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75 + Scary Face Paint Designs for Halloween!

Halloween costumes don't need to be scary but a lot of people love it when they are! Scary costumes are great for Halloween Costume Contests, Haunts, and Adult themed parties. Kids also have fun getting scary on Halloween, and honestly a kid decked out as a zombie or bloody skeleton or clown is often scarier than an adult. Scary face paint designs can elevate your costume.

We will go over different scary face paint ideas to go with your costumes. We will talk about the makeup that you can use to create these Halloween Scary Looks, and how to make your designs last as long or as short as you need them. 

 First we will start with some traditional scary face paint and costume ideas that never get boring and can always we tweaked to make them more over the top or inventive! When you are done reading this blog post, be sure to check out our Special FX makeup page for all of your latex, blood and more! 

HOW TO PAINT SCARY SKULL FACE PAINT MAKEUP?

Image by Arthur Hidden on Freepik Skull Scary Face Paint Image .jpg

Skull face paint on a skeleton body is always a hit if you get those bones and shading right on the face. Your skeleton can either look goofy or terrifying depending on how much time you put into getting it right and adding the details. 

You can add to the scare factor by using face paint or fake blood to add dripping blood from the eye sockets or the mouth. 
Here are some tips on creating a skull that will make people freeze in place and take a double take.

 HALF FACE BLUE SKULL

Blue Kangaroo Entertainment Kellie Dee - Blue Skull -scary face paint ideas
Blue Kangaroo Entertainment Kellie Dee - Blue Skull -scary face paint ideas

The key to making your skeleton face paint design to look extra scary is to make the eyes look as hallow as possible and shape the bones so that they look a little diabolical with dramatic changes from flat and wide to thin bones and lots of shading to contour them to make them look real.

SCARY COOL SKULL

Kathy Alesandria The Celebrationists NYC skull guy with awesome teeth
Kathy Alesandria from The Celebrationists NYC painted this skull guy with awesome teeth and brown and black shading on the bones. Notice how the back teeth are shaded create a feeling of depth within the mouth. This face painted skull looks cool with just street clothes or a suit. 

HOW DO I DO SUGAR SKULL FACE PAINT?

Tracy Nicholson Face Painting 4 You Hull - blue sugar skull face paint scary makeup

Tracy Nicholson, from Face Painting 4 You Hull, created this beautifully scary sugar skull. The chunky glitter and lacy linework gives an antique effect. Look in resale shops for costume pieces like hats, scarves, fake flower wreathes and more to match your sugar skull face paint design.

SUGAR SKULL FACE AND CHEST  PAINTING

Belinda Vill Soto painted this skeleton calavera sugar skull face paint

Belinda Vill Soto painted this amazing skeleton calavera sugar skull face paint on the face and upper body. Look at how the eye sockets are not just solid black inside but have a gradient of reds and browns with black shaded in. The creates a hallowed out haunting look. 

FALL SUGAR SKULLS

Face Painting by Hannah - Hannah Dodd Sugar Skulls in browns

The warm tones in the flowers and face paint makeup in these sugar skulls done by Face Painting by Hannah is so magical. The burgundy's and gold over the smooth white base really pop. You can use beautiful stencils to create quick and elaborate designs on your sugar skulls. We have a lot of flower face painting stencils here for you to choose from. 

JEWELED ROCKER SKULL

Antsy Pants Paints Face Painting and Body Art Angelique Desiree Thompson Jeweled Skull

Antsy Pants Paints Face Painting and Body Art 's master artist, Angelique Desiree Thompson, face painted and bejeweled this incredible Jeweled Skull with metal pointed studs and crystal looking teeth. Using body glue like Prosaide for attaching all of that bling makes this an elaborate and show stopping Halloween Costume. You can find a big selection of  plastic gems and jewels here. 

 

VOODOO SKULLS - HALLOWEEN COUPLE IDEA

 Face Art by Terri Terri Thomson skulls together

Looking for a cool and scary idea for a couple to wear out together. Nothing says Halloween Romance like a pair of Voodoo skull designs. Face Art by Terri Terri Thomson created a scary combo of voodoo skulls to inspire you. Add plastic shrunken skulls, feathers and bones to complete your look. There are a lot of symbols that you can add to your skull design for good luck. 

