How To Do Old Age Make-Up

1.With Sponge, apply Base over face and neck. Pat entire face with a sponge for a smooth, even texture

2. With Brown Shadow (Palette), block out age contours to nasal fold, cheek hollows, jowls at jaw-line, temple, nose and neck using a #7 Flat Brush. With Ultralite Highlight (Palette), block out highlight areas adjacent to shadows using a #7 Flat Brush.

3. With a #10 Flat Brush or Sponge, feather shadows away from the base of each contour area. Leave color deepest in the creases of wrinkles and shadows.Soften highlights downward to blended shadows.

4. Wrinkle forehead and apply Ultralite to high points. For crowsfeet, squint and apply Ultralite to lines at outer corners of eyes. With Dark Brown Pencil, apply thin "wrinkle" lines within highlights. Fine wrinkles may also be penciled in on either side of nose. Set makeup with Powder on a Puff:
5. Lips: Apply #7 Lipstick to lips; powder. Pucker lips tightly; apply Ultralite. With Plum Pencil etch wrinkles above upper lip downward into pucker creases. Etch wrinkles through puckers to area beneath lower lip.

6. With SS, lightly apply uneven texture to create liver spots, age spots and broken capillaries using colors from Old Age Stipple Wheel. For sallow effect, stipple Golden Yellow (Palette) over highlights and shadows.

Final Details: With toothbrush or sponge, lightly apply Grey or White Hair Color to hair and eyebrows. Add additional shadows and highlights as necessary. Powder if needed.

 

Application of Prosthetic Appliance

Step 1. Clean facial area where prosthetic will be placed.

Step 2. Position prosthetic to the face to trim any edges gently tear.

Step 3. Apply adhesive to skin where the prosthetic will be. With    large pieces cover a smaller area in the center.

Step 4. Position the prosthetic onto face. Cover remaining areas with adhesive and tack down edges of piece. 

Step 5. Allow adhesive to dry. 

Step 6. Apply liquid latex to the edges of the prosthetic to blend. Apply several coats allowing them to dry between.

Step 7. Brush loose powder over liquid latex and the prosthetic.

Step 8. Apply the base make-up color, preferably castor oil based. Blot the make up on gently with your make up sponge.

Step 9. Powder over the base coat. 

Step 10. Apply detailing with a fine brush, and shadowing with a sponge. 

Step 11. Powder over detailing. 

Step 12. Apply make-up to any facial are not covered by prosthetic.

Step 13. Apply any hair, eyebrows or beard with spirit gum. 

When you are done applying your make-up you can complete your character with a wig or hood. If at all possible use hair or fur from the wig or hood to make any facial hair that is needed. Remember, each individual will apply make-up slightly different. With a prosthetic there will only be one that you have created. After use, carefully remove the prosthetic with adhesive remover. Try not to rip the edges. Clean away loose latex on the edges of the prosthetic. Store in a ziplock bag in a cool, dry place. Do not place anything on top of the bag.