Sweating, fever and tears

In our next SFX lesson, we focused on sweating and fevers. Sue showed us all the products we would be using and a range of images that we could look at. She explained to us the areas of the body we would be applying the product and achieving something that looked realistic. 

Health and safety
- Stipling sponges can be quite rough on the skin, therefore do not press down to hard otherwise you may hurt your client
- Make sure that when applying the glycerin for the sweat, that this does not fall into your clients eyes if you accidently apply to much. Asking them to shut their eyes may help just in case
- Before applying the tears ask your client if you are okay to do so. They may find it easier to apply this to themselves if they are cautious of you doing so


Fever
When someone has a fever they can often end up with a rash across their body. This will include the eyes, mouth, lips, neck and hands. 
Products - Moisturiser, alcohol, supra colour palette, stippling sponge, small brushes, latex, eyelash glue

- Using a stipling sponge apply a mixture of moisturiser/alcohol with the supra colour palette. Use reds, oranges and pinks. 
- Stiple the colour around the face focusing on the cheeks, forehead, chin and neck. 
- You can also apply the colour to the ears
- You are trying to achieve a blotchy look so ensure that you use a mixture of colours. It is often easier to blend the colours with your fingers
 - Using a small brush apply the colour to the eyes. Ensure this is placed all the way down to the lash line and under the eye. 
- It is important to keep building up the colour
- Also apply around and on the lips and ensure you use a range of colours
- You can add latex/eyelash glue to the lips to create a dry look which can be a result of dehydration. If this is the case add slight hints of blue/purple to the lips. 

Sweating
Having a fever is most likely going to cause you to sweat. This will be in areas such as your forehead, cheeks and above the lip. To intensify the sweating you can spray water on the hair. 
- Using glycerin to create the sweat, place this in the areas where you are more likely to sweat with a stippling sponge. 
- You can build up the amount depending on the intensity you desire. 

Tears
You can also create a watery eye or tears. This should be done at the last minute before they are placed in the camera.
- You can add glycerin to the tear duct of the eye to create a tear. Ensure it does fall into the persons eye. 
- To create a watery eye you can apply eye drops. Make sure you only use one set of eye drops on one person as you do not want to risk exchanging bacteria. 
- If needed, the client may apply the eye drops themselves if they do not want you to do it. 

Reflection
I thought creating this would be quite simple, however Sue made emphasis on not making it too theatrical. This was therefore at the back of my head when I was completing the look. When applying the colour I found using my fingers helped to blend a lot more. I tried to not place the colour in certain areas but across all the face and thought about areas where the colours would be darker. Next time I would try and build up the colour even more to create an even more realistic look. I found adding the glycerin as sweat really added to the whole effect. I really enjoyed completing this however it is not something relatable to my character.