 

 SKULL DEMON FACE PAINT IDEA

Kellee Dee scary of Blue Kangaroo Entertainment swirly skull

Kellee Dee scary of Blue Kangaroo Entertainment paitned this cool scary swirly skull face paint mask. These loose thin flowing lines give a spirit like effect to the skull, it could also be a demon. Note how she added paint to the hair to tie the face into the head. 

SKELETON WITH AMBITION

Kathy Alesandria of The Celebrationists NYC tan skeleton in suit face paint

Kathy Alesandria of The Celebrationists NYC painted this impeccable tan skeleton face paint. He is ready to go scare his coworkers in the office!

How to do Scary Face Paint Ideas for Melting or Stretched Flesh?

Natasha Tee - melting skull - Scary Halloween Face Paint.jpg

Natasha Tee created this super cool melting skull using face paint and special fx products. You could make the dripping effect with 3D Gel or Liquid Latex

Splash Face and Body painting Safdar Mohammed melting skin

Safdar Mohammed, of Splash Face and Body Painting, used just face paint to create this melting stretching skin. This effect looks great on zombies or acid burn victims. First sketch out the areas where the skin will be and fill in the openings with what would be underneath showing through.

 FLOATING HEAD ZOMBIE MAKEUP

Tresa Black, Glitter Gal Faces - green zombie floating head scary makeup idea

Tresa Black, Glitter Gal Faces - neon green zombie floating head scary makeup idea. If you are looking for FDA Compliant Neon face paint be sure to check out Mehron's new line of Paradise Black light Reactive face paint with 8 glowing colors. 

 

HOW DO I CREATE SCARY CLOWN FACE PAINT?

IT'S PENNY WISE THE CLOWN SCARY MAKEUP

Kelly De Jonghe Penny Wise the Clown Girl Face Paint - Scary Makeup for halloween

Clowns have been bring joy and scaring people to bits for decades. Thanks to movies like IT, Terrifier, 31, All Hallows Eve, Poltergeist, Stitches and SAW to name a few, clowns have been more related to terror than the joy normal every day clowns create at birthday parties, parades and the circus. Starblend powder colors by Mehron are great for shading black and red into your white base.  

 

GIANT MOUTH CLOWN

Ladybird Face Painting by Lucy - scary clown face paint makeup
Ladybird Face Painting by Lucy maximized the power of high lights and shadows to create this scary clown face paint makeup. Once you are done with the white base, have your model create a scary expression with their face and mimic the face lines but exaggerate them.
You can also look at images of scary face expressions and draw them. Shade to create depth under protruding wrinkles of flesh like she did in the smile line for this creepy clown. The bright white highlight marks that follow the curve of the red nose make it look like a real plastic nose! For a real scary clown, the more teeth the better. 

THE JOKER FACE PAINT MAKEUP

Jenny Sunshine Faces - joker clown.jpg
Jenny Sunshine Faces painted this really cool joker inspired clown. The key to this version of the Joker is to have a very messy base and application of the mouth and eyes, but keeping the proportions of the mouth and eyes in tact. Slight smears around the mouth and thin black or grey lines spreading out like crows feet and creepy cracks from the eye area are essential. Use a grey or brown to add wrinkle lines on the forehead, scowl lines on the nose and cheek bone shadows. 

 

If you are going somewhere where everyone knows scary clowns will be lurking, have fun creating your own terrifying creation!

HARLEQUIN MAKEUP

Raven Perger, Sunshine Expressions By Ray - clown neon green
Raven Perger, of Sunshine Expressions By Ray, painted this cool harlequin  inspired clown. This look would be perfect for going out to the clubs on Halloween Night. Choose your favorite color and edge the black shapes around the eyes and nose in it. Sharp angles and points will make the design look more rocker.
 

