Wig wig wiggle...
A little while ago we had a guest into the uni, Seema Chopra! She is a well known wig specialist/stylist who has created wigs for adverts such as the puppet diet coke advert! She gave us tips on using fake hair, which I will go into detail more later.
In part of her visit she taught us how to prep and put the wigs onto people. The hair has to be done so it is as flat and close to the head as possible. To do this you section the hair into three parts, side's and top middle. To get all the hair from around the face tucked away you do a french plait, making sure its quite tight and close to the head. Clip the top middle section out of the way for now. Once both the plaits on each side have been completed (shown in the image above) you follow the plait round onto the opposite side of the head and clip it into the other french plait on the head.
To flatten the hair on the top middle part of the head you pull the hair into one long line and wrap it round in a circular motion to make a flat ball on top of the head. Pin the hair as you go to ensure maximum flatness.
Once the hair is flat you need a cap to cover the hair, here I used a circular hat with the material you use for tights. Ensuring you're coving every section of hair on the head you are then ready for wig application!
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I added a completely different coloured wig to the original colour hair my model had, the result was astonishing! As long as you make sure the wig is set on the head properly you can make any wig look real!
Seema Chopra also gave us helpful tips on the difference between Human and Acrylic hair pieces:
Human Hair:
-More natural
-Better for films and close ups!
-Can do heat styling
-Harder to structure
-Restricted on colour but can be dyed!
Acrylic Hair:
-Can create to be more striking
-Only steam heat style
-Easy to structure to any shape!
-Dye it ANY colour