Through my research of the difference between men and women's face I found that a main feature that alters the face from a man to woman is a heavier brow bone. Men normally have a heavier brow bone than women making their eyes look more sunk in. I will experiment creating this look with highlighting and shading but I wanted to try also creating a prosthetic brow piece. I sculpted a flat piece that was the size of a forehead that makes the brow bone slightly heavier and adds a slight crease above the eyes. I then cast it in silicone encapsulated in cap plastic.
I was very happy with how this turned out as I think it's a very subtle piece that will make a small difference to alter the face. The edge of the piece is mostly good apart from one small fold at the bottom but that can be torn close to the silicone as it's being glued above the eyes. I am very happy with the texture of this piece as I think it's subtle but skin like with the very fine pore detail.
This was the piece once it had been applied. Overall I was very happy with it as it is a subtle piece but I feel the small difference it made is effective. The was extremely happy with the edges and blending of the piece as they are barely noticeable, especially around the top of the forehead. I think it also did the job of making the brow bone look slightly heavier and further forwards although it could have been slightly bigger and still have looked natural. It made my eyes look deeper set which is another feature that men have different to women so this was an advantage of the piece. I would definitely consider using this in a female to male transformation makeup and if it were to be in a full makeup I would colour the piece with red tones to match the skin and lay eyebrows on over the top.
