Old Age Makeup - quick and easy!

[@XxGagxMehxX]

I think that this is a really good idea. Nice approach to an old age look without creating a bunch of thick lines. It also looks like it would read pretty nicely in a small space--which is almost always a challenge. Good job! :)

[@lily6481r4]

Thank you this was very helpful!

[@jemamccardell3230]

This technique is perfect for me, because I am 55, playing 70, so I already have the wrinkles. I just need them to look a little deeper.

[@xangel0usx]

How long did this take? I'm looking to do a similar project but not sure how much time is needed to set out.

[@MakeupbyTrish]

I need to try this for a client and wanted to order some, I have cinema secret already so I don't think i need to order one do you use anything darker to make the creases deeper? I saw Ben Nye has a kit and they that a little stipple sponge but I have no idea what that is for. Would love your direction.

[@makeupfirstschool]

@djcadanhar For longevity, we'd recommend waterproof liquid liner. Otherwise, try powder over cream.

[@ataagustien81]

hi ... I want to ask, to complete the old makeup is simple yet the results are good, can you explain it? complete. thx

[@makeupfirstschool]

You can use any cream (including Cinema Secrets or Ben Nye) to create more contrast between the light and dark. If there is a stipple sponge in a kit, it can be used to create the illusion of hair, broken blood vessels, clogged pores, large pores, or age spots (which can also be done freehand with a small brush.)

[@MakeupbyTrish]

so do you only put foundation in the creases of the face?

[@faizakamran829]

U may have just saved me from failing my drama exam ty

[@makeupfirstschool]

The stipple sponge is used to add texture; e.g., the illusion of beard/hair, pores, moles, etc.

[@makeupfirstschool]

@XxGagxMehxX thanks! The technique is great but the lighting in this video was a little too bright, so it's hard to see the "wrinkles"; but you are right-it's a great read for a small venue. It's also a great way to prep many faces if given only a short amount of time

[@makeupfirstschool]

@RainbowFireRage I agree-when the light is blasting on the model's face, it washes out the contrast of the foundations. We're keeping up the tutorial until we can redo it because viewers can, at least learn the technique. If you are doing many faces (for a haunted house, for example), this is a really fast way to age the characters)

[@makeupfirstschool]

Usually it is not necessary to apply foundation on the entire face, but there are no rules in makeup! If you would like, you can put foundation everywhere that matches the skin tone and then set with powder. Then, use a deeper foundation on the flat area where you want to "make" wrinkles" -set with powder- and add the highlight to the "creases"/"wrinkles" and set again with powder.

[@makeupfirstschool]

HD powder should be applied with a "wet" brush (either spritzed with a fine mist of water or ionized mineral water-or with the foundation brush that may have been used to apply the foundation. By so doing, you will avoid the "white" racoon affect with the flash camera. Thanks

[@89Thodoris]

is it bad if the foundation is liquid ?

[@sierrawestre]

Cool technique! Thank you

[@selenaloserface]

i really love this!

[@antoninahkamau2861]

awesome double thumbs up

[@PaulaStrand]

She looks shockin'!

[@makeupfirstschool]

Can you rephrase the question? I don't understand.

[@lillianmichaels1477]

SHE IS BEAUTIFUL

[@makeupfirstschool]

No-the entire face is typically covered. Dave is only demonstrating how to apply cream foundation to the areas that are typically the first to show wrinkles.

[@makeupfirstschool]

Unless the liquid foundation gives full coverage, you will not be able to do a quick and easy application using liquid. With liquid foundation, you will need to "paint" the highlight/contour to create the illusion of aging.

[@cafefresh123]

0:37 she has an epic beard!!

[@destinychew3392]

She dose not look old you can't really tell where her skin is wrinkled

[@jenniferwhitus9274]

She just looks pale

[@makeupfirstschool]

The light was so bright it is hard to see, but at least you can learn the technique from this tutorial.

[@makeupfirstschool]

"Know"?!

[@evamefun]

OOLd age??!! what this suppose to mean?

[@jpostproductions]

Dane cook is pretty good at makeup

[@lucapoti8116]

if we're talking about hygiene you should never put the sponge into the foundation. if that stuff is actually hers than its fine, but in case that is your equipment than dosen't matter that you have a clean hand or not.

