Special FX makeup

For our thriller, the group and i decided we wanted to have a scene where we see our protagonist cut her arm with a key, dashing in cuts to count the number of days she has been captive. I was given the task of doing the special fx makeup. Here is what it looked like...

And here is what i did to make them...

1. I took eyelash glue and made 13 long blobs along Becky's (playing our protagonist) along the inside of her arm.
2. I took the end of a makeup brush and blended out the edges of eath blob so it blended into the skin.
3. I waited for it to become semi dry and then using pair of tweezers, I cut through each blob to make it look like cut skin.
4. Then, when the glue was completely dry I covered it with foundation that matched Becky's skin tone so it looked more like her skin.
5. Next, taking red eyeshadow I brushed is roughly over each fake cut to make them look more sore and fresh.
6. I took deep red lipstick and using a small brush i filled in each cut with red lipstick to look like drying blood.
7. Finally i wanted to make some of the cuts nearer her elbow look older so I used a little black eyeshadow a roughly dotted some within the cuts, making them look scabby and old.

We wanted to portagonist to have the cuts not just to show how long she has been captive but also to show she is slowly losing her mind because she is self harming.

by Bethany smith