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flabby_man22
11-09-2005, 05:43 PM
hey, does anyone have advice on how to make cheap but good looking zombie makeup?
doctor satan
11-10-2005, 08:45 AM
Whats your budget?
try the Umberto Lenzi method of pasting some oatmeal to your face
flabby_man22
11-10-2005, 02:37 PM
below $50
Originally posted by doctor satan
Whats your budget?
try the Umberto Lenzi method of pasting some oatmeal to your face
We made a pretty effect paste/putty out of flour, water and food coloring. It doesn't stay on very long, especially as your actors sweat, but that only adds to the decaying effect.
flabby_man22
11-11-2005, 02:28 PM
thanks for the ideas, ill try them out
GorePhobia
11-11-2005, 04:27 PM
here is cheap and easy
first buy some gelitin
take the gelitin powder and add some hot water
mix it together untill it gets gooey
apply that to your face
get a nice coating on there
then get cotton balls and pull them apart
start attaching the the fluff over your face
then you need liquid latex
coat that over the gelitin and cotton
then you need co co powder to blotch over the latex giving it a dark and gritty look
then you need some make up like blacks, reds, and greys
color your face in with that
then the blood
which is 2/3 of corn syrup
some elmers glue
bottle of red food dye
a touch of blue food dye
and a touch of green
giving the corn syrup the blood look
all of these you can buy in your local food store or online
i get my corn syrup at the food store and my dye at the dollar store total price of about 5 dollars
then the latex and gelitin will be about 8 bucks
and the makeup you can find at beauty shops or what not
hope i could help
GorePhobia
11-11-2005, 04:29 PM
here are some photos
http://myspace-232.vo.llnwd.net/00238/23/22/238552232_l.jpg
http://myspace-946.vo.llnwd.net/00117/64/92/117842946_l.jpg
flabby_man22
11-12-2005, 09:23 AM
killer, that looks like what i'm looking for
thats
Lamoreux
11-14-2005, 10:25 AM
Top it off by having your actors swish a mixture of blue and green food coloring in their mouths. DON"T SWALLOW IT! Swish and spit. Great nasty teeth to go with the gelatin and gore faces.
Originally posted by GorePhobia
then the latex and gelitin will be about 8 bucks
Where are you getting the latex for $8?
Thanks
MisterSadistro
11-15-2005, 03:51 AM
then get cotton balls and pull them apart
start attaching the the fluff over your face
then you need liquid latex
You should've mentioned to this guy that he'd need latex before gluing fluff to his face. He probably looks like a dweeb walking to the store about now :D
CK
Originally posted by MisterSadistro
You should've mentioned to this guy that he'd need latex before gluing fluff to his face. He probably looks like a dweeb walking to the store about now :D
CK
Oh man, I can just see that.
I looked pretty nerdy buying yard after yard of colorful fur from Joann's today, but it was $2 a yard. Surely I can make some monster out of it!
filmmaker2
11-23-2005, 06:58 AM
If you need latex in a hurry and can't find a costume shop, try the local medical supply store and ask for Duo surgical adhesive--it's basically thinned latex, with some other adhesives added. The drugstore also has smaller tubes of Duo eyelash adhesive (get the Clear version!) which is basically the same stuff.
You can smear it on your face and let it dry, then rub the surface of the latex until it breaks, giving you a blistery look; you can then apply fake blood or red makeup inside the blister and it looks all grody and yucky.