Zombie Halloween Makeup Tutorial
Transform Yourself Into a Zombie With This Gory Tutorial
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Along with witches and black cats, another obvious Halloween costume is a decaying zombie, and with the popularity of The Walking Dead, you'll be even more relevant. Considering all you need are some old clothes and dirty hair, the look is all about the makeup. MAC senior artist Luc Bouchard showed us his take on creating an undead masterpiece. Just keep clicking to see how to make your skin deteriorate right before your eyes.
Give Yourself a Ghostly Base
After you've washed your face and prepped your skin with a makeup primer, the next step is to give your healthy complexion a ghostly pallor. To achieve this, Bouchard recommends Face and Body Foundation in White ($35) for the best effect.
Emphasis Eyes
After you've gone pale, hollow out your eyes with a taupe and brown shadows all around your eye sockets. Don't forget to go around your nose, along your cheekbones, and around the contours of your mouth.
Next, he created the beginnings of a bloody stare by lining the eyes with a red Lip Pencil ($20). He also drew on bloody cuts, and went back and blended everything with a brush.
Add Shadows
The key to a convincing zombie is just to keep layering colors and shades. So, Bouchard went back and added more shadows to the skin with various shades of brown.
Then, he added a touch of Lipmix in Blue ($15) on the lips and on face to create bruises.
Dirty Up
Add Texture
He then went back with a Small Duo Fibre Face Brush ($35) to add texture and layers of dirt buildup.
Line Eyes
For a more eerie stare, Bouchard used the Chromagraphic Pencil in Black Black ($16) along the lower lash line and into the waterline, and smudged it to add to the decaying look of the skin around the eyes.
Magnify Wrinkles
Blend
Create Bruises
Paint on Blood
He painted on bloody accents using Acrylic Paint in Basic Red. ($21)
Mute the Makeup
Decorate the Décolletage
Add Shine
Next, Bouchard created a little dimension and sparkle (it is Halloween, after all!) with silver shadow dusted on random spots of the face.