PSYCHO WARD CLOWN

Angie Garcia Glitter Brush Face Painting Super Scary Clown Makeup UP
Angie Garcia Glitter Brush Face Painting created this Super Scary Clown Makeup. This look would be perfect for a Haunted House. The airbrush paint makes it look blurry and even scarier. 
If you want to scare someone with Coulrophobia (an innate fear of clowns) be warned that it could cause a sever panic attack and should be avoided. They might react by hitting you and both of you could suffer medically. We don't recommend it at all. 

RAINBOW BEARD CLOWN

Karen Schuld - rainbow beard clown face paint
Karen Schuld is the artist behind this quirky and slightly scary rainbow beard clown. The wrinkles and smudgy makeup give it that creepy clown look, but the bright colors in the beard tell me that everything is going to be okay!

HARLEQUIN MAKEUP

Princess Bonnie Makeup Artist - Harlequin clown face paint idea

Princess Bonnie The Clown created this pretty  Harlequin Makeup face paint. If you want to be a clown but don't want to scare the pants off someone this is the way to go!

CLUBBING NEON CLOWN MAKEUP

Nury Matarrita Inspirada en ti - Neon Clown - pretty Makeup Idea
Nury Matarrita, of Inspirada en Ti,  painted this glowing Neon Clown. This is another pretty Makeup Idea that might be scary for some, but not for most. 

SCARY JACK O LANTERN FACE PAINT

HORROR JACK O LANTERN FACE PAINT

Gemma Louise Rollin - scary face paint jack o lantern for Halloween.jpg
Gemma Louise Rollin is the artist behind this  scary face paint design of a Jack O Lantern, which would be a perfect choice for Halloween. She started with an orange base with lighter tones for highlighting the design so that it doesn't look flat, and then she painted large black eye and mouth shapes and a triangle nose. The creepy factor comes in to play with all of the ragged vertical lines that have sharp points, which mimic scrapes or add to the look of a deteriorating pumpkin. You could wear this with a black hoodie or black dress for a fast Halloween look.

3D JACK O LANTERN FACE PAINT

 
Vero Flores jack o lantern makeup design
Vero Flores took a more rounded 3D realistic take on her amazing jack o lantern makeup design. The shading of the cheeks, chin and forehead wrinkles really make you think you are staring into the eyes of a wicked pumpkin! Use a almost dry brush or sponge loaded with the colors you want do the shading or highlighting to get a soft transition from dark to light. Gently stippling on layers of color to build up the color just where you want it. 

TRYPOPHOBIA  PEEK A BOO JACK O LANTERN MASH UP

Pumpkin Face edited Joanne Curry from Project Dj
Joanne Curry, from Project Dj, painted this cool Jack O Lantern using the creepy half face trick where it looks like the skin is pulled up and held in place with a staple. This Jack O Lantern stylized design might trigger people with Trypophobia because each orange section looks like a hallowed out hole.

SKULL / JACK O LANTERN MASH UP 

Emma green pumpkin and skull kids
Emma Green painted this cute little pair with a very spooky Skull and whimsical half face jack o lantern skull mash up. If you have some Pumpkin Kids you can use the same layout as a skull but paint it orange and add some leaves and vines on top. The swirly nose adds the whimsy while it still looks a little scary with the angry eye angle and the gold teeth. 

HOW DO I DO VAMPIRE FACE PAINT?

Vampires are all the rage, now more than ever. Shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight, Dracula, and Dark Shadows have induced a love for vampires that can't be quenched. You will notice that you might not need a lot of face paint to create a vampire look. A light base of Starblend Moonlight White with Colorme Pro Black eye shadow in the eyes and red lips could get you there. Add on some Blood Lust vampire fangs like the ones we have for Dental Distortions and you are all set! If you want fuller coverage you can use the powder wet or get a basic face paint set for a water based makeup or something like Proaiir Solids Thriller  hybrid face paint kit for a look that will last a night out on the dance floor.  

VAMPIRE VIXEN

Mini Pérez Soto - Vampire Makeup for Women - Scary Makeup Ideas

 Mini Pérez Soto created this Vampire makeup to have a scary face paint effect with fake vampire bites, bruising and fake blood. Use a plum color that you can find in a special effects palette Mehron Bruise Wheel or try Superstar Plum. Notice the super fine veins spreading out from the eyes like a web would flow from a center point. 

