Practice of cut

My character features a cut on the forehead from the cause of his death. This will be the main aspect of my look and I will focus my full attention on this. This will be the hardest aspect to look the same twice. To ensure this, I will take a range of photographs and look at where I am creating the cut in relation to the rest of the face. The skin colour of my character will not be skin toned, therefore I will have to begin creating the cut first and then applying the white base afterwards. 

I first applied the wax to the skin and ensured that this was blended evenly to the skin. I kept looking back at my notes of when we created cuts in class to make sure I was using the correct techniques. I decided to practice the cut on my hand so I could easily see what I was doing and to perfect the correct techniques.

I first applied the wax to the skin and spread it as evenly as possible. It was then easier for me to build up all the product and create the thicker section that would be the cut. Where the cut was positioned I placed the wax in a line and then spread it outwards. I do not want a large cut, due to the main aspect of continuity, therefore I kept it very simple. My character will have pale skin therefore, when I had completed the basis of the cut and applied the latex, I cover the skin with the white skin base. I applied this lightly, because I do not want a bright white colour. I powdered this slightly to keep it in place. Over the top I then lightly added a mixture of red toned colours that I had mixed. Nearer the cut I made the colours darker and more precise to give the most realistic effect of a cut. I made sure these colours were blended with the original white colour. In the cut I added the woundfiller and the fake blood. I felt the cut needed to be darker, therefore I created a dark red colour and applied this on top and around the cut. 

Reflection
I was really happy with how this went and will use these techniques and colours for my assessment. When applying the wax again, I will try to make it as evenly spread as possible. When I added the white colour over the top, you could see the areas that had more product. This is not a big issue though, because the red colouring over the top makes this less visible. When completing the cut again, I will create certain colours and apply these after one another. This way I will be able to see if I need different tones of colour. I decided to add black to the cut and at first thought this was a bad idea, however when the cut was completed I felt that it worked quite well. My character will have black on the skin, therefore the two will connect. Looking back at the finished cut I feel that it needs more blood and splattered colours to make it even more realistic. I will create this by using a sponge. Overall, I am really happy with how my practice of the cut went. I am not confident that I can create my character profile in the time provided and to a standard that I am happy with.