Saturday, February 18, 2012

Radio Active Reptile

This was my first time using gelatin. What i was going for was someone who got bit by a some sort of bug or reptile and they're starting to turn into that creature but they're still transforming.

Product List
Skin Primer
Unflavored Gelatin
Liquid Latex
Yellow Cream Paint
Green Cream Paint
Green Eyeshadow
Black Eyeshadow
Fishnets
Mixing Medium
Yellow Pigment
Liquid Eyeliner
Mascara
Red Cream Paint
Black Cream Paint
Stage Blood
Skin Wax
Waterproof Eyeliner

Procedure
1. Prime face, neck and chest
2. apply a layer of liquid latex to skin where gelatin will be
3. mix gelatin to desired consistency
4. apply gelatin in concentrated amounts to give a bubbly effect
5. allow gelatin to dry a little (a hair dryer speeds up this step)
6. coat ALL gelatin in a layer of latex. (If ALL of the gelatin isnt coated well, the gelatin will melt)
7. allow gelatin and latex to dry (Hair dryer)
8. once latex is mostly dry, begin painting the other side of your face with yellow
9. allow yellow to dry
10. use green eyeshadow to set the yellow paint.
11. use green cream paint as a contour, blend and set with green eyeshadow
12. once the green and yellow is dry, stretch fishnets over face, use a face brush and green eyeshadow and go over fishnets. it may take a few minutes, take your time.
13. once youre satisfied with the amount of green, use a little bit of black in areas you wish to contour
14. prime eyelid
15. use mixing medium with yellow pigment
16. paint eyelid and into the crease
17. set with dry yellow pigment
18. use green eyeshadow on the edge of the yellow for a cut crease effect, blend into browbone and out.
19. highlight under the eyebrow with white
20. apply liquid eyeliner on the top eyelid
21. if latex and gelatine are COMPLETELY dry, coat in red paint. concentrate more read on the bumps.
22. allow time to dry, do two or three coats if needed.
23. use black paint in hollowed out areas in the latex and around bumps to give depth.
24. blend everything
25. if using gel or very thick blood, dilute with a little water so it is more of a liquid.
26. apply fake blood all over the bubbles with a brush, use stippling sponge to even out.
27. apply waterproof eyeliner to yellow and green waterline
28. darken red eye with eyeliner



Friday, February 10, 2012

My Bloody Valentine 2012 Edition

My favorite kind of makeup is really pretty makeup with some aspect of gore added to it. its like the best of both worlds.

Product List
Gluestick
Eye Primer
Red Eyeshadow
Black eyeshadow
white eyeshadow
white eyeshadow base
pink eyeshadow base
liquid eyeliner
mascara
bronzer
pink blush concealer
face powder
fake blood
red lip liner
red lipstain

Procedure
1. cover eyebrows with gluestick
2. when glue is dry, cover in concealers
3. while drying, contour cheek bones, temple and forhead using bronzer, pink blush and a hint of red eyeshadow, make it darker closer to the hairline
4.draw on new eyebrow
5. use eyeprimer on the new eye area
6. apply white eyeshadow base in the corner on the eyes, blend out with shadow
7. apply pink eyeshadow base next to white and up into the new crease area
8. blend red eyeshadow over the pink base
9. add black to give depth
10. wing eyeliner
11. highlight shadow
12. apply red lip liner
13. use red lipstain
14. cover the non contoured skin with concealer
15. set with face power
16. use fake blood on the neck
17. apply mascara

Two Faced Demon

The thing i like most about doing a half and half look is the idea of creating two characters at once and having the two personalities boil into one.
This one is something i've been wanting to do for a while

Product List:
Red Cream Paint
Black Cream Paint
Mehron Liquid Latex
Black Eyeliner
White Eyeshadow
Copper or Redtone Pigment
Gel Blood
Black Zombie Blood

Procedure:
1. paint around your eye with latex
2. attach prostetic, eyepatch etc.
3. hold prosthetic against skin for 3-5 mintues, seal the edges with latex
4. coat 1/2 of your face and chest in latex
5. use crumpled tissue paper on latex
6. coat tissue paper in latex
7. do two to three layers of tissue paper and latex
8. cover eyebrow on the other side with gluestick
9. while latex is drying, paint other half of face with red cream paint
10. after two or three coats of red paint, set with a copper/redtone pigment
11. if the latex is dry now, paint with red paint, allow time to dry
12. rip holes in latex on chest, paint as well
13. draw on eyebrow and eye makeup
14. if the latex side is dry, blend black paint into red paint with a stippling sponge
15. apply fake blood, red and/or black
16. use black eyeliner on lips