Technical File - Dirtying Down & Missing Teeth

Dirtying Down Hands/Skin

Products Used:

• Greasepaint - Red, yellow and black.

Method:

• If applying to hands, make sure to pull down the sleeve of clothing that is being worn to make sure that no clean skin is exposed during shot.
• Apply moisturiser to the area to ensure the colour rubs in well.
• Mix red, yellow and black greasepaint colours to achieve a muddy brown shade.
• Rub into knuckles (while they are bent, to get between creases) and around/under nails.

Health and Safety:

• Decant all product that will be used on to a palette to keep cleanliness.

Mud/Dirt on the Skin

Products Used:

• Fullers Earth
• Water
• Black Spray (for hair)

Method:

• Mix Fuller's Earth and water in a bowl to mix it into a paste (but can alternatively be used dry and directly for a different effect).
• Using a spatula, apply the mix over the skin.
• Dry the mix with a warm hairdryer, until it has turned white.
• Spray over the effect with a coloured spray.

Health and Safety:

• When using sprays, ensure that your client is warned prior so that they can stop themselves from breathing it in due to toxic fumes and the effect on breathing.

Blacking Out Teeth

Products Used:

• Kryolan Tooth Enamel (in Black)

Method:

• Shake product well before use to ensure it is a good and even consistency.
• Dry the tooth/teeth you will be applying on to using a cotton bud.
• Apply the tooth enamel by painting it on to the tooth using a cotton bud.
• To remove the product,  clean the tooth using Surgical Spirit with a cotton bud.

Health and Safety:

• Do not use the brush that comes with the product to apply on to someone as this is unhygienic.
• Do not apply on to people with braces.