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PROFESSIONAL MAKE-UP PROJECT

LAYING ON HAIR EXPERIMENTATION

TOOLS & MATERIALS:

- TELESIS 7 ADHESIVE

- MASTIX SPIRIT GUM

- PROSAIDE

- HAIR DRESSING SCISSORS

- YAK HAIR

- BALD CAP

PROCESS:

EVALUATION:

WHAT WENT WELL AND HOW DID I ACHIEVE THIS?

  • The mastix glue held the hair in place the best as no loose hairs detached and it was even strong enough the hold the hair sticking outwards. If I were to lay on hair I would use the mastix because it is the strongest and more durable.

  • The prosaide was the next most successful adhesive for laying on hair. The hairs attached well the bald cap, however some loose hair did come loose and the hairs drooped down slightly once releasing from my grip. Prosaide is probably better at glueing on smaller sections of hair, yet this would prolong glueing time.

 

WHAT DIDN'T GO WELL AND HOW DID I OVERCOME THIS/WHAT DO I NEED TO CONSIDER FOR NEXT TIME?

  • The telesis was unsuccessfull at adhering the yak hair to the bald cap. I found that as soon as I removed my grip from the yaks the majority of them either drooply significantly or instantly detached from the cap. As a result, this is not a suitable product for laying on hair and I would not reccommend using it in the future for this purpose.

 

SUITABILITY TO CONTEXT

  • If I were to add body to the hair I would use the spirit gum to for laying on hair. However, because I want my character to have fairly sparse hair I feel it would be better to punch the hair. Due to the film context of the film it would also be better to punch the hair as it will look more realistic.

HAIR PUNCHING TEST

TOOLS & MATERIALS:

​- HAIR PUNCHING NEEDLES

- KNOTTING HOOK HOLDER

- DREMEL

- SANDING PAPER

- YAK HAIR

- HAIRDRESSING SCISSORS

- SILICONE SAMPLES

PROCESS:

EVALUATION:

WHAT WENT WELL AND HOW DID I ACHIEVE THIS?

  • The dremel was fairly easy to use once I had been shown by one of the technicians how to operate it. It allowed me to control where I filed my needles. It was a quick and effective tool for creating hair punching needles.

  • I made several punching needles so that I had plenty of spares in case one become too blunt or snapped. This saved time worrying about sourcing a dremel if this were too happen.

  • On a whole, I grasped the hair punching process fairly quickly and noticed that I became quicker at it the more I practiced on the silicone swatch.

  • I found it useful to make a swatch of silicone to practice hair punching as it made more adapt more to the process and I was able to improve my precision and positioning with the needle to ensure I could accurately punch into my final cowl for assessment.

 

HAIR PUNCHING THE COWL

PROCESS:

EVALUATION:

WHAT WENT WELL AND HOW DID I ACHIEVE THIS?

  • The hairs on the cowl only took my 45 minutes to punch which I think is quick considering it was only my second attempt at hair punching.

  • I am happy with the positioning and placement of the hairs as they create a sparse appearance that blends nicely into the prosthetic without creating a harsh edge.

  • I used a combination of grey and white yak hair to create more depth and variation to the hair which made it appear more realistic. The coarsness of the yak hair also added density to the hair which made it appear thicker and required less hair. To also achieve this I closely punched the main body of hair and gradually got sparser towards the outer edge whilst incorporating more white hair which made it blend more naturally into the prosthetic.

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