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Bald Cap

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Today the students learnt how to apply a bald cap. Tutored by Renata Gilbert and modelled by the lovely Franziska, you can see from the photos below the various stages of application.

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First you need to ensure the models hair is very flat to their head. This can be accomplished by using plain old non perfumed soap!

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Next, you need to get the bald cap on to the models head and apply glue, drying with the hairdryer. Once dry the edges are dissolved.

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Applying the colour and getting the right skin tone match is where it starts to look real, even down to placing of freckles, moles, veins etc.

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Meet the Author
Tamsin Barbosa

Vice Principle

A well-respected makeup and hair artist specialising in film, Tamsin has over 30 years experience working on some of the biggest British and Hollywood releases in recent years.

tamsin.barbosa@iveracademy.co.uk

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