Gory Makeup Workshop

Well since it was October and Halloween was coming up, I though it was the perfect time to do a gory makeup workshop! Originally I was going to get a couple of my friends who are makeup artists to come up, but as time drew closer, I didn’t think I could pull them away from their busy schedules. Thankfully, I ended up going to the Spooky Empire horror convention in Orlando, and got to attend a zombie makeup workshop by makeup artist Bloody Mary. She’s a super cool lady. I bought some of her makeup while I was there and asked her afterwards about donations to non-profit organizations. She said all I had to do was send her a letter on our company letterhead. Done! She was great and rushed the order to because out workshop was just a week or so away. (The makeup kits didn’t arrive in time for the workshop, but I did have them in time for our zombie party, and they made great prizes) You can check out her website here.

At the time we also had a theater/makeup store in Gainesville called Center Stage, and I bought some makeup there to bolster what I already had.

The following items were used:
liquid latex
bruise makeup kit
white cream makeup
blue cream makeup
red cream makeup
ice makeup kit
fake blood
zombie makeup kit (from Bloody Mary)

Ideally, I would’ve had enough that I could make small kits for the kids to use on each other, but as it was, I did all the work and the teens got to sit back and watch. I tried to do several tutorials. One was a freshly dead zombie - grey skin, a bit of blood. The other was one that had scabs and rotting flesh. Another was a person who had been frozen, and the fourth someone who had been beaten up. You can do all sorts of variations, so play around with what makeup you can find, and see what you can do the best. Two videos I found particularly helpful can be found on youtube here and here.