Halloween Make Up 2009 – Round 1

The Halloween season is already upon us and he have hit our first weekend of make up appointments at the costume shop. Thought I’d take a moment and share some of the work with you.

First off we have a couple going for a dead bride & groom who are hosting a party.

I worked on his make up based upon a photo of a make up job I had done in the past and removed a chunk of his face. For the bride me and Ellwyn split the make up duties to save time.

I went went to work on the slit throat, and then Ellwyn worked on the pale color, details, and eye make up with her steadier hand. Her neck slash and his face wound were created using nose and scar wax to build up the edges, and liquid latex over the wax to secure it.

Next I had a father son pair who have been regular customers. They like a latex application from Rubies called Real FX. It’s a large, pre-colored piece that covers the entire face, but it needs some work to look as cool as it does on the package.

In order to make the 3-dimensional areas like the ridges above the eyes and the chin work, I glue cotton balls in those areas on the inside of the appliance with spirit gum. Also I cut larger areas around the eyes and cut away a couple of the edges to allow it to fit better.

The Scarecrow Real FX piece is probably the one I’ve done the most of the years. It has also had a fair amount of modifications to make it work. Over one of the eyes was a button that he cut out before hand, and one that I’ve cut out several times in the past as well. And at his request I cut the bottom chin part away from the rest, which really allowed the entire thing to have a greater fit.

Finally Ellwyn did a great job on a making a Raiders fan who was dressing up for a contest at a local game.