Burns.

Products Used:

• Gelatine ( Can be coloured with supra colour, can add glitter, can go in hair because it can wash away with hot water.)
• Witch-hazel
• Kryolan Supra-colour palette
• Kryolan blush palette 
• Powder
• Fake blood
• Cleanser

Equipment:

• Spatula/palette knife
• Cotton buds
• Hairdryer
• Microwave (to melt gelatine)
• Stippling brushes, large and small.
• Hair pins.

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 the wound will be a 1st, 2nd or 3rd degree burn and look photographs of these for authentic research to make it easier to replicate.
• 1st degree = sunburn
• 2nd degree = boiling water or acid
• 3rd degree = fire damage
• Melt a small amount of gelatine in the microwave. Wait for it to cool before applying - test on own skin first to make sure it is not too hot for your client.
• Apply with a spatula/palette knife - use thin layers in order to create smooth edges, layer up as you like to create larger, thicker or blistered burns.
• Pull at gelatine, move it around and rip parts to create texture and what will look like open sores when look is complete.
• Use witch-hazel on a cotton bud to blend edges or the gelatine away to look more realistic. 
• 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 in order to feel and look more flesh-like.
• Stipple blush colours on to make surrounding area look sore and red.
• Use fake blood on hair pins to add small lesions, supra-colour, and any other products (e.g. pus) to make the area look burnt and sore.

I decided to create a second degree burn: 

G E L E T I N E   A P P L I C A T I O N.

D R I E D    G E L E T I N E.

 W I T C H   H A Z E L.

 P O W D E R.

 L I G H T    S U P R A  C O L O U R I N G.

 A D D I N G   D E T A I L  W I T H  D A R K E R  C O L O U R S.

 A D D I N G   F A K E   B L O O D.

 F I N A L   O U T C O M E.

I really enjoyed working with gelatine, it was a product i would've never thought to have worked with and I learnt a lot in this lesson. I think that my first try at completing a burn was very successful and i would not change much other than maybe blending out the edges slightly.