Technical File: Burns

Products Used:

• Gelatine
• Supracolour Palette
• Illamasqua Translucent Powder
• Witch Hazel
• Fake Blood

During this session we focused on creating burns in the skin. We could chose between third degree, second degree and first degree burns. I decided to create a third degree burn, or the 'worst' burn.

I started by melting the Gelatine in the microwave for ten seconds, waiting for it to cool down slightly and then spreading it over the arm with a plastic spatula.It was quite difficult to blend the edges into the skin ans we used Witch Hazel to smooth the edges out. I used the spatula to make the burn look more 'messy' and then dried it with a hairdryer. 

After this I used a hair pin to create little tears in the wound and then padded the translucent powder over it. I then used a stippling brush to used the red shades from the Supracolour palette to cover the wound and around it. 

After this i used to red shades and a bit of yellow to fill the tears that I had created to make them look sore and possibly infected. I finished by applying some fake blood to theses areas as well.  

I was really pleased with the final look because I have never done make-up like this before and would definitely be interested in using it for one of my final looks.

Health and Safety

When using Gelatine we had to be very careful as it had to be melted in the microwave before being applied. We had to make sure that it had cooled down before being applied to avoid burning of the skin.