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How to Make Hard Face Paint

When creating theater makeup or painting a face for a costume, multiple colors and textures add realism to scars, bruises, peeling, wounds and other embellishments. Hard face paint works well to add these effects, and you can make this type of face putty without even going to the store.

Things You'll Need

  • Crayons
  • Soup can
  • Throw away bowl
  • Plastic spoon
  • Petroleum jelly
  • Frying pan
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Instructions

    • 1

      Peel off the labels from the crayons and place the crayons in a clean, empty soup can.

    • 2

      Fill a pan with a 2 inches of water. Simmer on a burner at a medium heat. Place the tin can in the center of pan. Wait for the crayons to melt and remove the can from the pan with pot holders.

    • 3

      Pour the melted crayon into an old bowl or paper cup. Stir in a tablespoon of petroleum jelly for every two melted crayons. Allow the mixture to cool for up to 15 minutes. Once cool, stir again.

    • 4

      Scoop out the mixture with a plastic spoon into a container. Cover and allow it to harden into putty so it is ready for eventual application.

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