#ZOMBIE MACKUP SKIN#
When it’s dry, the latex will wrinkle and give your skin some texture. Put some of the same latex you used to make a wound on your face with a sponge, and then stretch your skin tight while you dry it with a hairdryer. To get the slightly decomposed look of zombie skin, we use a technique called “stretch and stipple”. Read more The composition of decomposition: use latex to create deep wrinkles
Everything in a zombie look is very earth tone. Then you can go in with some browns and some sort of dried blood colors. Put a sponge in water and apply the yellowish-brown base color so that it pales you out. Instead, use a water-based makeup called Aquacolor. Some pre-made zombie makeup kits are good, but the colors are usually a little weird. Get the right skin tone: keep it muted – never use red, blue or green That’s probably the easiest and the most straightforward way to get “wounds”. Feather the latex so it’s not too thick, and then you can take that and glue that to your face or dry the layers with a hair dryer. For a DIY version, start building up wounds using sheets of latex and either tissue paper or latex and cotton.
#ZOMBIE MACKUP PROFESSIONAL#
Realistic-looking wounds : use latex, tissue paper and cottonĪs a professional team, we use a combination of foam latex prosthetics and silicone prosthetics. If you want to get it a little darker, use green dish soap or a caramel-colored food coloring. Sometimes that blood will bead up on the skin, so add a bit of dish soap to even it out. Combine red and yellow food coloring to get a great blood color. If you go to a bake shop and get powdered food coloring they use to make icing, that is a better bet. People tend to use liquid food coloring and the problem with that is that it stains. Have fun! Kids love face painting, too, because they can part of the action and get creative.Perfect fake blood: powdered food coloring, corn syrup and soap To remove, wet your face and peel the tissue away. Optional: To add “warts,” stick puffed wheat cereal to the untinted mixture on your face and cover with tissue paper.įor fun: When the mixture on your face is dry, use the colored mixtures to paint your face.Continue covering your face, one area at a time. For “skin”: Paint some untinted mixture onto a section of your face.Add one food coloring to each of three of the cups. Add the corn syrup and water and stir until smooth. In a bowl, mix together the cornstarch and flour. tissue paper or 2-ply toilet paper torn lengthwise into 2-inch strips.Look like a monster or zombie with the help of some tissue or toilet paper! You are basically going to paper mache your own face! (Be aware that the food coloring can stain fabric, so wear old clothing.) Zombie Makeup!
Let sit at room temperature for ten minutes.Īlso, if you wish, apply the “blood” to your clothes and/or your body. If you need the mixture to thicken up further, add a thickening agent (flour or cornstarch) until you reach desired consistency.
Add water, a few drops at a time, if the mixture is too thick, then stir. You will need:Ĭombine ingredients in a bowl and stir to blend. Remove with soap and water.īleed with fake blood! Add “blood” dripping from your mouth and even your nose and eyes. Use a paintbrush or swab to apply the paint to your face. Now you can apply to your face with a paintbrush, cotton swab, or cosmetic sponge! Add the water and food coloring, then stir. Put the cornstarch and cold cream into a paper cup and mix until blended.
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