Makeup Artistry - Jess Brown

Creating the prosthetics is arguably one of the more exciting steps in this entire process. After spending so long designing, sculpting and moulding, the actual piece can now be made ready to use. As with any mould, it is important to make sure it has been released. This could be using products like Eject-It spray, or even petroleum jelly. There needs to be a decent layer applied, to ensure the appliance doesn't get stuck and have a higher chance of tearing, but it doesn't need to be swimming in release agent. If too much is applied, it could mix with other products and affect how well the piece comes out. Once released, an encapsulator can be applied. If this is a two-part mould (snap mould), this encapsulator needs to be applied to both parts, as does the releasing agent. The encapsulator used is a thin, plastic/vinyl material, also known as Cap-plastic. This had been more commonly used to create bald caps, but in recent years, had become part of the prosthetic creating proce

Final Images for the Carnival brief. Figure 1 - Carnival Final Image (Brown, J. 2021) Figure 2 - Carnival Final Image (Brown, J. 2021) Figure 3 - Carnival Final Image (Brown, J. 2021) Figure 4 - Carnival Final Image (Brown, J. 2021) Figure 5 - Carnival Final Image (Brown, J. 2021) Figure 6 - Carnival Final Image (Brown, J. 2021) -Jess  Figures: Figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - Brown, J. (2021) York College.