Another downside is that wax can get heavy and doesn’t always stand up for super long periods of time. Make sure to coat your hands with Vaseline or else it will stick to everything. Meaning, in its container it will feel hard like a rock and you have to scoop it out and use the heat of your hands to make it pliable. There is even a special wax for the eyebrows called eyebrow wax! The down side to wax is that you have to work it out. While you can use that methods, its better to use products specially made for the skin and wax is a better product. If you are a Youtube fan, you will probably see a lot of popular artists using an elmers glue stick to tame down their eyebrows and cover them. Whether you want to cover eye brows, create gashes, 3D wounds or stick a pencil in the forehead then wax is the most cost effective way to go. I don’t recommend it for continuos wear but for a GROSS effect and for photo shoots it awesome. Its on of the only product specifically made to use in the eye. So if you want to create blood splatter for a flesh eating zombie or add a little splatter blood to a shirt to complete a look squirt blood is available in different colors.Įye Blood: Kryolan makes an awesome product called Eye blood. Squirt blood comes in a bottle with a spout tip great for creating the “splashed” blood effect. It comes in a spray bottle to give a great splat affect. Spray and Squirt blood: Mehron just released a spray blood. Super cool for haunted houses, or when you want to gross out your audience. Blood gel also has a tendency to stain clothing and skin so make sure you are careful around garments.īlood Powder: Blood powder is super cool and great for creating that eThen when you mist it with water it turns into drippy blood. Its usually a darker color great for when you want to create scabs, or a thick chunky blood to stay put. Blood gel gives the look of seasoned/ older blood. Don’t worry it does come off.īlood paste/gel:When you want thick blood that wont drip you want blood gel. Stage blood removes with soap and water, but can leave a little residue or “staining” on the skin. Also, stage blood tends to be sticky and like syrup it is also prone to leak from the jar so store in a ziplock bag to protect your other supplies. I made a huge mistake one time and didn’t close the lid tight enough and it leaked all over my angel costume for Halloween. One word of advice about stage blood, it stains clothing. YES you can make your own blood, but why would you if its so inexpensive? Stage blood ranges from $3-$6 depending on the brand. It is usually a brighter red color to appear more like a fresh blood. Stage blood: Typically stage blood (regardless of manufacturer) has a syrupy consistence to it. But there are TONS of different types of blood. But for some reason when I create gore inspired looks, they just don’t look the same without blood. He was bleeding all over the floor and I literally almost passed out. I have always been very fortunate that artists have shared their knowledge with me and I am committed to paying it forward so please email or tag me in your pics so I can post and share! month one of our staff cut his hand moving a desk. Nothing makes me happier than being able to help, and then see artists in action. And don’t be shy to share you work with us. Hopefully this blog will help you get creative this season. You can get pretty crafty to create FX looks with lots of household items like rice for maggots, toilet paper for ripped flesh and cotton for slit throats. And the truth is that while we WANT everything we don’t necessarily NEED everything. So if you are totally new to FX or want to play around this Halloween season here’s a few products you might want to consider adding to your kit.Īs with all face and body art supplies, you can go crazy. Starting September 1st our timelines are flooded with ripped skin, nightmare inducing art, blood bath creations, and looks straight off elm street. Special effects and Halloween go hand in hand.
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