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I have a shoot tomorrow, and will need to cover her tattoos. I have in my kit already some of very heavy coverage Shiseido creams. But I was thinking that I should get a product specifically made for tattoo coverage. I was thinking about the Mehron Tattoo cover wheel, or maybe something from Ben Nye. Have any of you had any experience with these products? I should probably also tell you that the tattoos, while large, are all red. Think Masumi Max arm ink. Should I prime the area with a green primer as well? Thanks! Jan 13 08 10:14 pm Link yep! use green to cover ....mehron works on red! Jan 13 08 10:16 pm Link Ruby Leigh wrote: I love your ink. Jan 13 08 10:18 pm Link Colortration is amazing for tattoo-like coverage. I also use it on film shoots when I have an actor with a huge pimple/cyst or something. It literally like, sticks to the skin and covers so amazingly. http://colortration.com/ You can order samples off their website which will actually last you quite a while! Jan 13 08 11:26 pm Link Elizabeth Gerbino wrote: I tried googling it, and it appears nobody in Atlanta sells it. but I will send away for samples for the futer. great tip! Jan 13 08 11:39 pm Link dermablend works great-- its waterproof and doesn't rub off. Jan 14 08 01:14 am Link Ben Nye Concealer Palette is good value. I have seen a heavily tattooed guy's arm appear tattoo free with this. Angela Jan 14 08 07:07 am Link Jacknife Ruby wrote: Bingo ! Jan 14 08 07:09 am Link ward wrote: I wish they did a kit, so that I could have an array of colors, rather than the full-sizes... Jan 14 08 09:36 am Link I have used the Ben Nye tattoo cover and it works well. Make sure that you set and seal it also. Jan 14 08 09:39 am Link Definitely counter the red w/ green concealer (and if there are other colors in it, use their opposites as well. Bright orange concealer works wonders on inky blue black), set and then cover w/ a base match. For the best tattoo cover, make sure you apply the concealer "surgically" on JUST the areas that have ink. Otherwise you'll have a big unnatural looking blob of color. Jan 14 08 11:23 am Link Manually, the best way is to cover it with any good cream foundation (MUFE Pan Sticks are great) and then top it with an equally covering powder foundation (MAC Studio Fix). However, nothing really beats airbrush for this type of application, because you get the full-on coverage without the heavy product build-up. Use an alcohol-based product (obviously, I like our Inks) if longevity is a concern. Outside of true black tattoo ink, there's very little in the way of color correction that has to happen too. Just pick a color close to the skin in the surrounding areas and spray. Jan 14 08 11:58 am Link David Klasfeld wrote: I tend to use dermacolor (really quick, but not much longevity) or an alcohol-activated or based product. Jan 15 08 04:29 am Link my favorite product for covering tattoos is skin illustrators. you just stipple colors from the flesh tone pallet in layers. it blends in perfectly and because the color is stippled on it looks very natural, sometimes when you use concealers it looks like one flat color over the entire piece and doesn't have the dimension of real skin. i tackle covering tattoos the same way i tackle coloring in a prosthetic. if you build up the color in stippled layers it will blend away and just look like skin. Jan 15 08 06:07 am Link rachelrose wrote: Holy crow, that's genius! Jan 15 08 08:37 pm Link David Klasfeld wrote: Except... isn't it a no-no to use PAX on bare skin? Jan 15 08 10:56 pm Link Cynthia ORourke wrote: No, there is approved PAX now, has been for a couple years now- it's not all renegade style anymore where you are making it yourself with liquitex, prosaide and matte medium. Jan 16 08 02:16 pm Link thanks guys, for all your help. The photos turned out fine, but I felt like I could have done better. The model was a last-minute replacement for a difficult to cast part. But as far as experience with models go, she was a darling to work with. Such a professional, non-diva lady. My choices ended up being very limited. My local stage-makeup store did not have the Mehron in stock, and I had to use Ben Nye. I have not had a lot of experience in body cover-up, and her tattoos were quite large. My boyfriend has large arm ink, and I have recruited him as my guinea pig to practice technique. Once I have that down, I am definitely going to be investing in some new product. I think airbrush in the future. The model did tell me, though, about these makeup sheets. Much like temporary tattoos, you transfer them over from sheet to skin. She says she has a MUA friend in LA who told her about them, and they are used on the likes of Angelina Jolie to cover her. She promised to get back to me about them once she got more info. I think she said they were, like $8 apiece. Does anyone know what she may be talking about? She herself had never used them, and it was too late to have her friend ship them to us, since this shoot was sprung upon her last minute. I also want to say thank you for everyone's input. Jan 16 08 02:31 pm Link double post Jan 16 08 02:32 pm Link Jennifer Denise wrote: Interesting. Never heard of this but wonder if it's that same company that makes the press-on eyeshadow. Sounds like a good base coat option, but I'm thinking there's probably more to it - if it was a solid skin color, it would read sort of fake. If it's pre-stippled (so to speak) I imagine getting it to match the skin would be difficult too. But it does sound like it would take care of the coverage concerns and then you could airbrush over it. I say airbrush because I imagine any sort of manual application would 'peel' off the product, if they are similar in texture to tattoo transfers. Jan 16 08 04:14 pm Link Keromask! keromask! keromask! This is the best product to cover tattoos! Jan 16 08 06:28 pm Link if I have to cover mine, I use my ben nye concealer creme palette. it has a bunch of diff color creams in it and once I use a base for that, I use my mehron wheel to cover anything up, and then use my concealer...and seal it all with barrier spray. I have 7 tattoos, ranging from a huge pure black piece that expands all across my lower back to muti colored pieces..and my wheel and palette has covered them up for not only photos but when I also gotta meet the older members of my family. haha. Jan 16 08 06:34 pm Link You can mix the dermablend-- maybe buy one dark ,one light and just mix to shade? This product and using karo syrup as an adhesive were the best tips I got from showgirls! Jan 16 08 06:45 pm Link I have had great success with Mehron TattooCoverRing #505-T. But, each skin tone wedge in the wheel is not very big, so if you have to do a lot of models or full body coverage you may want to buy more than one. Jan 16 08 06:51 pm Link |
