Foam Latex | makeup-exploration

Cream latex base
Foaming Agent
Curing Agent
Geling Agent
Pigment
Electric Whisk
Extractor
Oven

20% Foaming agent to latex.

14% Geling agent

An electric whisk is used to quickly whisk the components until you have the consistency you want. The longer you whisk, the less gel is required.

Injecting Foam Latex

-Gille Paillet

Foam Latex examples

Using foam latex:

more geling agent is required in hotter weather
store out of the cold, heat and UV light
once opened, latex has a 6 month life
you can ru foam latex in a silicone mould and a fast cast mould (non porus)

Applying and Colouring Foam Latex

Apply small amout of prosaide into center of the piece and print onto skin
Hairdry piece and skin
Sticking down, apply prosaide to unglued edges and allow to start to dry, then press down
use prosaide ariund edges of piece to smooth into skin
Using cabopatch, fill edges with spatula
repeat this and dry inbetween
Poweder over whole picece
then seal with a layer of stippled porsaide (helps give texture)

Colouring

Mixing IPA with Supra color gives a wash which creata a layer to build
use red colour for base as it isn't translucent like silicone
build up to finally match skin colour

Skin Illustrator will sit on the piece and highlight any lumps in glue, so this may be more suitable if flicked on
Airbrush is another technique

Watching this was useful to pick up on the injecting technique for foam latex, gelatine and silicone, in which I intend to use for my project.

To inject into the mould, the bolts are done up but slightly loosened and as it is injected, any overflow holes are blocked up. Once injected the bolts are tightened up and it is left to

Unfortuntately I was unable to apply this piece as it ripped and distorted. My model from which this mould was made was also unavailable for this to be applied.

I would like to develop my experience with foam latex in the future when possible. Although there are many risks of it not coming out successfully, I would still liek to try and create an appliance to apply, in order to properly experience working with foam latex, especially in the application and colouring process.

Here, I used cut outs from the flashing edge, adn attempted ot carve an appliance from theleft over foam I had. Although this was unsuccessful, it gave me an idea of what it's like to work with foam. I found that this paprticular piece was quite thick, so was quite difficult to disguise the edges. I used cabopatch to try and create a smoother transition from foam to skin, however when it came to painting over this, the thicker areas tended to squash down with slight pressure.

Scream Team, (n.d) Make-up Instructions. [online] Available at:http://www.screamteam.com/sg_userfiles/screamteaminstructions.pdf [Accessed 21 Feb 2015]

Application and Colouring Foam Latex

-Peter Tindall

These alternative methods would be interesting to try as I found that I struggled to use bond-o as the built up layers had a tendency to squash with anny applied pressure.

Layering liquid latex with a stipple sponge may also be a more discrete method as this gives a more textured finish to blend in with the skin texture.

These tips are useful for quickly recognising the best ways to work with the characteristics of foam.

Helps the transition of texture between foam appliance and the skin.

I found that powdering between layers of makeup helps to build substance and a stronger coverage.

I tried to apply the nose to myself but it was too big. However the edges were thin and didn't need much work to disguise them. I didn't pain it as it kept moving on my nose because the size was far of so I had no stabliity to work with.