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This is a simple step by step tutorial showing an easy method for painting a 2 dimensional zombie / ghoul. No specific supplies are needed besides various shades of flesh colored makeup, dark brown makeup, and a brush for application. You can use creme, oil based makeups, or cheap halloween store colors. This makeup took approximately ten minutes to apply.

Be creative. Once you have mastered the basic design, experiment! The base color of the zombie can change to create a different feel. Have fun and find new ways to add more scary character to your makeup work!

  1. Begin by drawing dark brown ovals around the eyes.

  2. This creates the “sunken inn eyes” effect. Try to follow the outline of the subjects actual eye socket.


  4. Small lines are painted at an angle upwards toward the center of the forehead. This will become the angry brow.

  1. With dark brown, draw horizontal semi circular forms above the eyebrow. This delineates the upper brow ridge.


  3. Vertical lines are drawn from the top of the semi circles to the hair line. They bow outward towards the ears. These lines exaggerate the planes on the sides of the forehead.


   If possible, use the subjects anatomy as a guide, finding    the natural planes of their face.

 

  1. Continue with the brown, drawing in the smile lines from the corners of the nostrils to the corners of the mouth.


  3. A large upside down “V” is painted across the bridge of the nose and through the center of the cheeks. This creates a sunken nose effect.


The last and most important lines are the cheekbones.  Large check like forms are drawn under each eye, enhancing the natural cheekbones. 


  1. With a brush or a finger, begin to smear, or blend the makeup under the cheekbones and on the sides of the forehead.


  3. Note where the blending occurs, and where the areas remain clean. The mix of hard and soft edges help sell the illusion of depth.


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