Creating fever

After briefly research illness and disease during the Victorian era we were shown how to create a fever like makeup look. I really enjoyed this lesson; I love the special effect side of makeup. I feel as if this lesson was very important as I can use these skills when creating my designs for

Sue's demo of fever
makeup

Miss Havisham.

To the right is a picture of the makeup look that Sue created while giving a demo. Below is a list of products that were used to create this makeup look:

• Black stipple sponge
• Glycerine
• Supracolour pallet
• Translucent powder
• Duo
• Stipple sponge

Here is a step by step of how I created my fever makeup look:

1. Use a blue/red colour from the Supracolour pallet and apply under the eye with a brush. You can then blend it with you finger into the eye socket. If you have difficultly blending the colour you can use a small amount of moisturiser on a brush to blend the colour.
2. You should use a brown shade of the Supracolour to enhance the bone structure of the face. I applied this like a contour of the cheek bones and blended it out slightly.
3. To begin adding a flush to the face, I mixed and then applied both the shades of red from the Supracolour pallet and dabbed it onto the cheeks. I also applied this to the forehead.
4. Ensure your models mouth is closed and apply some duo onto the lips and wait until dry. Once the duo is dry you can then tear the duo slightly to give the effect of dry, crusty lips. You can then use a small amount of colour to the lips so they look sore and then apply some translucent powder to make them look dry.
5. Once you are happy with the overall colour of the feverish face you can then apply glycerine with a stipple sponge to create a sweating effect.

My model before 

During the process

My hand of my mixing Supracolour on my hand

The finished fever effect makeup look

Glycerine can also be used to create the effect of tears but you should never apply it into the eyes. When creating a fever makeup look you should ensure that you work into the hairline, the makeup should look realistic. Before creating any illness makeup look you should always know what stage of the illness your character is in.