How to Make Fake Blood: The Ultimate DIY Guide
As any special effects makeup artist or horror enthusiast knows, getting your fake blood just right is everything. The right color and consistency is a huge deal if you want your work to achieve its desired effect. There is definitely no one perfect blood that can be used for every occasion and you may need to…
How to Use Liquid Latex: The Ultimate Guide
When it comes to creating special effects with makeup, liquid latex can be your very best friend. You can change your skin texture, create fake wounds, mold prosthetics, and do pretty much anything else your artistic, monster-making brain can dream up. Liquid latex can be a totally customizable…
15 Classic Halloween Makeup Tutorials With a Special Effects Twist
I really love sculpting and casting gelatin prosthetics so I wanted to try doing this goblin makeup as an excuse to wear an entire face full of gelatin. I’m always so excited to see how drastically I can change the shape of my face with just a few pieces of …
15 Incredible YouTube Channels for Learning SFX Makeup
As someone who is teaching herself SFX, I spend a lot of time on YouTube trying to absorb everything I can. You can learn all the basic techniques, discover new tricks you’d have never thought of, and get insight into products you haven’t tried yet. I’ve basically enrolled in the …
10 Tutorials on How to Use Liquid Latex to Create Awesome SFX Makeup
There are definitely workarounds for doing SFX makeup without liquid latex but having the real thing can be a lot easier to work with and there is a ton of different effects you can create with it. You can use it to create fake, wrinkly skin, rotted torn flesh, and …
7 Ways to Make Fake Wounds Without Liquid Latex (Using Household Items)
Liquid latex is an awesome SFX product and you can do all kinds of amazing realistic effects with it. But what if you don’t have it? Maybe it’s not available for you locally, maybe it’s outside of your current budget, or maybe you’re even allergic to it. Don’t let that …
10 Special Effects Makeup Ideas for Beginners Who Don’t Have a Kit Yet
Do you ever watch a bunch of SFX makeup tutorials and think, “I don’t have that, or that, or that” and eventually just feel defeated and uninspired? There are so many amazing SFX makeup products available that can help you create incredible effects but not everyone has an elaborate kit, …
How to Make a DIY Mermaid Headdress (Crown) with Dollar Store Items
Whenever I see a really cool makeup with an awesome prop or a bit of costume thrown in I’m just like, “That’s it, I’m a cosplayer now, that is all I want to do forever”. And then I settle down and I say to myself “Ok let’s just start slow …
