Hand-laid hair is difficult to match on a daily basis and takes considerably lon­ger to do than applying a lace piece. For that reason it is not often used in many screen productions. Hand-laid hair is still used fairly extensively in some cir- cles—theater and low budget shows—though it does appear to be lessening. It’s […]

There are really just two ways to apply hair to the face: by hand or by applying a knotted lace piece. Beards, moustaches, and eyebrows can easily be glued to the face as ready-made appliances but can be less comfortable than hand-laid hair sim­ply because the hair is knotted into a lace foun­dation that is […]

Okay, so your makeup requires a lace wig or, to be more exact, a lace-front wig. Your subject could have a full bald cap, full-head cowl, or a forehead extension that covers the head to about the midline of the head. How to you apply a lace or lace-front wig? If your subject is in […]

Before the wig can be placed on your subject, it is important to know where the center front of the wig is. ■ Standing behind your subject, place the center front of the wig onto the forehead just below the hairline. ■ Carefully set the wig down onto the head and gently shift it into […]

There are several steps to getting a head ready to wear a wig, including large elas­tic bands (called Alice bands in the U. K.), hairpins, combs (including a rattail comb), and a wig cap. FOR SHORT HAiR ■ Take a section of your subject’s own hair from the front center hairline and braid it backward […]

There are essentially six ways to attach hair— seven, actually; six of them do not involve a med­ical procedure: 1. To weave the hair on weaving silks to create a weft. 2. To knot the hair onto a lace net foundation. 3. To plant the hair into wax (I’ve never done this). 4. To punch-graft […]

Simple weft wigs come in different sizes and are relatively inexpensive, mass – produced wigs that are good for crowd scenes. These wigs use machine-made hair wefts that are either synthetic or real hair that has been acid-reduced (to facilitate styling). A synthetic wig cannot have its style changed, though a reduced hair wig can […]

If a wig has had any hand work done to it, or if it is completely hand-made, it is going to be more valuable than one without. In general. There are also some excellent machine-made wigs. If the foundation is hand-made, the hair knotted into it is most likely going to be human hair. Synthetic […]

There are several tools and materials that are essential for postiche boardwork if you are going to do any of the work yourself. ■ Drawing mats and drawing brushes. These two devices are designed to hold hair in place while you work to prevent wasting any hair by keeping it under control. When hair is […]