15 Fantastical Tim Burton Makeup Tutorials You Need For Halloween

There are many ways to approach Emily's distinctive makeup look from "Corpse Bride," with her blue skin and large mournful eyes. Rather than paint the large white circles on their face to act as eyes, this creator took a bit of a glam spin on their makeup by exaggerating the whites of their eyes and bringing them downward. The colored contacts add a creepy-cool touch.

Certainly one of the most iconic of Burton's characters, Jack Skellington's makeup is fairly easy to re-create. You just need two main colors to achieve his bony likeness. In this tutorial, the creator uses white face paint to achieve the base look and black for Jack's expressive eyes.

Sally is another easily recognizable Burton character you can re-create by painting distinctive eyes directly onto your face. This creator, though, took a more glam approach to the look, relying on water-activated face paint to capture Sally's sickly pallor while using bright glitters and pigmented shadows for the eyes. Overall, this is what Sally would look like if she dabbled in drag makeup.

Glam meets gloom in this Edward Scissorhands makeup tutorial. This video offers some fresh new makeup techniques that could be useful for other looks. The creator's novel approach to blocking out their brows through the use of lace glue is particularly helpful in case you've ever struggled to cover yours up. Plus the resulting look complete with liquid-latex scars is just too cool.

If "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is your favorite movie but you're looking to re-create a more out-of-the-box character, Oogie Boogie is a great choice to opt for. This Halloween makeup tutorial relies heavily on liquid latex to add dimension to the look and capture Oogie's distinctive burlap texture. The video is easy to follow, so beginners to SFX makeup should have no concerns about tackling this heinous villain.

We know her best now for her portrayal of Joyce Byers in "Stranger Things," but Winona Ryder was making waves in the horror industry long before joining the Hopkins crew. Lydia Deetz from "Beetlejuice" is one of Ryder's most famous roles and makes for a quick and easy costume with this short tutorial. The makeup itself is fast and messy, with contouring techniques on how to capture Ryder's gaunt complexion and haunted eyes. The video also includes advice on how to nail her iconic red bridal gown, in case you need any help in the costume department.

Moving on to the titular villain himself, this is a Beetlejuice makeup tutorial. Complete with a demonstration on how to master this monster's mossy and matted monstrosity of hair through the use of glued and dyed wig wefts, this video is both comprehensive and easy to follow.

Give it up for one of the most well-known dead social workers to ever grace the big screen: Miss Argentina. With her bright red hair and vibrant green skin in "Beetlejuice," Miss Argentina is one of Burton's characters you could re-create if you're in the mood for a look that is both vibrant and macabre (she is dead, after all). This tutorial has great tips for achieving the stark red lip that's so characteristic of Miss Argentina.

This Burton makeup tutorial does the Mad Hatter justice with its wild colors and bold use of sparkles. Rather than opting for an exact re-creation, the makeup artist shows us a more personalized yet no less zany interpretation, which goes to show how much fun you can truly have with any of these characters. Complete with fake eyebrows and enough glitter to put a disco ball's shine to shame, this creator's look is fun and easy to follow.

Re-creating a look from yet another "Alice in Wonderland" character, this tutorial teaches you how to tackle the Red Queen's grandiose appearance. With this quick four-minute video, you'll be able to capture the queen's characteristic stark blue eyeshadow and her sharp little eyebrows. Just don't let the power of her appearance get to your head (or you might lose it).

Weird is a pretty apt descriptor for most of Burton's eclectic film personas, but this "Frankenweenie" character might just surpass the rest for this adjective — after all, everyone calls her Weird Girl. This makeup tutorial for the uncanny classmate of Victor Frankenstein follows a more cartoonish route than some of the previous videos. The makeup artist here draws out Weird Girl's large eyes directly on their face.

Catwoman gets the drag makeover of our dreams in this take on the masked feline from Burton's film "Batman Returns." This catwoman how-to shows you the ins and outs of achieving dramatic stage makeup for a character as recognizable as Selina Kyle. Complete with tips for shaping your brows and exaggerating your lips, this Burton makeup tutorial will help you look equal parts catty and classy for Halloween.

Beyond the whimsical candy, musical numbers, and colorful candied sets, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is one twisted film; several of the bratty children throughout the movie meet an untimely demise in response to their own terrible behavior (but, of course, no one actually dies). Violet Beauregarde, who chews some gum she isn't meant to and winds up blown up into a giant blueberry, is one of the more iconic children, and this Burton makeup tutorial helps you achieve her classic purple hue.

"Mars Attacks!" follows the aftermath of a martian invasion, and this film has no shortage of colorful extraterrestrial creatures to re-create, though a good option lies in Martian Girl. You won't have to wear any complicated SFX makeup or props for this look, making it the perfect choice from another Burton classic.

For a more obscure yet no less iconic character, opt for Miss Peregrine from Burton's film adaptation of "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children." This Burton makeup tutorial will have you looking as ethereal and mildly intimidating as the bird woman herself. This video also includes pointers on how to use body paint for the upper half of her costume, which may prove helpful if you're just looking to have a quick Instagram-worthy photo shoot rather than donning a full costume.