Practical Task - Fake Wounds

As we have decided that our film opening genre will be a slasher I have decided to practice creating a fake knife wound as this is one of the injuries that one of our characters will sustain.

I began by finding a Youtube tutorial on how to create a knife wound and used it as inspiration for my practical. This is the Youtube clip I used:

I began by collecting all the equipment I needed to create the stab wound. These were scissors, fake blood, scar wax, foundation, lipstick, eyeshadow, sponges and brushes.

Step 1:

To begin making the fake stab wound I started by using a small amount of scar wax and smoothing it out on the arm. I made sure that the wax was a flat to the skin as possible so it looked like it was part of the skin and had no obvious edges.

Step 2:

I then covered the scar wax in foundation using a sponge which matched the skin tone. This made the scar wax less obvious and ensured that the stab wound would look real.

Step 3:

I then made a cut in the scar wax using scissors to create the stab wound. I made sure it was straight and long to make the wound look serious.

Step 4:

I then used a red lipstick and brush to add lipstick into the cut I had made so that it looked like it was bleeding.

Step 5:

Next I used a sponge and added a dark red eyeshadow to the skin around the cut to make it look irritated and bruised, this also covered the remaining wax where the foundation hadn't gone on properly.

Step 6:

Next I added fake blood over the lipstick previously added using another brush to make the blood in the cut look darker and more lifelike and make the wound look like it was bleeding a lot.

Step 7:

Finally, I added more blood to the cut and made it drip down the arm to add effect and make the stab wound look more serious. 

Evaluation:

I think that this practical task was successful as I was able to create a realistic looking stab wound to the arm. I think that the use of the fake blood to make it look like it was dripping down the arm was successful as it made it look like a serious injury. I also think that the use of the scar wax was successful as it meant that I could create a cut in the skin that looked realistic.

However, I think that this could be improved by making the cut slightly smaller as I think it looks  too big to be a stab wound and looks more like a large cut. I also think I would improve the application of the foundation to make it look smoother on the skin and more realistic, but I was able to cover this up later during the rest of the steps when I added the eyeshadow and fake blood.