Magwitch

Magwitch is a character in Great Expectations who acts as a father figure to Pip. We first get introduced to Magwitch in the Graveyard and forge. He does good to Pip and takes the blame for his theft in the story. He is a good and bad character. He is shown to be an intimidating big man who is a little scary. In the BBC series and film he has scars, cuts and mud all over him and his face. I love the clever prosthetics and makeup used on him which reminds me of burns and abrasions we've been learning in class. He is a prisoner who has got unlucky through his life. He wants to find happiness but finds himself in difficult situations. He is also an orphan alike Pip. He is first seen taking food and stealing by Pip. Pip is very intimidated and warey when he first meets Magwitch. 

 How to create Burns:

Products used:

Gelatine (3 different types)

Illamasqua translucent powder

Hairdryer

Spatula

Supracolour Palette

Vaseline/Glycerine 

Fake Blood

Using gelatine you can create different prosthetics including burns which we did in class today. You can buy this from Charles Fox/ASDA and Screen Face. ASDA's is a food gelatine which can still be used. Each have different methods of melting the product. For the block gelatine use scissors to cut of a cm thick piece this can then be placed into a dry bowl and put into the microwave at 15 seconds and then check and then another 5-10 seconds more. Gelack gelatine comes in a tube which you should put into the microwave in the tube and then put it in for 15 seconds and then take out and shake and then put in again for another 10-15 seconds, the more it has in it the longer it will take to melt and be ready to use. You can use this type as many times as you like reheating it where as the block you have to throw away once activated to heat. For the type from the supermarket you must read the package to check what to do but usually it will tell you to add hot water to the powder. There is no reactions with skin with gelatine, or it is very rare. 

You do not need any protector for this method at all, gelatine is very easily cleaned up and easily applied to the skin. Make sure to use a spatula and have the area of skin dry. Test the temperature with a spatula to your own arm and if its a warm but not too hot temperature use onto models skin and spread over the area you want to cover, you have to work very quickly for this. Make sure the edges aren't too thick. Use a hairdryer on a cool setting and dry the area, use a spatular to pat over the gelatine area to make it appear textured. Powder this with Illamasqua translucent powder with a powder puff. Then use your supra colour palette in red tones, purple, blue, black and brown to paint over the different lumps to create a 3D effect and to make it look more realistic. You can pat and rub in with your fingertips too. You can then use Vaseline/glycerine and fake blood over the top of the fake wound to make it look sore. 

Manipulate the area until you're happy with the effect. For newer burns you want to have it shiny, smooth with deep reds and blues. 

For an old burn you want it to look very matte and pitted its not as much of an intense colour when it gets older.

You also need to think about how the burn happened, was it a fire/chemical/heat burn? 

Look at photos of real burns to get an idea of how the burn should look to make it look even more realistic. Hold the area up to the mirror to get an idea of how it looks from far away. 

Make sure the caps on the bottles are tightly done up. 

Remove with warm water and soap.