Ageing the hands

Equipment:

- Latex sponge

- Hair dryer

- Barrier cream

- Kryolan Old Age Stipple

Consultation notes:

Same model as for theatrical ageing, no allergies.

Step-by-step:

1) First cover the area you are going to work on with a good barrier cream (we used hands).

2) Pour the Old Age Stipple into a bowl but don't pour out to much incase you don't use it, add more if necessary as you go along.

3) Stretch the skin taught and using a latex sponge apply the Old Age Stipple to the area using dabbing and feathering motions so you don't leave an obvious edge, this will make it much more realistic to the eye and under a HD camera.

4) Use a hair dryer to dry between layers on a cool setting, make sure to test the heat on your own skin first. Make sure it isn't on a strong setting as this can disturb the product you have carefully applied.

5) Make sure the product is dry and then you can build up layers until you are happy with the results using the steps above.

As you can see from the pictures below this has a really convincing ageing effect, it does not look like a hand that belongs to an 18 year old. I enjoyed using this product to age the skin and look forward to experimenting more with it in the future for different effects.