Practical- Dirt, Dirty Teeth

Health&Safety

• Carry out a consultation to make sure the model has no contra-indications and is not allergic to ant products.
• Make sure all products are displayed appropriately on the working area. 
• Make sure model's hair is tied up and is covered with a cape.
• Wash hands before and after. 
• Make sure to consult with the model whether they have had their teeth whitened before using the teeth enamel. 
• Also make sure to tell the model that the spirit remover should not be swallowed. 

List of Products and Tools 

• Moisturizer
• Cotton pads, Cotton buds, Couch Roll
• Spirit(remover)
• Fullers Earth
• Hair Drier
• Spatula's 
• Colored Krayolin Spay's
• Supra color/Aqua color
• Kryolan tooth enamel
• Spirit Remover

Dirty Teeth

• Firstly wipe the teeth that the enamel is to on, as this will get rid of any moisture on the teeth and help the enamel adhere better.

• Shake the bottle of the tooth enamel to make sure all the particles are mixed.

• Pour the chosen enamel on a palette and close the bottle as it dries up quickly.

• Using a baby bud apply the enamel on the desired teeth.

• Let this dry for a few seconds and tap it till its dry before the model closes her mouth.

• To remove the enamel, dip a baby bud in spirit and remove the enamel.

• Make sure to dab any excess spirit off the baby bud as it should not be swallowed by the model.

Dirtying Hands

• Make sure the model's clothing is protected. 
• Moisturise the hand that is to be dirtied.
• Mix the fullers earth powder with water until it forms a paste. 
• Using a brush or your hands apply the paste onto the model's hand. 
• Dry this using a warm hair drier, always checking that the heat does not get too hot and burn the model.
• Once the paste is dry it will turn into a lighter more of an off white colour, as seen in the middle picture below. 
• Once dried it can be coloured it using krayolan coloured hairsprays, aqua colours or supra colours.
• I used the dirt grey krayolan spay as seen on the picture on the right hand side. 

Evaluation
I found dirtying down the teeth a little difficult as I thought what I did, didn't look natural at all and it just looked like I have painted the teeth. I need to practice that a little more to perfect it so that it looks more natural and more like decayed teeth. I enjoyed learning these new skills and quite liked dirtying the hands. I found it interesting as I could use this not as dirtying but to create a character.