Dude how did you do your tanaka bald cap? I can't figure out the right texture for his hair.
Hey! I want to give you a good response to this, so I’m going to make it a minor tutorial using Quill’s experience putting on the cap for the first time. I originally borrowed the bald cap from Quill in the first place, since he used it for Connie from SnK. We used a few different online tutorials, so I know that looking it up can probably yield you better results that this, but I hope this can at least help a little bit. 1) First, we gel down our hair as flat as we possibly can! We need to make sure that our hair is completely dry though before we put the bald cap on it (hence the blow dryer)
2) Then, we cut down the bald cap to better fit our heads! We outlined the trail of our hair line (with a little bit to spare for spirit gumming) with a marker, then cut slightly above it so that none of the marker was left visible on the cap afterward. Then came the fun part of actually spirit gumming it down. You need to spirit gum down the front of the bald cap first (be careful, because bald caps stick very quickly and will tear if you rip it—or worse, fold in on itself), then the back of the cap (along the back of your hairline), then the sides. **I’ve heard a few different things about how to apply the back, so here are a few warnings: If you tilt your head forward while applying the back, the bald cap will wrinkle a little bit in that area, but it’ll provide you with more room to move your neck around a little! If you tilt your head backwards when applying, it will be tighter and not wrinkle, which looks a lot better. However, a long day at con WILL make your neck stiff. Just a warning there!Once it’s all attached, we applied a thin layer of liquid latex over the seam of the cap, and blended the cap in with our natural skin tone.
3) Then came the fun part of actually stippling in the buzzed-hair effect! To do this, I used an alternating mix of Coal Ben Nye Cream and Light Gray Ben Nye Cream makeup, along with one of those really cheap stippling sponges from Party City! I did a thin layer of the lighter gray to get a solid undercoated color, then the dark gray on top of it a little lighter to make the “buzzed” look a little more pronounced.The only thing to keep in mind while doing this is hairline! I ended up marking out with the Ben Nye the hairline I needed, then filling in the rest from there. (Also, be sure to get a buddy to help you color in the back of your head properly!) Just make sure to try to keep your stippling light and do many layers of it. Completely coating it one color makes it look really weird, so trying to make it look “fuzzy” like T.V. static was what we went for! Also, since we used Ben Nye, we had to seal our makeup, which was totally worth it! Just keep in mind that powdered sealant will lighten your makeup slightly ;u;
I hope that helps a little bit! I know it took a long time getting to your answer, so I’ll just call that good and provide a couple of minorly-informative links at the bottom ;u;[Mehron Bald Cap Makeup Set][Watch some people put on a bald cap!][Link to the Lovely Quill]A few finishing notes: This is only how Quill and I, two first-time bald cap applicators—did this. I’m sure there are many other, very professional ways of going about this, so no guarantees that this will work for everyone!You will also have to wash (at least) the inside of the bald cap after each use to get rid of the latex, spirit glue, and hair gel. You don’t want it folding in on itself and ripping from stickiness! It means that, usually, you have to redo the stippling between wears (which is what happened to us) so be prepared for a bit of a time commitment as well! Don’t worry too much about how to clean it, since whatever bald cap you buy should come with spirit glue remover, and latex comes off with just water, usually!
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