Creating Cuts

In my group's final piece, we want to able to convey elements of possession. One common convention are cuts. In possession films, cuts or bruises usually tend to appear on the possessed characters.

 



This is an image from "The Devil Inside". Cuts and bruises are denoted in this shot.

 

 

I used an eye shadow pallet, a black and red biro, a red felt tip, a pencil and a piece of paper.

 

I firstly created lines and crosses with a red biro. In some places, a red felt tip can be used to make the cuts look more wounded.

 

 

Secondly, I used a black biro to go over some of the red cuts. This made the cuts look more deep.

 

 

To create bruise effects, I firstly decided to shade on a piece of paper with a pencil. I then smudged my finer on the shaded region and smudged the colour on my arm.

  

 

 

Instead of using pencil, using eye liner can also be effective. I used a navy colour which would connote a bruise.

Evaluation

• Overall, the task worked quite well. However, I think these shots would appear better in naturalistic lighting, rather than artificial lighting. My above images have been taken using artificial lighting, making my skin tone appear differently than in real life.