Practical 3: burns

Products:

• Gelatine
• Witch-hazel
• Kryolan Supra-colour palette
• Kryolan blush palette 
• Powder
• Fake blood
• Cleanser

Equipment:

• Spatula/palette knife
• Cotton buds
• Hairdryer
• Microwave (to melt gelatine)

Health and safety:

• Test gelatine on self first to check it's not too hot
• Test hairdryer on self first to check it's not too hot
• Clean and tidy work space
• Cover client to protect clothes, etc.
• Can be peeled off or washed off with warm water

Technique: 

• Consider whether it's a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. burn you want to create.
• 1st = sunburn
• 2nd = boiling water or acid
• 3rd = visible flesh
• Melt gelatine in microwave. Wait for it to cool before applying - test on own skin first!
• Apply with a spatula/palette knife - use thin layers in order to create smooth edges, layer up as you like
• Pull at gelatine, move it around and rip parts to create texture
• Use witch-hazel on a cotton bud to blend edges 
• Dry with a cool hairdryer - not hot as it will melt the gelatine again. Gelatine will still be tacky!
• Dab on powder - don't rub - to set gelatine and make it blend with skin and feel more flesh-like
• Stipple blush colours on to make surrounding area look sore
• Use false blood, supra-colour, and any other products (e.g. pus) to make the area look burnt and sore

I started by lightly rubbing a red and black mix of supra-colour over the gelatine, creating this veiny effect which I quite liked:

Next I added false blood, making sure to keep the ripped/lower levels darker and shiny to look like deeper parts of the wound:

I then added more black and brown supra-colour to darken certain bits and add texture:

Finally I took some cleanser on a cotton bud to remove small sections and blend it all a bit, as if some flesh was showing through and some skin was less burnt then the rest, creating texture:

I really enjoyed this activity. The gelatine was a lot of fun to work with and I was pleased with my result, although it does not necessarily look very realistic. However I liked the thin, veiny effects I managed to create.