Make Up Question: How to do a Harrison Ford chin scar?

[Hedjii72]

I am trying to piece together an Indiana Jones costume for Halloween, and was kind of playing with the idea of trying to do a chin scar like Harrison Ford has. (Not that I resemble Harry in the slightest, but...:lol )

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do an inexpensive but effective little chin scar?

 

[Darth Mule]

Oh yeah. This is super easy. There's a substance you can get in any good makeup store or online called Collodion http://www.fxwarehouse.info/collodion.shtml

You brush it on and it causes the sking to pucker inward, giving the appearance of a scar.

 

[Jumpin Jax]

Anyone got a good cap of the scar?

 

[AlpineDarthMaul]

Anyone got a good cap of the scar?

Harrison Fords scar is the stick out kind of scar not the sinking kind of scar. I wouldn't use colodian for this type. (tho for other scars, it's the best.)

I'd suggest a small amount of geletin for a scar like his....

 

[CessnaDriver]

I am trying to piece together an Indiana Jones costume for Halloween, and was kind of playing with the idea of trying to do a chin scar like Harrison Ford has. (Not that I resemble Harry in the slightest, but...:lol )

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do an inexpensive but effective little chin scar?

Whip?

 

[Bowelrock]

Whip?

:lol tht was funny:lol

 

[Zombie_61]

Harrison Fords scar is the stick out kind of scar not the sinking kind of scar. I wouldn't use colodian for this type. (tho for other scars, it's the best.)

I concur. Collodion (a.k.a. rigid collodion) is used for sunken or recessed scars; the scar on Ford's chin is raised. You can use gelatin as AlpineDarthMaul suggests, liquid latex, or derma wax (also known as "nose putty").

Just in case you need reference material, his scar can be seen quite clearly in this photo (too large to post):

http://www.fanphotosource.com/harri...known-photoshoot-02/harrison-ford-0069404.jpg

 

[Hedjii72]

Thanks for the ref. pic.

As for creating scars with the bullwhip, yes, I've tried. Problem is, I keep missing my chin and hitting the back of my neck!:lol

Does anyone have a source for where to buy geletin or liquid latex? How would you apply it? With a brush? And is that geletin, as in Jell-O? lol

 

[SgtFang]

Didn't he do that with a claw hammer when he was a carpenter?

I'd just go with morticians wax- roll it out, blend it in, and powder it up!

-Sarge

 

[Hedjii72]

According to Ford, he did it by crashing a car into a tree as a youngster.

Where do you buy mortician's wax?

 

[dropshipbob]

Morticians wax can be found in most any store like Target, Wal-Mart or Kmart.
It often comes in a little round container, it looks like vaseline with strands of cotton in it, and is often a redish color. I picked some up at Wal-Mart awhile ago and used it for scars as part of my costume. It's easy to work with, but a bit sticky/gooey.
I take it that's why Sarge mentioned putting powder on it.

 

[Hermes]

Mortician wax?! WTH is that? What a grisly name!

 

[SgtFang]

Mortician wax?! WTH is that? What a grisly name!

It's what morticians use to rebuild mangled up faces for open casket ceremonies, but the makeup community has used it for years also. It's a soft, sticky, semi-translucent wax that comes in a few basic flesh tones.

You just apply it to the skin, then blend it down with a min-trowel or any flat skinny thing you might have lying around. You can then color it w/ any basic greasepaint, and then powder it up to set the greasepaint, and knock off the stickyness and shine.

they sell it under a lot of names though and with Halloween coming up you should be able to find it at any decent Halloween shop. :thumbsup

-Sarge