[@L.Be_31]

you can always spray it down with some alcohol and wipe the top layer off

[@nataliepulido7827]

Wow that was hela fast

[@danielsarahwright9987]

she doesnt even look old :(

[@mightymouse5930]

.. no "oldface" ever had or ever will look real. We as the witness have to suspend disbelief every single time we see this.. be it film, stage, or even just dressing up for Halloween. You know how fake "blackface" looks (see Robert Downey Jr - Tropical Thunder), the same exact uncanny valley applies to "oldface". Making this practice taboo just like blackface should be taken seriously. Older women in industries that utilize oldface are already discriminated against, I'm sure you can name the exact same two older female actors that I can, because they're pretty much the only two. TWO. That's all the high level female actors we have, yet we teach it to be alright for younger women to TAKE roles for less money and shut out "has been" female actors. Average career of a male actor.. 40 years. For women.. only 16 years. You do the math. But yes you're completely correct, she doesn't even look old.

[@123magimoolight]

ummmmmmmmm... you tried but there is know difference

[@SusiMilne]

Why wouldn't you have an older woman as a model

[@jillglaser5862]

Sometimes you need to age younger people, sometimes for a school play, for example

[@valikaplayspiano]

Meh

[@mightymouse5930]

This ALWAYS looks fake and creepy. Old people don't use base makeup, so their skin is very transparent. Makeup always removes transparency and therefore realism. "Old Face" should be as taboo as blackface. It's always going to look like the uncanny valley. Stop it. Hire an old person and stop discriminating with ageism AND sexism. "Old Face" is done primarily on women for film and stage, because older men are hired but not older women. Old Face supports ageism and sexism in the film and stage industry. STOP IT!

[@andersledell8643]

Yes there is a problem with the industry, but if you need to make someone look older for a flash forward or are using your friends as actors for free, then hiring someone old isn't an option. I am looking at these videos for a cosplay. Should making myself look like an old guy (the witch king of angmar without his cloak) be taboo?

[@mightymouse5930]

Anders Ledell I think that is a rare instance where it's acceptable, but it's still obvious. The movie "Blow" is a great example of what you're talking about. Ray and Depp don't look like father and son no matter how talented the makeup artist. I use "Blow" as an example, however, because they didn't over compensate. The artists and directors obviously knew that using tons of makeup would be a bigger distraction than a little "suspension of disbelief" by the audience. I guess what I'm trying to say is that a little goes a long way when it comes to time travel. You're not going to convince people that the actual actor has aged, so why try so hard to be "convincing" on the first place. Still I agree that with flashbacks and forwards the practice is acceptable. If the stage is set for children or a particular age group like at a school play; this is also acceptable. Outside those small instances, "old face" is outdated and discriminatory. Thanks for the comment.

[@mightymouse5930]

Anders Ledell I do want to add, though, that if you need a "free actor" in your immediate network, why not have a parent or grandparent do the forward flash and perhaps a younger sibling for flash backs. The BEST time travel movies do this. Sometimes makeup and prosthetics are used to compliment features of the primary actor, but the point is that it doesn't have to be the same actor. Patric Stewart doesn't play both the young Xavier and the old. If he did, the film would be quite hokey and indeed almost all films that counter this phenomenon face negative reticule. In short, film makers should avoid jumping in time if it involves the use of makeup for age differences. It simply never looks legitimate and always draws more negative attention than it is worth for the effect. While this is an instance where it should NOT be considered taboo, it should still be considered sophomoric and amateur at the very least.

[@MetalFPSC]

It shouldn't be explicitly taboo, most things shouldn't. Do what best serves your movie or play. There are cases of good old-age makeup. If they would have hired James McAvoy first and then done a movie with older Xavier, it's possible that they would have aged him up, depending on the extent of the sequence. They tried to make Xavier look young by aging Patrick Stewart down in two of the movies and this has become very common for flashback sequences and whatnot, with CG getting better. Usually doesn't look good, but baby steps I suppose. '100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared' had some great old-age makeup effects, since it covered a large amount of time. The point is, do whatever works best, I don't see old-age makeup crossing such a moral line that it shouldn't be done, if that is indeed what your project calls for.

[@mightymouse5930]

Sakke Korpela Avoid "oldface" at all costs and shun films and plays that use it. It's time it ends. Enough excuses. Ageism is wrong. Period. Do what best serves humanity and stop acting like selfishness is morally justifiable. When you have exhausted every possible avenue to hire an appropriate aged person and are unsuccessful, then and only then use "old face". Just like with "black face", you should NEVER run out of appropriate actors for roles.