Plastic Bald Cap

Ideal for use on television or film.

Plastic bald cap. The edges can be blended with acetone or for the finest edges. A plastic head form used for making bald caps. You can see right through the cap and it s not even stretched over your head so imaging when its actually stretched on your head. Natural bald cap is a reusable flesh colored latex cap that stretches over your hair and around your ears to create a realistic look of complete baldness nary a follicle shows.

Bald caps are used in a variety of theatrical situations not least to make someone look bald. If you get good at intrinsic coloration with powder and the form is rough enough to leave a matte surface you can prepaint pax inside and use the natural translucency of the rubber to actually make a thin translucent stretchy cap ed french s bald cap the video details the process and i think he sells similar caps at. Applying a plastic cap is a skill required by the iatse make up artist union for membership and by most schools that teach bald caps for graduation or certification. Bald caps are easy to make and the materials aren t too difficult to assemble.

These plastic caps are made by kryolan. Cap plastic is essentially a soft plastic melted down into a solvent usually acetone as it is easily available and evaporates quickly. This bald cap is available in 2 sizes small and large. Used for motion picture as well as silicone lifecasting.

Apply spirit gum adhesive sold separately along the edges to make it stick tight and makeup along the hairline to blend the transition between the bald cap and. This is the small size glatzan bald cap and measures 54 cm or 21 25 inch circumference. The cap is as thin as a latex balloon. These caps can be used for baldness clowning masquerade uses as well as special effects monster makeups.

Application of the bald cap. Isopropyl alcohol can be used. They are also often used as the basis for other make up sfx effects and for headpieces or to cover up the hair when making face and head life casts. Graftobian offers bald caps in latex rubber or professional plastic styles.

Glatzan bald cap is placed onto the model and is cut to fit the head. This bald cap is extremely thin and flimsy and not usable. These caps are the standard cap used for years in the film and television industry to get that close up realistic bald head look.