VAMPIRE EASY FACE PAINT

Face Art by Terri Terri Thomson - vampire
The subtle makeup effects by Terri Thomson of Face Art by Terri make this vampire look more believable. Use eye shadow of dry blended face paint to darken the eyes with red and black and create faint scowl lines and eye brow arches. Use black and white face paint on super fine round brush, like the Raven #1 to paint sure thin hairs for the eye brows. White fangs with blood drips and red lips bring this blood hungry vampire to life.

PURPLE VAMPIRE

Ana Ochoa - Face Painting San Antonio zombie or vampire scary face paint idea
Ana Ochoa, of Face Painting San Antonio, painted this flawless vampire which could also double as a zombie. Don't be limited by colors when developing your face paint idea for Halloween. Vampires can come in all colors!

  

DRACULA FACE PAINT

Amanda Suzanne Shane Scary Vampire Makeup
Amanda Suzanne Shane painted this very Scary Vampire Makeup and I feel like I am looking into the eyes of Dracula himself. Take a look at how she gently shades his smile lines, cheekbones and scowl lines to accentuate his features. The small red veins also make him look otherworldly. 

 

HOW CAN I DO KILLER ZOMBIE MAKEUP?

ZOMBIELAND FACE PAINT

Tracy Nicholson ZOMBIE LADY face paint idea
 Tracy Nicholson  makes a incredible zombie lady. The hallow marks on the nose and dark stippling on the skin really make this zombie look like she has been through a lot since the apocalypse began. 

DECAYING ZOMBIE

Belinda Vill Soto - zombie.jpg
Belinda Vill Soto went over the top to create this terrifying  zombie makeup. If you want a scary face paint design look at all of the details that she used to bring this zombie to life. The yellowing shrunken skin, the red veins, torn mouth and sunken in brown eyes. The teeth look so real, it is just stunning!

ZOMBIES WITH BRAINS

Thomas Paints Zombie makeup with brains exposed
Thomas Paints Zombie makeup with brains exposed! Have a bald head or a bald cap? This brainy idea would be perfect for you!

POP ART ZOMBIE MAKEUP

Amanda Suzanne Shane boy zombie scary face paint ideas
Amanda Suzanne Shane might have been inspired by plant versus zombies when she created this colorful  zombie kid.  Scary face paint ideas can still be cute!

MONSTER HIGH ZOMBIE

Gemma Louise Rollin monster high face paint green zombie scary makeup ideas

Gemma Louise Rollin painted this cartoon like monster high green zombie. This is a good choice for kids and people who want a to look scary but not so bloody. 

 

WHAT ARE SOME DEVIL FACE PAINT IDEAS?

The devil is a classic Halloween costume. Going as the devil doesn't mean that you are going to hell. Have fun with shading those scary features and playing up your cheek bones, nose and demonic eyes. You can find prothetic horns at a costume store, or you can make them out of paper, foam or mold them your self. 

THE RED DEVIL

Milena Potekhina Makeup Artist - Devil Face Paint for Scary Halloween Costume

Milena Potekhina Makeup Artist created this amazing - Devil Face Paint for a very Scary Halloween Costume! You can use a cake like the TAG SPICY FUEGO one to create your whole devil look!

FANCY MINI DEVIL

 

EyD Entertainment little devil- Estelle Demulder
Estelle Demulder, of EyD Entertainment, painted this cute  little devil in a very artistic way. Perhaps she isn't even a devil but the horns, colors and line work give the feel. You can use a scale stencil to add texture to your devil face if you want to give it a serpent hint. 
 

Blue Devil

Thomas Bartley Blue Vampire face paint makeup idea

 Thomas Bartley was very creative with this Blue Icey Devil which could also double as a horned Vampire. Scary face paint can always have a twist. There are no rules to limit your creativity! Superstar Petrol Blue would be a perfect color for a design like this. 

SKULL DEVIL MASHUP

Thomas' Face Painting thomaspaints red skull with horns and bling.jpg

Since there are no limits to your Halloween Design, if you want to be a skull and a devil, why not? If you love to have some shimmer and bling, just do it! Thomas Paints created this cool devilish skull to stand out in the crowd. The dripping glitter from the eyes, horn bling and mouth are a nice extra.

