‘Breaking down’ is the term used for creating the effects required when an artist is affected by environmental conditions in the story. It can be just making someone look hot and sweaty or showing that they have been in a dirty place. Again it is important that these effects look realistic.
The make-up artist needs to ask the following questions:
* How did the person get dirty?
* If a child has a dirty and rubs his or her face, where would the dirt be?
* If a person were perspiring, where would it show most?
* If someone were crying, how would the tears fall?
There are many products now made especially for TV and film- colored powders, colored gels, specially colored grease paints. There’s even tooth enamel that gives the appearance of rotting teeth.
It is surprising, though, what can be found in the kitchen cupboard that will do just as well as commercial products. Sometimes mixing your own colors and material produces more realistic effects than manufactured products. However, don’t get carried away. Vegetable soup is wonderful as fake vomit, but looks so awful the audience may end up feeling sick.
Although food products should be safe to use, if in doubt test the product on a sensitive area of skin such as behind the ears or on the inside of the wrist, and use a barrier cream.
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