dictated to gain ground first prize at your local Halloween costume competition ? You ’ll probablyreallyhave to get into fictitious character , complete with special upshot make-up . But before you get started on your read/write head - to - toe transformation , take a few clew from these pro who have already proven they know how to put on an impressive front .
1. SHARK GIRL
Kat Sketchset out to mimic what she calls a " creepy-crawly " shark face that she spotted in a painting . In the video above , she uses face moisturizer , face makeup priming , makeup position spray , Halloween make-up , and more to create a detailed look .
And if you ’d rather not plunge into an ocean - theme transmutation , Sketch’sother special effects makeup tutorialsteach witness how to call on themselves into Disney eccentric , repulsion movie villains , celebrities , and dismembered ghouls .
2.STRANGER THINGS’S DEMOGORGON
Swedish duoellimacs sfx — make-up artist Ellinor Rosander and photographer Macs Moser — created this refreshment of the Demorgorgon monster from the Netflix seriesStranger Things . Beware : This project is n’t for tiro . It takes over 2 hours to develop and another 30 to 40 minutes to apply . See more of elliemacs sfx special effect tutorialson their site .
3. SKULL
In the video above , Chicago composition artistAlex Factiontransforms himself into a fearsome skull with only the power of make-up . You ’ll see many variations of the skull at Faction’sInstagram page , and more of his Halloween make-up tutorialson YouTube .
4. SALLY
Promise Tamangcan make herself into a identification number of characters , whether they are capture in CGI , live natural process , or break off - motion . One of her top tutorial : Sally from the 1993 filmThe Nightmare Before Christmas ( seen above ) , which pulled in over 14 million view ! Tamang is also known for taking on other Tim Burton characters , includingEdward ScissorhandsandThe Corpse Brideas well as tutorials forall the Disney Princesses .
5. COMIC BOOK ART
British artistEmma Picklesis best - known for this look , inspired by Roy Lichtenstein ’s comic book pop artistic production . check out out Pickles’portfolioof other special effect makeup art .
6. VENOM
Sarah Coy ofCoy Makeuptook on the challenge of vivify Venom , a baddie from the Spider - Man comics with a immense mouth , tremendous sharp teeth , and a long tongue . The trick , according to Coy , is to apply the entire chin and cervix for Venom ’s oral cavity . The eye must also be enormous for equipoise .
7. VALAK
Los Angeles - based special effects artistAngie Davisstarted working her refreshment of Valak , a demon conical buoy from the 2016 movieThe Conjuring 2 , almost straight off after seeing the film . If you would rather create your own original graphic symbol , Starling also has a number of tutorial that explain how tocreate bloody body wounding .
8. ALIEN
DeviantART memberKatie Alvesworks her Halloween deception with the help of ultraviolet illumination blacklight blusher . One example : this alien refreshment , which also feature glitter and a beam - in - the - disconsolate wigging . See more of Alves ' makeup masterpiecesin her gallery .
9.WALKING DEADZOMBIE
Greg Nicotero and Andy Schoneberg create the zombies on the TV showThe walk Dead . At their day job , they have 30 sculptor , mold - makers , painters , and make-up artists producing prosthetics for thou of stunt actors and supernumerary . Some automaton and end scenes require special rigs to spew blood or even complete rubber-base paint doubles to endure taking apart . But in this makeup tutorial , they only use materials you’re able to find at a Halloween shop or grocery store to aid you become one of the undead for Halloween .
10. NIGHT KING
consistency paint artistBethany Geek(YouTube userGeekup ) treats peel as a canvas to turn herself into Night King , the leader of the White Walkers , the USA of the undead in theGame of Thrones . She also take on a number of comic book of account , television game , and movie fictional character in other tutorials .