CHILLING SCARECROW MAKEUP

Sophia Vega Halloween Bloody Scare crown face paint 2020.jpg

                   Sophia Vega has won contests with her version of a very creepy Bloody Scarecrow design. She glued burlap to her face to get this horrific effect. By using a very dark black face paint in the eyes and mouth holes, the mask looks hollow inside.   

 SILLIER SCARECROW

Kay Norris ,Sparkle And Pop Face and Body Art Scarecrow
Kay Norris ,Sparkle And Pop Face and Body Art painted this more whimsical Scarecrow that still has a scary twist due to the stitched closed mouth and sewn on patches. 

HOW CAN I DO MUMMY MAKEUP?

MUMMY EYE MASK

Kay Norris ,Sparkle And Pop Face and Body Art mummy
Kay Norris, of Sparkle And Pop Face and Body Art painted this cool mummy design with hands that wrap around the eyes. The green edging and glowing green eyes tie this tied up mummy together. 

 

 MUMMY MASTERPIECEGemma Mc Evoy of Glitter Gem Face Painting Created this Scary Mummy

Gemma Mc Evoy, of Glitter Gem Face Painting, created this Scary Mummy with raw muscles and teeth under the bandages. This is costume contest winner for sure! You can learn how to paint these anatomical designs in Matteo Arfanotti's Book Scary Halloween Designs.

 

 

HOW TO DO A DEAD / GHOST BRIDE MAKEUP?

THE TRAGIC BRIDE

Judi’s Facepainting & Body Art. Judi Walker - deadly bride Scary Face Paint Makeup

This scary makeup idea was submitted by Judi’s Facepainting & Body Art. Judi Walker created the makeup for this hauntingly dead bride. Runny paint in black or red and a pale face and smudged lipstick bring this design together.

DROWNED BRIDE

Mandy Gibson Dead Bride Face and Body Paint
Mandy Gibson created this Dead Bride Face and Body Paint. The blue tones and skeletal frame makes the bride look like she was washed away in a freezing ocean and came back to haunt her partner. The shimmery tears and exposed heart hint to broken dreams

WHAT ARE SOME WITCH MAKEUP IDEAS?  

Milena Potekhina Makeup Artist - Witch or Satanic Makeup

Wiccan Makeup for those who want to appear as witches on Halloween can include the crescent moon, star pentagram / pentacle and runes text on the face and body. Milena Makup Artist shaded a bruisy burgundy color behind the pentacle and around the eyes to add a creepy factor to this beautiful witch. Superstar Plum would be perfect for this, or the Mehron Bruise Wheel. 

URSULA THE SEA WITCH

Antsy Pants Paints Face Painting and Body Art Angelique Desiree Thompson Ursula sea WITCH.jpg
Angelique Desiree Thompson of Antsy Pants Paints Face Painting and Body Art created this amazing Ursula inspired Witch. The teal and purple and black cracks will scare all of the poor unfortunate souls out there!

Is there a makeup kit for the Wicked Witch costume?

Graftobian Witch Kit - scary face paint makeup
You can use this cream based Graftobian Witch Kit to create a scary green face paint makeup for Halloween. It includes all of the colors you will need, a black eye lining pencil, a paint brush, sponges, and setting powder.

POST-OP AND DARK WITCH

Natty Batty face a paint * scary witch and plastic surgery gone wrong

This gothic witch by Natty Batty is another great example for some scary makeup for Halloween. The fine black cracks coming from her eyes and mouth make her look like an evil witch. The plastic surgery gone wrong is a perfect intro to the next scary face paint category. 

HOW CAN I DO MOULAGE MAKE UP FOR FAKE INJURIES?

You might not want to be anything in particular for Halloween but you like the idea of looking like you were attacked by a bear, zombie, clown or maybe just got in  street fight. You could also look like you tried to fix yourself up with some pretty horribly done stitches that aren't quite keeping everything together. 

