I also have to note that this collodion seems to be on the thin side (perhaps it would be best to step up gun cotton concentration to 2%…?) and while wiping off some minor fog on the plate I did hours later and doing it in my usual manner with a wet loose cotton ball I did put a tiny tear into the emulsion, something that again almost never happens to me. Looking to jump into the world of SFX makeup but not sure where to start? We’re going to break it down to the basics for you. From building a kit that contains the essentials to step-by-step directions on four SFX staples - scars, cuts, bruises, and burns - below we share the tools and techniques for creating amazing effects despite being new to the craft. Rigid Collodion tightens the skin when applied. As the solution drys, it shrinks, pulling the skin inward– thus creating a scarring effect. You will start to feel Rigid Collodion working on your skin almost instantaneously. Using Rigid Collodion For SFX Makeup and Cosplay Realistic SFX makeup looks require the right products. Regular beauty makeup just won’t cut it. You need to invest in the tools that will make it easy to bring your visions to life. The foundations of any good SFX kit generally include:

Burnishing is a technique where one rubs the plate with something soft, essentially flattening silver crystals and making the image have a very shiny metallic appearance in the areas where it’s done. There’s no way to fully show it (even videos fall short), but below are similar close-up images of the plate before and after burnishing. The full plate after burnishing is the first image you saw in this post. Note below that along with reflective quality burnishing also changes the tone of the image to a cooler steel grey. The more layers you apply, the more dramatic and deep your scar is going to look. When administrating Rigid Collodion, wait for the first layer to completely dry before applying the next. Rigid Collodion works best in less mobile areas such as the cheek, forehead, or nose. While you can opt to use this SFX product in areas such as the sides of the mouth (i.e. for a Joker cosplay), it won’t last as long and will start to peel as the day goes on. When you’re satisfied with your scar, I also advise coating the scar with a finishing powder to eliminate the shine. Rigid Collodion can give you lasting and impressive scarred looks, but we want to make sure those looks don’t become permanent. So for this SFX Basics, I’m going to tell you everything you need to know about Rigid Collodion so that you can incorporate SFX looks into your cosplays! All of this was done in a matter of minutes, and some of the steps in (red) safelight conditions, which meant that the photographer had to carry the chemicals and a portable darkroom with him wherever he went. After these steps the plate needed rinsing in fresh water. Finally, the plate was dried and varnished using a varnish made from sandarac, alcohol and lavender oil.

Cosmetic Ingredient Review (2013), "Safety Assessment of Nitrocellulose and Collodion as Used in Cosmetics" Load the plate holder into the camera, withdraw the dark slide and expose the plate (can range from less than a second to several minutes) So yeah, this collodion might be a little more fragile than I’m used to, but I think I can easily get used to that.

While in Paris, René Dagron became familiar with the collodion wet plate and collodion-albumen dry plate processes which he would later adapt to his microfilm and Stanhope production techniques. Using a brush, apply Mehron’s Mask Cover Makeup to help blend the color of the Synwax to match your skin tone. Pelouze announced to the French Academy of Sciences that Ménard and Domonte had discovered that cellulose nitrate could be dissolved in ether in: Pelouze (9 November 1846) "Observations sur la xyloïdine," Comptes rendus … , 23: 861–862. Many wart-remover preparations consist of acetic acid and salicylic acid in an acetone collodion base used in the treatment of warts by keratolysis.Ménard and Florès Domonte (1846) "Sur la pyroxyline" (On pyroxyline), Comptes rendus … , 23: 1187–1188. We like to use our 3-D Gel in Flesh color to create a raised burn. This product comes in solid form, so it needs to be warmed before use. You can heat the container in hot water until the gel is liquified or place the bottle directly in the microwave at 5 second intervals until ready to use. Use a small makeup brush to apply the muted shade in a stippling motion around the outer edges of the burn. Then buff out with a clean brush. Repeat steps 1 and 2 several times until you achieve the look you want. The more you apply, the deeper the scar appears.