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Project: H22MIV
Halloween 2022
Leading up to Halloween 2022 I performed in five different makeup personas. SFX makeup has been a practice of mine since dipping into it eight years ago. In 2021 I still performed in five days of personas, but they were not as extravagant, and lacked proper documentation. I knew 2022 was going to be different.
Can Head: Day 1
I got a lot of reactions from this one. Baja blast was a joke between my friends and I so in this look I wanted to pretend I was “Baja blasted.” The can was simply sitting on my head surrounded by my fake skin sauce with some blood.
A month and a half of preparation and experimentation for the whole week, took place starting mid-August to Late October.
EX Scientist: Day 2
I put myself in the mind of a scientist that experimented on themselves. Tinfoil created the realistic metallic appearance (an upgrade from 2021). After making myself appear scarred and slightly burned, I pre-soldered custom flickering LEDS to be installed in my "skin" the day of becoming this character (it’s safe I made sure).
Rainbow Eater: Day 3
I just wanted to do a rainbow look. But instead of cheery, make it unsettling. Fake skin and face paint was used.
The skin sauce concoction is kosher, vegan, halal, good for your skin, and technically edible (not recommended). The skin sauce then has pigment mixed in for color. After use the skin sauce is melted back into a cubic mold for storage and re-use on the next wear.
Snerson: Day 4
The snake mask was a pre-prepped piece made about two weeks before it was worn. It was overall finished with green skin sauce, and fake blood. The design was inspired by AI generated images then re-designed by me to become a physical 3D wearable.
For the more front face covering personas, using an N95 mask as a facial base is still a relatively new practice as of 2020 (obviously).
Pros:
- Safety first
- Creates a larger and more stable facial structure to build off of.
Cons:
- Sealing myself in al l day requires meditation and mental preparation.
The Halloween Zombie: Day 5 (The Big Day)
Zombie is a general term. I researched the stages of decay and ways the body breaks down over time. Zombification keeps the body alive, yet infected. I wanted a lot of blood. In my version of a zombie blood was still flowing even though the majority of the skin is ripped into pieces and the brain is exposed. Rice acted as "maggots" filling yellowish infected holes. This shows even ‘un-dead’ the body is still trying to heal. The teeth are acrylic nails attached to an N95 mask and covered in skin sauce (seen in the beginning of the short film). Various different colors were used on a pre-decorated glatzan bald cap that I could slide on my head the morning of (time-saver even though it still took about 3 hours). And for the final touch from my freshly shaven head I used my own hair for extra texture on the head.
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