Air Brush Inks Spraying Around the Face - A double action airbrush is always recommended. The client always flinches at the first "blast" of air. So make it just that, a "blast" of air. Now the client will settle down because they know what to expect and you can disperse the ink. Always tell the client to hold their breath while you are spraying around their face and when they can no longer hold it to raise their hand and you will stop. Use the first stage of your airbrush to clear the air around the face so that they can breath clean air. Use caution not to press the second stage or the client will breath ink.
"WATER WORLD" presented many challenges. One of the major challenges was to come up with a make-up that would last on Dennis Hopper's "Smokers" in the ocean. Fred knew what to use and after showing the producers that this could be done, they gave him the green light to set up a laboratory on location to research, develop and manufacture REEL Body Art Inks specificically for this production. Every day we were able to 'tweak' the product on 75 stuntmen (our animal testing) until we achieved our goal and bring REEL Body Art Inks to perfection.
Dennis Hopper's make up was designed and created by Thomas Burman, (along with John Chambers, make-up artist on the original "Planet of the Apes") and rendered by Mr. Blau using REEL Creations Products.
The tattoo on Tina Majorino, "ENOLA", was created by REEL CREATIONS using the wet process (silk screening on to the skin).
