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^cosfrog was kind enough to indulge me during his Open House.
Let me explain.... ^quietchildae and I have been musing over a scarification makeup project for a while. I have some remarkable products that we both thought would do the trick. Come to happen that she came down for a visit this weekend and we carpooled with friends to the ^cosfrog Open House. I had called ahead asking.... so, you wanna do a scarification set? He said sure, but didn't quittttte know what we were up to. If you've met ^quietchildae, you know that she can aptly be described as a spitfire. She chose the kanji "resistance" for her heal scarification effect. The kanji was hand sculpted on the spot. To offset the kanji and it's texture, we went for a nod to the vintage with a sort of finger wave in the hair and classic makeup colors. I love how her red ear plug serves as a perfect bridge between the eras. Comments This is really beautiful and well done!
 -- "There is nothing of me that is alone and absolute except my mind, and we shall find that the mind has no existence by itself, it is only the glitter of the sun on the surface of the waters." D.H. Lawrence  Wow, this is very beautiful !
 I love both make-up's and the angle of the model!Is that gelatin that you used for the scarification, or..wax? Very well done, you're great! Thank you.
Neither gelatin or wax... it is a special effects workable silicone product. I love this silicone "putty". It moves better with the body and maintains a natural skin-like luminosity. It has no cure window, so I can shape and rework till I'm done or the photographer yells at me... -- Gallery Director - Traditional Art: Body Art Specializing in Fabrication and Outright Lies. Ohh, very interesting!
I've heard that silicone is great! I can't wait to try that product! It's fun that you can shape it all you want, haha. So it probably sticks well to the skin, but easily comes off right? Thank you so much for answering my question  you're so kind! I can see many new concepts come to light in your future with this material, and of course a grand lassie such as Megan is just the one for such a work.
-- =skydancer-stock - My stacks of stock My Profile at Model Mayhem [link] Skiesofchaos at LJ - [link] One Model Place Profile [link]  HEY, there was no yelling involved
 -- Glamour Photography Gallery Moderator Your DD sugestions, I needz em The Female Canvas Exposing Beauty Thank you, and yes... the artistic gears are absolutely turning!
-- Gallery Director - Traditional Art: Body Art Specializing in Fabrication and Outright Lies. But we DID learn your method for dealing with makeup artists and schedules!
VERY interesting math formula, in deed. -- Gallery Director - Traditional Art: Body Art Specializing in Fabrication and Outright Lies. Most SFX Silicone is a 2 part system with a very definite work window. I've had mixed success with these products.
This putty has an indefinite work window and can be endlessly worked and shaped - which is also it's downside. It can be tinted, sealed and painted. Expensive, but I'll always have some in my kit. -- Gallery Director - Traditional Art: Body Art Specializing in Fabrication and Outright Lies. |
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Critiques
When looking at the shot, it does have a 'vintage' feel, but again that is off just slightly. I can't quite nail what feel off... but it may be the lighting on the hair. It is lost in the background and the makeup doesn't quite make up for the vintage look. Perhaps if the model was wearing a backless dress (so the scar can be seen) that showed the more the colors of the era. Maybe a different hairdo would have worked (more the forhead ringlets?)
The problem with the lighting I have is the scar seems to fad a bit 'too' much on the sholder. Again it's a very small gripe. The left of the symbols is very solid, and has a nice defined shadow. The right of the symbols gives it a 'mushy' feeling.
The left sholder is also driving me mad. It ether needs more light to define it more or less to hide it compeltely. As I stare at the image, my eyes are inching towards the left sholder. Again very small issue.
Overall I like this picture. When considered againt the question "Would I hang this on my wall" the answer is "yes".
But the scarification... I am not sure if its the lighting but it seems too 'tubular', for lack of a better word. They seem to rise too far off the skin and appear applied opposed organic, giving it more of a hot glue look, especially on the smaller details.
Coloration is a issue as well. They blend in too much with the skin. Scars like that either tend to go white with age, or dark if they keloid. It had to be a delicate balance of making the scaring prominent enough to show but keep them realistic.
I suspect you didn't get the time to refine the look under the settings of a meet and greet. Still, is a solid start and god knows you aren't afraid to learn on site and get better every single time.
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