Would you like to be a zombie for Halloween? It's simple to join the ranks of the undead. You just need old clothes, make up, and this guide to how to make a zombie Halloween costume.
Tips
If you don't have fake blood, make your own from cornsyrup tinted with red food coloring
If you're using a Tshirt, put it on before you do this make up; A button down can be put on after
Introduction
How to Do Zombie Makeup
This video illustrates how to use face paint, fake skin, and fake blood to transform yourself into a zombie. The video discusses how to use black face paint to create depth and shadows, and white face paint to achieve highlights. It also shows you how to form scars from fake skin.
Step 1: What You'll Need to Make a Zombie halloween Costume
- Old shirt
- Old pants
- White face paint
- Black face paint
- Blue face paint
- Fake skin
- Fake blood
- Cotton swabs
Step 2: Zombie Makeup
- Apply a base coat of white face paint smoothly and evenly all over your face.
- Rim your eyes with the black face paint.
- Blend a little black into the white face paint to turn the skin light grey.
- Use a cotton swab to apply blue paint in small lines to create small veins. showing through the skin.
- Use the fake skin to make scars and wounds.
- Add fake blood with cotton swabs to the wounds and around the mouth.
Step 3: Zombie Clothes
Select an old shirt and pants. If you'll be going out in the cold, an old suit jacket will come in handy as well. If you don't have old clothes that you're willing to sacrifice, check out the Salvation Army or Goodwill thrift stores. Rip the clothes to make them as tattered as possible. Remove sleeves, and undo hems, making sure all edges look torn and frayed, not neatly cut. Scuff up whatever shoes you'll be wearing.
