I have to say, when I first knew moustache day was approaching I got very excited. I had to many moustaches I wanted to make:
But as the class progressed I realized that I if I was going to make one, it couldn't be a reproduction of someone else's fake moustache (Sorry, Matty, but I know you those aren't real). So! Let the research begin!
Sadly, in the end, it didn't even matter, because we were given a template and that was that. Oh well.
The very first thing that needed to be done was to make the moustache and eyebrow hair. No head of hair is just one colour, so, using two different colours,
I blended and blended, and blended some more until there appeared to be a bit of an even blend.
Then, on an acetate, with the template placed underneath, a thin layer of latex was spread all around the area of the eyebrows and moustache.
Next, wig lace was gently pressed over the latex and left to dry. After that, another layer of latex. Once dry, and working from the bottom up, the hair fabric was thinly pressed into a layer of latex at a time. One must be sure that the previous row of latex is dry before another is applied or the lower layer will never dry.
I let them dry for about two days, and then returned to apply them. Putting on a quick and rough looking old age makeup first,
This is by far, without a doubt, my favourite assignment in the class. Hands down. Thanks to this lesson, I have a pair of eyebrows and a moustache that can allow me to cos-play as a dwarf from Lord of the Rings, a god from Clash of the Titans, Plays With Squirrels from Boy Meets World, or the ogre from Time Bandits.
The very first thing that needed to be done was to make the moustache and eyebrow hair. No head of hair is just one colour, so, using two different colours,
Then, on an acetate, with the template placed underneath, a thin layer of latex was spread all around the area of the eyebrows and moustache.
Next, wig lace was gently pressed over the latex and left to dry. After that, another layer of latex. Once dry, and working from the bottom up, the hair fabric was thinly pressed into a layer of latex at a time. One must be sure that the previous row of latex is dry before another is applied or the lower layer will never dry.
I let them dry for about two days, and then returned to apply them. Putting on a quick and rough looking old age makeup first,
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| Side note, don't put makeup on the skin where the appliances will be applied. |
then, carefully cutting out the eyebrows and moustache without destroying any of the hair, the acetate should still be on the back.
This next part might be frustrating, but *very* carefully peel the acetate backing off of the latex and lace without destroying the edges of the appliances.
Now, placing a thin layer of latex on your own eyebrows and spirit gum on the back of the moustache, once tacky, the appliances can be placed on the face.
This is by far, without a doubt, my favourite assignment in the class. Hands down. Thanks to this lesson, I have a pair of eyebrows and a moustache that can allow me to cos-play as a dwarf from Lord of the Rings, a god from Clash of the Titans, Plays With Squirrels from Boy Meets World, or the ogre from Time Bandits.
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