This time I talk to Nicole, 14, as she gets to work on us...
How did you first get into special effects make-up?
I started doing it last summer after I met a girl at my mum's friend's wedding who did it. We became friends on Facebook and I saw her special effects photos and thought, "Ooh, I could try that".
Some people would say it's a very gruesome hobby! What would you say to them?
It's fun! It's artistic! It's creative! I want to be a paramedic and it's made me much less squeamish. Before, whenever I saw something bloody and horrible, I would have gone, "Oh woh woh", but now I'm like, "Oh...okay". It's good being able to watch a film or programmes like Casualty and think, "Ooh, that's fake". You can spot things straight away. I'd love to do make-up for TV.
So how did you start?
So how did you start?
I just
got 99p fake blood and researched what I could make myself, like fake flesh out
of flour and water with a bit of vaseline. But the blood was BRIGHT red and it was difficult to blend
the edges of the flesh, so it looked a bit like having a dollop of cookie dough
on your skin!
But I did a cut and a bullet hole in my brother's cheek with that. Then I experimented with eye shadow, like browns and blues for wounds and bruises, and then I got this box for my birthday with face paints and latex and lots of sponges and brushes and that changed things quite a bit. *Look away now if you're squeamish!*
But I did a cut and a bullet hole in my brother's cheek with that. Then I experimented with eye shadow, like browns and blues for wounds and bruises, and then I got this box for my birthday with face paints and latex and lots of sponges and brushes and that changed things quite a bit. *Look away now if you're squeamish!*
It
takes time to work out what works and what doesn't and what colour combinations
look realistic. I struggled with the very first ones. Even now, it often goes
wrong. There's a lot of of
wiping bits away, doing it again, wiping it away, doing it again. It definitely
develops skills like perseverance and patience!
Where do you get your ideas?
I google
YouTube all the time for inspiration. Sometimes you see something and you
want to do it but you haven't got the right products, but you've got to be able
to improvise, find something that will get the same effect. And you have to be confident – it won't work if you think it won't work!
How long does it take?
Bruises
only take about two minutes. The longest I've ever spent doing something was three
hours but that was a full half a face. On myself!
How often do you do it?
It's
the thing I look forward to doing the most once I've got studying and stuff out the
way. It's quite often what I do in the evenings. I just sit there experimenting
on myself! I did my friend for Halloween – I did two bloody holes in her neck
– and I did my brother's girlfriend the other day.
So, you've finished doing us now. Can we see the
results...?
First, my daughter, who would only allow the merest hint of a bruise to be done on her...
Then me, with a right shiner...
First, my daughter, who would only allow the merest hint of a bruise to be done on her...
Then me, with a right shiner...
And finally, my daughter's friend...
If you like this (or hate it and want a much lighter and fluffier make-up project!), you might like Unbratting the Bratz: Give a doll a makeunder.
Oh Wow! She is so talented at such a young age. I see her involved in big films in the near future! How awesome! Well done!
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