SPECIALIST PRACTICE
DARKER SKIN TONES
I found it really difficult to find research and tutorials for painting prosthetics for darker skin tones. There is minimal information for building up various tones for darker skin and in fact found it was a case of me experimenting with the Dark skin illustrator pallete against my models skin. Whereas for caucasion skin there are plenty of tutorials such as the Tim Gore silicone painting tutorial which I have made notes on.
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Brick in the Yard - Matching Dark Skin Tones
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A brick in the yard combines pigment and flocking to give most realistic results. uses dark brown silicone pigment - don't use too much as it will look opaque. Start off with small amounts and add more if needed. Red flocking, brown flocking, tan flocking - general African American dark flesh tone. Use against your models skin to if you need to add more or less flock - back of the hand. Get a feel for your colour matching so that you dont waste material or time.
Nutty Professor - Rick Baker Behind the Scenes
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I was hoping to find some more information about how Baker went about colour matching Murphy - he gives advice which is similar for all skin tones - it is important to create a translucent effect by layering different tones. He doesn't discuss the colours that he used however he does discuss some other interesting points during the video:- cellulose and water were used within the suit to give it a wobbly effect- They also used silicone for the fat suit so that it would sag in the right places - I am surprised by this as it would be incredibly heavy.- They used a plastic bag to help slip the neck piece over his head without tearing - good tip- The behind the scenes shows good examples of how CGI and prosthetics work really well togetherI'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.