small strip of spirit gum on to the place you want the lasceration to be, remember to tap the spirit gum so it becomes sticky. Whilst the spirit gum is tacky, use your spatula to scoop out a small amount of wax. Then coating your finger tips lightly with vaseline take the wax and mold it into a sausage shape, making sure there are no lumps in the wax. Then place the sausage shape of wax onto the spirit gum and then light coat your spatula with Vaseline and while holding down the wax strip start to use the spatula to blend down the edges of the wax so it blend seamlessly into your real skin. Keep blending and reapplying Vaseline to the spatula or your fingers until you are happy with how the wax is blended.

I blended the wax a little more after this photo was taken.

 Next take the pointed end of the spatula and making sure to be careful, slice down the wax to create a wound shape and remove the inside wax until you're happy with the result.

Step Two:

Using the dark blue from the Ben Nye bruise wheel fill the inside of the cut and then taking the dark brown/red go over the blue to help create depth.

Then taking the lighter red from the bruise wheel, use this around the edges and top of the cut and then taking a sponge or using your fingers blend out the red so the skin looks angry and inflamed, be careful not to misshape the wax when doing this!

Then using the yellow from the wheel, very lightly using a sponge dab this around the skin to create a light bruising effect.

Step Three:

Next take the thick/dark blood and use this to fill the wound, and then taking a sponge stipple some of the blood around the wound.

Then taking the light blood fill the wound so it overflows a little and then using the same sponge as before stipple this blood around the wound until you're happy with the result.

Then take two small pieces of the siliglass and place these into the cut using your fingers or tweezers, and adjust accordingly.

Step Four: 

Removal! Like the previous tutorial this is really easy to remove. First remove the siliglass pieces and wipe them off with a makeup wipe so they can be used again. Next using another makeup wipe, wipe away the blood and cream colours. Then start to carefully scrape away the wax with the spatula, this may take a while! Then once the wax is removed use the spirit gum remover on a cotton wool bud and wipe away the spirit gum, making sure you get rid of all of it.


Thanks for reading guys, I hope you enjoyed the look and have fun recreating it!
Becky ox.