How to Make A Whisker Appliance/Prosthetic for Face Painting

[NativePrairieWolf]

Great video, very pleasant upbeat narration!

[athenagirl1000]

Just for curiosity's sake, applying the pad with spirit gum would work just as well, right?

[gryphern]

@athenagirl1000 Yep! Try making the edges of the pad super thin and you'll get a really realistic look.

[AscottW]

I wanna be a fox for holloween. But, I'm not painting my face. I'm only having ears and tail (I'm going more for an anthro-fox/furry than an actual fox.) So, I want to retain my human facial features. Except, I want whiskers similar to a fox. Those are more black than the clear you'd find in a fishing line. How would I go about making a black whisker pad to blend in with my skin tone (I'm white and will have lost my tan by holloween.)

[AscottW]

*A white pad supporting black whiskers. lolz, I re-read that and found that I made no sense.

[gryphern]

@AscottW You can get colored plastic fishing line, search for "Black Monofilament" and you'll get a bunch of results!

[AscottW]

@gryphern That was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you! If I apply a skin tone pigment and the black fishing line to your technique I should only have to minimally blend the pads into my face. Thanks again! And keep up the awesome work! ^_^

[YouthPilots]

@gryphern so if I have black whiskers, and I want the face to be skin tone (no face paint), can i just use the latex and not the cream makeup?

[gryphern]

@YouthPilots Yeah, and then you can put regular makeup over the whisker pad. If you use heavy cover-up or "pancake" makeup it will seamlessly hide the whisker pad on your face.

[NFLGiantsFan1996]

i look forward to watching your videos!! you ahve an awsome voice too! lol...."smile" "no" Why not" "...because im a..a bitter kitty" hahah <3 you guys!

[rachelgoesrawrr]

"why not? Cus im a bitter kitty..." haha, priceless <3

[VocaloidOsmont]

Hi Gryphern!

I have a question about this video.

I'm going to be Captain Jack Sparrow for Halloween, and I want to make my own beard. The store bought ones are either too expensive or look too fake. I was thinking about using your method to make the beard, but I'm not sure because it might be a little heavy. So I'm still a little stick. Do you have ideas you could give me?

[gryphern]

Crepe hair and skin adhesive will take you far. Crepe hair is sold in little braids or loose and fuzzy in baggies, and you put make-up glue on your face, then stick the hair bits on and it looks freakin' real. It's what is usually used for live theatre and musicals (and by gender-bending females who want the male facial hair look.) Just look up "crepe hair costume" and check out the links google gives you, then decide what glue and what brand of hair you wanna buy.

[VocaloidOsmont]

Thank so much for the help!

But this is only for temporary use, right?

What if I want something I can use multiple times?

[gryphern]

A couple ways. You can make one custom by gluing crepe to tulle, then using skin glue to hold the tulle backed-beard to your face (tulle is the stuff they make braid veils out of and is in layers to support skirts. Really cheap, looks like screen door mesh, except is super fine threads.) Or you can buy a pre-made crepe beard and reuse it. The pre-made beard will also be crepe adhered to tulle. Check "DisplayCostume" com for a good indicator of pricing in the US and what's around.

[VocaloidOsmont]

Thanks so much!

[TheJackShack]

You have a great voice.

[iLoveReviews]

lol hahaha great video

[nikicat3000]

thank you :)

[nikicat3000]

wherebouts do you buy your latex??xx

[gryphern]

I go to Halloween or costume stores. I also will buy it off the internet. I buy Ben Nye or Mehron brand, both are for theatrical makeup. Try using Google maps business search for "costumes" to find costume stores near your location.

[SlipknotArtist9091]

you coul buy it from a "Adult,Retailer store"

XD

[neonfoxincolour]

Ben doesn't look too happy.

[straikasx]

poor guy at the end lol xD

[Dmogs0]

I absolutely love it!

[vickiormindyb]

I was thinking of being a cat w/ whiskers, but I'm allergic to latex.

Guess I'll have to think of something else.

[gryphern]

Embed the whiskers in a thin pool of hot glue. Paint over the hot glue. And look for non-latex skin adhesives. I think spirit gum is latex free - check ingredients CAREFULLY. And if you're not super-allergic, do a little test dab on your wrist.

[wlofjaw]

lol hiss XD

[ilovesteve7]

i liked the guy at the end he was funny

[amethystducky]

Didn't know if you'd let them or anything, but someone on wonderhowto has jacked this video as their own.

[gryphern]

Thanks dude, I'll take a look. I love it when people embed or post my stuff, but I worry about someone else answering questions directed to me, like "So if I oven dry acrylic sheets, will they catch fire?" (YES) or "if I make pottery clay from dry mix, can the dust hurt me?" (YES)

[gryphern]

*checks it out* Yeah--is cool. They've got a link back to the main page and stuff. I've had a few folk pretending to BE me, which is ultra-weird.

[amethystducky]

I don't think anyone had commented, but lots had watched. They've stolen a lot of stuff from others on youtube aswell.

Also, the latex you used, does it stink as bad as the stuff I find? and if so does it fade after awhile or do you have to deal with it?

[gryphern]

The stink is the ammonia used to stabilize the latex. I've found it the least offensive in costuming laxtes, such as Mehron and Ben Nye brand.

[digupstuff]

Awesome! Your kitty has really nice eyes. ;)

[marbelazy]

bitter kitty nice and very helpful

[hascar38]

You rule! your tecneque is so easy and less expensive, and still looks great!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nagowteena]

hay this is cool!!! ^^

[gryphern]

Thanks, I'm getting a hang of this "youtube" thing. I think lots of starry-eyed visits to a professional costume shop as a kid wishing the expensive stuff was cheaper, learning how to sew really well and just messing around is how I figure stuff out. I like to take professional or store-bought concepts and make them out of cheap/improved materials. I came up with the whisker idea back in high school when I saw whiskers in a costume store that pinched into your nose like a bull ring!

[rlh68]

Nice video. Where do you get this kind of knowledge, you must have grown up around interesting people.

Fyi, video sounds loud and clear.