STICHES AND CUTS

Face Art by Terri Terri Thomson - cuts and stitches
 Terri Thomson, of Face Art by Terri, created these fine stitches holding together a very painful looking wrap around slash. This might have been a shark bite. Note the slight redness that she added around each spot where the stitch enters the skin. The arch shape of the stitches and mixing between x cross overs and straight stitches make them look like they were not done by a doctor. 
Magical Megs stitches face painting gore makeup
Check out Magical Megs fine stitches! This face painting gore makeup is another great example of how much you can do with just face paint. She first painted black thin lines for each stitch and then highlighted them in white. When you fill in the bloody flesh you want to shade it and then highlight in white to make it still look wet and glistening.

3D GOREY VALENTINE

Fantabulous Faces Durham Rachael Mangles scary valentine makeup SFX

Fantabulous Faces Durham, Rachael Mangles created this super scary valentine makeup using SFX product like liquid latex. The deep gashes are oozind dark dried fake blood.You can mix red and black paint to make and old blood color. 

BOTCHED MAKEUP

Natty Batty Do Me Up Dolly botched plastic surgery makeup
Natty Batty, of  Do Me Up Dolly chose to Botch up this face to look like a plastic surgery attempt gone wrong. A gentle reminder to love the face you have! 

Is there a makeup kit for creating gory looks?

Check out the Graftobian Severe Trauma kit for an all in one makeup set to create cuts, bruises, bloody messes and more!

HOW CAN I DO FRANKENSTEIN MAKEUP?

Frankenstein (really Dr. Frankenstein's Monster) has been a classic Halloween makeup look for decades. Here are some great examples of Frankie inspired makeup designs by some really amazing face painters!

Milena Potekhina Frankenstein Scary Face Paint for halloween

Milena Potekhina really got to the heart of Frankenstein with this better than movie quality makeup. By using greens, yellows and whites for the skin tone, it almost looks like living green flesh. The red under the eyes blending into the dark shadows helps build that heavy eyebrow he is famous for. The elongated nostrils, deep smile lines and square chin shading really worked on his monster like features. 

THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

Kay Norris ,Sparkle And Pop Face and Body Art Frankenstein face paint idea
Kay Norris ,Sparkle And Pop Face and Body Art took a femenine twist with her version of Frankenstein. This scary face and body paint plays with the idea of Frankie's stitched together body. 

A COUPLE OF  FRANKENSTEINS

llana Wright Kids Frankenstein Makeup scary face paint
llana Wright painted these two cute kids into Frankenstein and his stunning bride! You can use white face paint to give that BOF zapped by electricity streak.

FRANKIE

Milena Potekhina Scary Frankenstein girl Frankie Face Paint Makeup IG.jpg

Milena Potekhina took this cute take on the daughter of Frankenstein, Frankie, from Monster High. This soft and sweet face paint makeup was done in white with a slight tint of green to it. The purple eye shadow and exaggerated painted eye lashes make her look like on of the dolls.

What is a good green makeup for Frankenstein?

We carry so many shades of green and you will want a few shades of greens or green and yellow to make Frankie pop. 

https://www.jestpaint.com/products/dfx-face-paint-rainbow-cake-large-green-carpet-rs50-8-50gr-8-dfxlrc100

You can get all the colors you need for Frankie in the Diamond FX Green Carpet split cake.  You could also use the Graftobian Witch Kit since the colors are the same. 

 

WHAT ARE SOME GOOD SCARY MONSTER FACE PAINT IDEAS FOR HALLOWEEN?

Monsters have so much wiggle room for creativity, that these are one of my favorite Halloween looks. 

 BIG MOUTH MONSTER

Roxii of Kawaii Face Painting - monster scary makeup idea - Big Teeth
Roxii, of Kawaii Face Painting painting this monster with huge teeth. This scary  - scary makeup idea would take some patience to get those shadows and highlights just right to make the gums glisten and the teeth look so crisp. I would start by painting the gums in with pink and the teeth in with white and then adding the black and all of the details. 

