Deep Dive | A Cosplay Duet

Warning: Liquid latex won't come out of clothing. Some people might have an allergic reaction to it so put a little on your arm or leg. Then wait for it to dry and wear it a little before putting a lot on your skin. I've seen it cause mean rashes.

Materials: liquid latex, flat and angled brushes, character wheel (or brown, red, and black crèmes that will stick to latex), castor sealer, scissors

Spread a thin layer of liquid latex over the area you want the burn. Wait for it to dry and then repeat this one or two more times. The latex takes several minuets to dry and try not to poke at it when it's wet even though it's fun to. Make sure to keep the lid on the latex when you aren't using it since it dries really quickly and will begin to clump up in the bottle. You can also use a plastic knife edge or something similar to spread the latex over your arm to get a smoother spread.

Latex when dry.

Now with some burns the skin is all messed up so to get that effect, you'll want to stretch and pull the latex. To do this, pinch the latex near the middle (so the edges aren't pulled off) and pull up a little and release. This will give you the bubble that appears in the picture. You can also use this technique to create pockets where you put in stage blood or other things if you're wanting to increase the err...disgustingness of the burn.

Now pull the latex over itself and press it down (liquid latex adheres to itself. yay!) Now you can make the skin look as messed up as you want. Fun. Though be careful not to pull to much up around the edges otherwise it won't stick. Also to make it look more realistic, mess with the edges so there isn't a distinct line where the latex begins.

Take some really sharp scissors (be careful not to cut yourself) and make a small cut in the latex (in a straight line). Since the latex is stretched out it'll pull the cut into an oval shape.

If you want, you can cover the latex in castor sealer to keep the makeup from smudging and what not later on. Since I wasn't going to keep the burn on my arm for long, I didn't cover the latex in castor sealer.

Take the red from the character wheel and fill in the holes and wherever else you want it to be red. Then using the brown start from one side of the hole and apply a heavier layer there fading out to other side of the hole. Basically the brown is used to create a sense of depth and shadows within the burn.

Now use the black from the character wheel to create the singed/charred edges of skin.

Now shade and colour to your heart's content.

You can add stage blood to the wound to make it insane or the green and yellow from the character wheel for infection. The possibilities are, to be cliché, nearly endless. Remember that burns aren't perfectly symmetrical or have a certain shape. If they did, they'd look err look weird? Anyways it's always best to experiment and use reference pictures of real burns to improve. Have a wonderful day!

All cosplays and props belong to Dark and Ven of Deep Dive Cosplay, and the layout was designed by Dark. The original term "Deep Dive" belongs to Square. All original characters, character designs, and other concepts belong to their respectful owners.

	Warning: Liquid latex won't come out of clothing. Some people might have an allergic reaction to it so put a little on your arm or leg. Then wait for it to dry and wear it a little before putting a lot on your skin. I've seen it cause mean rashes.

	Materials: liquid latex, flat and angled brushes, character wheel (or brown, red, and black crèmes that will stick to latex), castor sealer, scissors

	Spread a thin layer of liquid latex over the area you want the burn. Wait for it to dry and then repeat this one or two more times. The latex takes several minuets to dry and try not to poke at it when it's wet even though it's fun to. Make sure to keep the lid on the latex when you aren't using it since it dries really quickly and will begin to clump up in the bottle. You can also use a plastic knife edge or something similar to spread the latex over your arm to get a smoother spread.

	Latex when dry.

	Now with some burns the skin is all messed up so to get that effect, you'll want to stretch and pull the latex. To do this, pinch the latex near the middle (so the edges aren't pulled off) and pull up a little and release. This will give you the bubble that appears in the picture. You can also use this technique to create pockets where you put in stage blood or other things if you're wanting to increase the err...disgustingness of the burn.

	Now pull the latex over itself and press it down (liquid latex adheres to itself. yay!) Now you can make the skin look as messed up as you want. Fun. Though be careful not to pull to much up around the edges otherwise it won't stick. Also to make it look more realistic, mess with the edges so there isn't a distinct line where the latex begins.

	Take some really sharp scissors (be careful not to cut yourself) and make a small cut in the latex (in a straight line). Since the latex is stretched out it'll pull the cut into an oval shape.

	If you want, you can cover the latex in castor sealer to keep the makeup from smudging and what not later on. Since I wasn't going to keep the burn on my arm for long, I didn't cover the latex in castor sealer. Take the red from the character wheel and fill in the holes and wherever else you want it to be red. Then using the brown start from one side of the hole and apply a heavier layer there fading out to other side of the hole. Basically the brown is used to create a sense of depth and shadows within the burn.

	Now use the black from the character wheel to create the singed/charred edges of skin.

	Now shade and colour to your heart's content.

	You can add stage blood to the wound to make it insane or the green and yellow from the character wheel for infection. The possibilities are, to be cliché, nearly endless. Remember that burns aren't perfectly symmetrical or have a certain shape. If they did, they'd look err look weird? Anyways it's always best to experiment and use reference pictures of real burns to improve. Have a wonderful day!