Creating burns

Products & Equipment:

-        Gelglyk

-        Supra colour palette

-        Tissue

-        Spirit gum

-        Brush set & Disposables

Method:

1.      Burns vary in appearance according to how they came about
- fire burns will have a singed edge
- chemical burns often react in the shape of the reaction

2.      Consider how the burn happened and the shape, colour & texture it will be

3.      Gelglyk (gelatine) can be bought in the colours blood, scar, flesh & dark flesh

4.      Gelglyk doesn’t’ react with the skin, doesn’t require a barrier cream and can be removed with water

5.      It is long lasting and you can apply makeup over the top of it if wanted

6.      You can melt and mix supra colour into it to get a specific colour

7.      You can create various textures also, including mixing glitter into it

8.      To make your own medium, mix2/3 packets of gelatine with one part water

9.      Put gelatine pot in a plastic bowl with water

10.   Put it in the microwave for 20seconds, checking on it every few seconds after that

11.   Once applied to the skin, the edges can be melted down with a cotton bud and warm water

12.   If you’re creating a burn with latex, the edges can be melted down with acetone

13.   Dry gelatine on the skin with a cool hairdryer

14.   Use as a blood base

15.   Creating the burn
- take pieces of tissue, paint over with spirit gum, leaving some edges loose as flakes of skin
- lift areas with a pin to create depth
- colour with supra colours
- create blisters with flesh coloured gelatine  

NOTES:

·        Burns are shiny

·        Gelglyk is available from SCREENFACE or CHARLES FOX

·        Do not melt gelglyk with metal materials in a microwave

·        Remove spirit gum with spirit gum remover