Information on neck scar

Hello everyone!

So I was watching "Hang 'em High" for character research and got a costuming idea.

How would someone do neck scars that simulate a failed lynching(I was thinking more of the deep red line but am pretty flexible on the end result)?  Are there any good web pages that show something like that?

Don't know if anyone ever got back to you on this privately, but as my character Rose, I have a scar across my right eye that I use Mehron Rigid Collodion to make. Rigid collodion is a scarring makeup that you brush on in liquid form, and as it dries, it pulls together and wrinkles the skin around the area it was used on, thereby making a rather convincing scar.  Here's a link to Mehron's webpage describing it: www.mehron.com/Scarring_Liquid_p/204.htm

This is exactly what I was looking for.  Do you know if it is at all heat resistant?

In what way? The liquid is applied directly to the face, so I'm unsure how much heat you'd want to apply to it once its on your skin. It dries pretty fast, if you are thinking about using a hair dryer on light or some such to dry it faster.

I'm also unsure how well rigid collodion will work as a line around the neck (it takes to different parts of the skin better/worse than others), so you'd have to give it a try - it might take a decent amount of it to get a visible intentation. Definitely test it on a small patch of skin first - I did my face up in scars once for an NPC, and while it worked out great on the cheeks and around the eyes, I ended up with red marks on the forehead and some parts of my nose (where the skin is naturally tighter) for days.  Rigid Collodian tightens the skin to make it look like an indented line (or curve, or however you paint it on) - if you want scarring that bulges away from the skin, you will need to either find a latex prosthetic to apply each event, or, with some practice, you could mold it yourself using liquid latex, which also applies dirrectly to the skin.  Depending on what sort of collar you wear though, I imagine the liquid latex would rub off pretty fast, especially if it doesn't have time to dry completely.

When it comes to special effects scarring, I've found the smaller you go, the better.  The larger the scale you try to go on, the more skin you try to cover, and the greater chance you have of it looking too fake. But in the end if thats what you want, what you'll have to do is just try out a bunch of things, scour the internet for instructions (I bet youtube has ton of videos on application), and practice until it looks good.

As to the original question of whether this is appropriate, if no one has answered you privately, I'd suggest making sure your history has been submitted and approved, and the officer that approves it should be able to tell you if the scarring is okay. Just remember, once you start doing scarring, you will always have to do it.  There is no going back once you start, and that means applying it each and every time you play the character - no exceptions.

Good luck!

Hey James,

MaryBeth is the Atmosphere Officer.  

Just send her your history and she can advise you if it will fit.  Her ID is Casandra.

Thanks for the enthusiasm!