Creating The Character - The Wound

• Coat both, the back of the wound, and the model's skin area that you are applying the wound to in pros-aide
• Wait for this to go clear (on both) before applying it
• When they have both gone clear, apply the wound to the skin as smoothly as possible 
• Using cotton buds, apply alcohol to the edges of the wound and try to blend it out as smoothly as possible

I found this difficult for a number of reasons... When applying the pros-aide the wound tends to fold over on itself and stick to itself, which is then quite difficult to flatten out again. I also found applying it to the skin quite difficult, because it was hard to apply it smoothly, and as a result my piece was quite wrinkled on the skin. Furthermore, where the model was turning her head and moving her neck (which is very natural, and I did not expect her to sit uncomfortably for a long period of time!), it created even more wrinkles. 

This is my piece before the paint job, the wound was no where near as smooth as I would have liked it to be, but I think this is down the placement of the wound, as well as my technical abilities. I feel that is it was on a smoother, slightly easier and more comfortable area (e.g. the arm/leg) it may have turned out slightly better. 

As you can see, my model decided to wear fake tan on the day (which I was not aware that she would be doing), which meant that the skin colour was not a good of a match as it should have been, and the alcohol actually took the fake tan off of the area around the neck, which meant it would be more difficult for me to colour match the whole area. 

• I applied foundation around the patchy area of the wound to try and even it out again
• I then used the alcohol-activated palette, and a paintbrush to splatter different tones of colour on the area and to try and create a close match 

I was quite happy with the colour that I created, and felt that I hid the patchiness as best I could. 

• I then applied spirit gum onto the edge of the piece of the glass that I was using, and into the gash in the wound
• I left this until it went tacky (so that it would allow it to stick and stay in place). Meanwhile, I figured out which way round the glass should be inserted, so that it fitted snuggly into the mould
• I then gently pushed the glass into the wound, keeping constant contact with my model, ensuring that it was not anywhere near touching her skin
• I then began applying fake blood around the edges, and forcing it to drip down

• I then used a paintbrush to flick more blood, so that it was not so 'clean', as realistically it would not have been
• I also used my finger to smudge some of the blood slightly, where my character would have panicked and gone to touch it