5 Quick Costume Makeup Tips You Need to Know
Costume makeup tips and ideas come a dime a dozen. Just look at all these! What you don’t get, though, are costume makeup tips that take your costume to another level. I don’t want my costume to look like any old costume. I’m trying to turn heads. Weird out a person or two. Heck, maybe […]
Lifecasting Defined: A Beginner’s Guide to Casting in Plaster
After studying sculpting, I’m about to embark on my first attempt at doing a lifecast. WHOA is me! I don’t know why this scares the crap outta me, but it does. I keep having visions of the stuff hardening while I’m trying to clear an area for my poor subject to breathe, killing them in […]
Do You Use These 5 Materials for Making Makeup Prosthetics?
My very first experience doing my own makeup effects was when I was in the 4th grade. There was a Halloween contest at my elementary school, and of all things, I wanted to be a spider. Since there were no ready made spider-esque makeups, I chose a pimple face makeup prosthetic that I painted with […]
10 Places to Find Free Drawing Lessons
I like to think I can draw. I mean, I’m not that bad. But I’m not foolish enough to believe I can’t be better. Truth be told, if I were being judged by my sketches, well, I’d hope my undeniably sweet charm would be a good distraction. (Cue the opening theme to the movie ‘Elf’.) […]
Do You Have These 6 Profitable Makeup Effects Skills?
There are a ton of tutorials done by fantastically talented amateur makeup artists. There are a ton more done by professionals. I’ve watched quite a few, but I’m sure I haven’t even touched the surface. That’s what scares me about doing my own YouTube channel. I keep asking the question…How do I set myself apart […]
45 Jobs A Makeup Effects Artist Can Do. #37 Is My Favorite.
I made a big mistake just recently. I told my mom that I wanna be a makeup effects artist. But that wasn’t the mistake. When she politely confessed it wasn’t exactly what she had in mind for me, I didn’t have a come back. I couldn’t give her anything else that would ease her mind. […]
How I Easily Learned Facial Anatomy and Expression For Makeup
I was inspired to write this post after watching this video. If you already have great sculpting skills this may not have an effect on you at all. But if you’re like me and don’t have those skills (yet), this may blow your mind. I am totally in awe of how Rick Baker took a […]
What You Ought To Know About A Makeup Artist’s Job
I’d be a liar if I said I never thought of the job of a makeup artist as being somewhat glamorous. Painting some of the most interesting faces, both of nature and otherwise. Throw in a celebrity or two? I’m thinking this is a dream job. But when you ask the professionals, it becomes quite […]
Warning: This Makeup Book Is Dangerous
Once I decided I was going to pursue makeup I knew I couldn’t stop at YouTube. I mean YouTube is great and all, but I’m still an old fashioned girl who likes to pick up a good book. I wanted books that were simple to understand, had lots of pictures, and were recommended by other […]
Mindblowing Flesh Painting Techniques & How To Master Them
Learn the secret to getting the perfect flesh-toned paint job for your special effects prosthetics and other projects.
How to Mix Any Color and the Secret to Flesh Tones
Mixing colors can get downright tedious if you don’t know what you’re doing. Trust me. I know. I had no idea how to make any color I wanted. I mean really think about what that means. How in the world can I do that? I’m use to seeing the machines at Home Depot doing the […]
How 10 Simple Paint Recipes Make Every Flesh Tone
One of the most common colors to use in makeup effects are flesh tone colors. My guess is they’re the ones we’ll need to mix most often. You can make any color using the primary colors and white, but I found some recipes that may get you flesh tones faster. They use a few pre-mixed […]
How To Apply Stage Makeup That’ll Make A Character Pop
It’s been a while since I’ve been in a theatrical production, but I can remember how much fun it was preparing. Rehearsing my lines. Scene blocking. Practicing my songs with the musicians. Then the night of the production arrives and I realized…I gotta do my own stage makeup. It was the one thing I hadn’t […]
Sculpting 101 for Makeup Effects Artists
The first time I saw a makeup effects artist sculpting in clay I was a little intimidated. (Okay, a lot intimidated.) I thought, well it’s gonna take me years to learn how to do that. Or this. Lucky for me, sculpture is one of those disciplines where you really never stop learning. There are a […]
Everything You Need To Know About PAX Paint
We know the importance of good painting techniques, but technique is only as good as the materials we’re using. That’s why learning all we can about the products we use is a must. One of the most popular types of makeup used in special effects makeup is a product called PAX Paint. PAX Paint was […]