Saturday, October 3, 2015

Three things you must have in your Special effects makeup kit !








Hey Fxers and welcome back to Ready Set FX today  I'm  going to be talking to you about my must haves for being able to create any sort of special effects looks . And don't worry its not a lot you can create just about anything with a bottle of latex and some eye shadow. So lets get started!

First off the number one thing that you will need to make any sort of special effect look will be liquid latex. As long as you have a bottle of that you can conquer the special effect makeup world. And don't worry you don't have to go all out a tiny 1oz bottle from the Halloween has let me do countless looks over the last year and I still have some left a little goes a long way.  But in case you were wondering there is a professional special effects latex called Ben Nye. I just ordered some liquid latex from them and used to create a special effects look yesterday. If you don't mind paying an extra 5 bucks this stuff is legit. Its basically  like having a new layer of skin.

Secondly some sort of eye shadow platelet it could be any brand personally I've been using my Smashbox on the rocks platelet for the last year to create all my looks but as long as you have a platelet that contains a dark  red, black ,blue, green, and purple you'll be fine. you can use this to create anything form cuts to bruises to burns which I will be showing you how to do next week so stay tuned!

Thirdly you will need some fake blood you could make your own using corn starch , chocolate syrup, and red food coloring. This will get the job done but it will be very runny. I would recommend getting the fake stuff from Walmart or a Halloween store during the fall season its only about 4 bucks and looks pretty realistic. But if your looking for something you can put in your mouth Ben Nye sells a mint flavor version. I would not suggest swallowing  but its non toxic just in case.

Its not a lot and there are so many more amazing products you can add to your collection. But if your just beginning and your looking for a cheap way to start off your collection or get your feet wet this is all your need to create some simple yet killer looks. Until next time Fxers What do you call three witches living together ?.....................................  Broommates


1 comment:

  1. I appreciate the fact that you shared your tools with us; it really gives people the opportunity to follow along with you! And being realistic about prices is helpful. This makes it less intimidating to actually do these FX tricks; there aren't many elements involved, so maybe anyone could do it! Thanks, Rebecca!

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