MMS FaceOff 2-D Special Effects: Old-Age and Animals

It's MMS FaceOff Season 2 and we are well into the project! We had such success with our project last year we just had to do it again! This year we have an added bonus!

Jenette Noe, student teacher extraordinaire from the College of Idaho, has come with her own arsenal. While as an undergrad she took a very extensive stage makeup class. She has been teaching the students
 2-D makeup effects as I add the 3-D latex prosthetics to the mix.

The students began their first facial schematics by searching for old-age imagery on the internet.

We took photos of each student and they used their photo to outline their face onto tracing paper.These are examples of old-age facial schematics completed on the tracing paper. The students used color pencil to simulate stage-makeup.

Next we had the students get into partners while they practiced the old-age effect. We had them use acrylic paint (white, gray, and black) for this first exposure; it was available and much cheaper than our more expensive Ben Nye makeup. 

Next the students researched animals, prepared their facial schematics of their chosen animal and practiced applying paint/makeup to their own faces. They used a hand mirror for the application.

 

Stay tuned for the final 2-D animal looks and for the upcoming 3-D prosthetic phase.  Meanwhile, check out the weekly FaceOff series on the Syfy channel.