How to Theatrical Ageing Face and Hands

Equipment Need:

• Supracolour Palette
• Foundation Brush
• Illamasqua White Skin Base
• Kryolan Foundation Palette
• Stipple Sponge

Step By Step

1. Start by making sure your Models face is moisturized as this will ensure all the products that are going to be used blend well.
2. Apply a base to your model's face - chose a shade lighter than normal.
3. With your supra colour palette mix some colours to get a brown/grey colour
4. Ask your model to scrunch up their face s as this will help you to find wrinkles - use the supra colour mix in the wrinkles round the forehead, eyes, mouth, nose and cheeks.
5. Apply the supra colour with a fine eyeshadow brush as this will help with precision - use you fingers to blend any harsh lines.
6. With a the white supra colour underline the fake wrinkles as this will help to make them stand out even more. 
7. Use a disposable mascara wand dipped into a grey/white colour and use this over the eyebrows.
8. With a stipple sponge dip it into the red/pink supra colour and stipple this onto the cheeks - this will give the effect of broken veins on the cheeks.

Personal Analysis 

I think for my first time doing theatrical ageing it went good. However looking at the pictures I wish I'd blended some of the fake wrinkles out a little more as they look very harsh unrealistic. I'm going to keep practicing this as I'd like to try and make it look more real next time.

Theatrical Ageing Hands

Equipment Needed:

• Old age stipple
• Kryolan Foam Barrier
• Mixing Bowl
• Disposable sponge
• Hair Dryer

Step By Step

1. Apply a small amount of Kryolan Foam Barrier on to Models hand to protect the skin.
2. Pour the old age stipple into a mixing bowl - don't need a lot
3. Stretch the models hand and begin to stipple the old age stipple on the hand with a disposable sponge
4. Use a hair dryer (on the cool setting) to dry the old age stipple.
5. Keep applying more layers until the desired look.