WHAT WENT WELL AND HOW DID I ACHIEVE THIS?

• The hair was wrapped well and flat to the head to ensure the bald cap would fit on. It also set well under the heated hood dryer and did not drop out once the grips were removed.

• The bald cap fit snug around my models head and the edges dissolved well - however, this did not matter so much as it was not visible within my final make-up. What this did suggest, is that I created a successful bald cap template.

• The cowl and face prosthetics adhered well to head. I achieved this by using Telesis 7 which is a high quality glue.

• The face prosthetic fit well on the models face which meant that the lifecast which I sculpted onto was an accurate representation of my models face and head measurements.

• I happy with the colouring of all of the prosthetic including the cowl, face and fingers. I achieved this using a mottling techniques with the airbrush and a variation of purple, blue and red colouring. I am also happy that all of the pieces matched eachother in colouring, as well as the arms which I coloured on the day of the assessment. By getting the model to hold her arm up against her face and looking in the mirror allowed me to establish what colours needed adding so that it translated successfully as a whole make-up. 

• I feel the hairpunching was an effective technique for reflecting sparse, straggley hair. 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.

• Initially, I intended on blending the eyes as close to the eye as possible. However, there was a thick edge so I decided to cut away all of the inner eye to remove any thick edge. This worked successfully due to the formation of the sculpt which allowed me to stick the prosthetic around the eye without the need to blend anything. As wel as this, I successfully darkened around the eyes using a dark purple as I felt it was less harsh than using black.

• I made sure that the extraction fan was put on when using solvents such as, acetone, alcohol and airbrushing to ensure a safe working environment. I also made the model hold a towl over her face when dissolving the bald cap with acetone to prevent irritation and discomfort.

• I neck blended very well which I achieved by using alchohol to disolve the edge. Unfortunately, the neck was not visible on cameras so I was not able to fully showcase the effectiveness. This suggests the pieces was successfully encapsulated.

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

• The cowl did not inject fully during the injection process causing a gap at the bottom right side. This created a thick edge that could not blend. However, I tried to conceal this by matching the colour of the cowl onto the skin using airbrush colours. 

• Some of the edges of the PT flex fingers were visible although trying my hardest to stick them down with Telesis. If I were to do this again I would have made flat pieces to cover the edges of the fingers as you cannot blend the edges of PT flex. 

• I found it difficult to completely dissolve the edges of the mouth - particularly, the bottom edge. I did attempt to resolve this with Telesis and alcohol to dissolve the edge but this was to no avail. If I were to do this again, I would have made a batch of cabosil to fill the edge. This is likely to have been causes by not creating a flashing over the mouth, therefore a cutting edge was not created. Next time, I will ensure I mould all prosthetic pieces with flashing over the mouth.

• The seam was visible on the cowl. To overcome this, I should have cut the seam closer to cowl and then mixed a small batch of silicone to patch over the seam line. I could have then placed cllingfilm over the seam line and smoothed over a spatula to create a smooth, unnoticable surface.

• There was a small air bubble mark on the forehead where the cap plastic had stuck to the mould creating a bumpy surface. To prevent this, I should have the mould after each layer of encapsulating to ensure there was an even distribution of product.

• The edge of the facial prosthetic was visible across the top and right side. Again, I tried by best to conceal this with Telesis and alcohol to dissolve the egde. If I were to do this again I would have pre-mixed some cab-o-sil to smooth over the edge. I feel this may have been caused by not leaving a wide enough gap between the edge of the sculpt and the flashing which would have made it harder to dissolve.

• When removing the cowl there was an airbubble across the right hand side. Instead of wasting silicone and attempting to remould it - I simply mixed up a small batch of silicone and smoothed it into the gap. I then stippled over the silicone with a stipple sponge to create skin texture.

• Half way through the make-up application I remembered that my mirrors were not turned out. This was intentional as the harsh lighting was affecting the quality of the video that I was recording.