How To Do Blood Makeup How To Do Special Effects Makeup

Oct is the all-time time of yr for a makeup artist, and also for faces that like to be painted. Whether it's enjoying the myriad of Instagram tutorials on ghoul and goblin faces, or preparing your favorite characters for immersive Halloween productions, this is the month theatrical makeup thrives.

Only, if you're new to the world of special effects, hither's the perfect introduction to DIY latex prosthetics that are so easy you can practice them at home. Yes, these are bully for Halloween – but they are also platonic for your next product ofTitus Andronicus or Martin McDonagh'due south Lieutenant of Inishmore.

What you'll need:

Liquid Latex

Tissue—Kleenex or napkin, not toilet paper

Liquid or Cream Foundation

Red Cream Makeup—Multiple colors are best, a lipstick you don't mind getting dirty will work.

Purple Foam Makeup—Again lipstick could get the job done.

Fake Claret

Cheque out this video for a step-by-step tutorial to have your look from average to absolutely grotesque.

For those less interested in visuals, here's a footstep-by-step tutorial:

Make sure tissue is only 1 layer thick. Rip the edges to soften. Crumple, dip in liquid latex, covering all the tissue.
Mush latex paper onto confront. Shape as if you were shaping Play-Doh
Let dry. Don't use a blow dryer at home, it's not the safest remedy.
Encompass with foundation. If you don't get full coverage, don't worry, a piffling discoloration will make information technology await real.
Apply red to any bloody areas, like the centre of wounds.
Add together purple bruising with a stipple sponge, or dabbing with finger in organic patterns.
Add blood. If blood isn't thick enough, thicken with cornstarch.
Finish the rest of your face up, and you're set up for a scare.

If you're agape of sweating off your new prosthetic, consider calculation a spray sealant, bachelor online.

This is only your outset step into the world of special effects makeup, merely consider all the ways the tissue latex method could provide splendid grapheme makeup: wether you've lost your hands while playing Lavinia or had your throat slit in the hairdresser'southward chair on Armada Street, claret and gore plays a big office in the theatre world. It never hurts to get your easily a little muddied with some special effects practice, no thing the season.

Amy is the Associate Costume Director and Hair and Makeup Supervisor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. A licensed cosmetologist, she spends her off hours writing about beauty and theatre on the internet at http://behindthescenes-beauty.com