Emma Freeman

Notes- fullers Earth video body painting: mud work & fullers Earth part 1
 

The body paint is applied (water colour).
-Make sure to get an even coverage on the skin.
-Let it dry before applying fullers Earth.
-When using the product without flour it is much more difficult, the material is not as strong and not as robust.
-It is better for stills work, especially close up beauty.
- for the mixture apply to dry paint on models arm. There are Different ways of applying it. She uses a fork.
-Painted on top of a different colour to see it underneath.
-Use a fork and stipple sponge to create various textures.
-Creating spikes with the fingers by lifting them up and pressing into the paint.
-A stipple sponge can be used to create an interesting texture. (Try to find different objects that could create textures)
-Beaten gold-gold leaf creates an interesting look and is often used in catwalk or fashion shoots.
-Fullers Earth with flour enables you to sculpt texture into your work. You can really score into the mud.
-Work quickly with the mixture. It's the gluten in the flour that makes it stretchy and sticks to the skin better than fullers Earth.
-you can use a loaded icing machine to create shapes.
-this type of mud work allows for a lot of texture.
-Wheat flour gives different textures.
-Use a fork to mix works better than a spoon to break up the materials.
-it should be like a thick mayonnaise consistency.
-Colour is darker when wet so keep this in mind when using different colours.