Post by SeanHope on Aug 1, 2004 11:21:32 GMT -5
if you buy a latex piece and it comes with a small bottle of Spirit Gum. I would recomend throwing it away. If you are using a latex piece, my best advice would be to get a bottle of liquid Latex, this also helps with blending, and takes foundation a lot smoother.
some companies that make hair attachments with plastic mesh. Theatrical Spirit Gum seems to work best for these applications. the reason for this is because once you get latex in the hair part it's a pain to get it out. if the hair piece has a latex base, I would say a latex adhesive works better. For any prosthetic piece larger than a finger that is made of latex, ProsAide plain and simple.
If your actor is allergic to Latex the switch is simple, silicone with silicone as a glue. there is a silicone based prosaide.
for food product prosthetics, if you are not using latex - spirit gum tends to be the glue of choice though there are better choices. In some cases a bit of elmer's glue the night before tends to help the use of spirit gum or other adhesive you are using. If you are covering the item with latex, it's actually cost effective and better to use the latex as the adhesive as well - again this helps with blending edges and using cotton fibers tends to like latex over spirit gum as well.
Weather Conditions or scene conditions play a large factor in how the make-up should be applied. The main thing is time. How long is you actor going to be in the make-up? What tempertures are they going to be spending most of their time in? Most shoots make-up is applied fairly early depending on the how complex it is. The days shoot last until well after the second magic hour and there is always touch ups between shoots. usually starting at 5:00 am and ending at 9:30 at night. Of course this also depends on when the 2 magic hours are.
Water proof make-up, using a hairdryer to speed up the drying process, and using a fan to keep the actors face cool so they aren't sweeting off their make-up before they finish the shoot is very important. The main thing to keep in mind is if your actor is comfortable with the makeup the longer it will last, though that's not always an option. It's something to keep in mind when doing the makeup.
some companies that make hair attachments with plastic mesh. Theatrical Spirit Gum seems to work best for these applications. the reason for this is because once you get latex in the hair part it's a pain to get it out. if the hair piece has a latex base, I would say a latex adhesive works better. For any prosthetic piece larger than a finger that is made of latex, ProsAide plain and simple.
If your actor is allergic to Latex the switch is simple, silicone with silicone as a glue. there is a silicone based prosaide.
for food product prosthetics, if you are not using latex - spirit gum tends to be the glue of choice though there are better choices. In some cases a bit of elmer's glue the night before tends to help the use of spirit gum or other adhesive you are using. If you are covering the item with latex, it's actually cost effective and better to use the latex as the adhesive as well - again this helps with blending edges and using cotton fibers tends to like latex over spirit gum as well.
Weather Conditions or scene conditions play a large factor in how the make-up should be applied. The main thing is time. How long is you actor going to be in the make-up? What tempertures are they going to be spending most of their time in? Most shoots make-up is applied fairly early depending on the how complex it is. The days shoot last until well after the second magic hour and there is always touch ups between shoots. usually starting at 5:00 am and ending at 9:30 at night. Of course this also depends on when the 2 magic hours are.
Water proof make-up, using a hairdryer to speed up the drying process, and using a fan to keep the actors face cool so they aren't sweeting off their make-up before they finish the shoot is very important. The main thing to keep in mind is if your actor is comfortable with the makeup the longer it will last, though that's not always an option. It's something to keep in mind when doing the makeup.