BIG EYE MONSTER

Blue Kangaroo Entertainment Kellie Dee - huge eye monster scary face paint idea

Blue Kangaroo Entertainment Kellie Dee - huge eye monster

GREEN MONSTER

Patricia Fransen - green monster face paint design - scary makeup idea

Patricia Fransen - green monster

 

 TRIPLE MOUTH MONSTER

Kellee Dee scary mouth eyes Blue Kangaroo Entertainment

Kellee Dee of Blue Kangaroo Entertainment painted this epic scary mouth eyes around her eyes! 

 

Trolls and Ogres

Safdar Mohammed scary face painting idea of a troll orc or ogre

Safdar Mohammed created this scary face after being inspired by orcs, trolls, goblins and the such! Can you imagine turning around and seeing this character looking at you? Safdar used skin tone face paints like you might find in the Diamond FX Skin Palette or Diamond FX Beast Palette. Wolfe also has a smaller version called the Wolfe FX Monster Palette

 

 

WHAT ARE SOME FAMOUS CHARACTERS I COULD BE FOR HALLOWEEN?

THE BEAST

Jackie York Make-Up Your Mind (photo is me) beast with horns face paint and prosthetics idea

Jackie York Make-Up Your Mind turned herself into The Beast with horns face paint and prosthetics!


 ROCKIN ELVIS TO THE GRAVE

Jennifer Strickland  - Elvis skull character makeup
Jennifer Strickland  - Elvis skull character makeup

STATE PUFFED

Myself Collette Franco, Color Me Happy Entertainment - melting marshmallow state puff
Myself Collette Franco, Color Me Happy Entertainment - Roasted marshmallow man State Puff

VENOM

Kay Norris ,Sparkle And Pop Face and Body Art - venom face paint idea

Kay Norris, from Sparkle And Pop Face and Body Art, painted this half face venom face paint design with just black, white and red.

Long wiggly melted black lines with chubby tear drop ends are key to get this wild venom look. Make sure to highlight the gums, blacks lines and tongue with white to make it look wet and shiny! Study the eye shape well to make sure it looks evil and not silly. 

TWO FACE

Vero Flores half blue face.
Vero Flores created this astounding blue face Two Face character with a body painted lab coat and dress suit. The holes in the skin and rotting yellow teeth are just amazing! The white eye contact lense takes this scary face paint idea to another level.
Thomas Bartley Two faced makeup
Thomas Bartley had another vision with his Two Face makeup. This version is all muscle and blood vessels. What a piece of anatomy!

BUTTON EYES

Kathy Alesandria The Celebrationists NYC edited - button eyes
Kathy Alesandria, of The Celebrationists NYC, nailed the creepy factor with her verision of Button Eyes. This black and white character with buttons over the  eyes is sure to disturb any passerby. 

THE LIZARD MAKEUP

Gemma McEvoy lizard under your skin.jpg
Gemma McEvoy painted this incredible Lizard makeup coming out from under their skin. Use scale stencils and don't forget to paint the wrinkled up skin on the sides!

WHAT CAN I DO FOR MAKE UP FOR GHOSTS?

Edie Kelleher Ghosts in Eyes
Edie Kelleher had fun with the scary Halloween makeup design. She painted a ghost mask and included little tiny ghosts in floating in the eyes and mouth

BLOODY GHOST

Gemma Louise Rollin blood dripping ghost scary face paint idea

Gemma Louise Rollin painted this horrific  Blood Dripping Ghost. She even included a clue to how this person may have died with a gaping bullet hole like wound in the forehead.



PURPLE DEMON

Sophia Le Glam Candy by Sophia - Purple Vixen - IG glamcandy_sophia
Sophia Le, of Glam Candy by Sophia, was the makeup artist behind this Purple Demonic  Vixen. The purple eye shadow and lip makeup compliment her top and wig. ( IG glamcandy_sophia)


VENCA from STRANGER THINGS

Liz Barnes Body Art RJ Male Model Vecna of Stranger Things.jpg
Liz Barnes painted Body Model, RJ Male Model,  into the Mind Flayer version of Vecna from Stranger Things.  This scary face paint idea will stop people in their tracks. You can create this face with a lot of shading and highlighting to get those 3D ridges around the nose and eyes, or you can use liquid latex to build them up. 
Liz Barnes Body Art RJ MaleModel Vecna up close scary face paint Villain from Stranger Things

SCARY DALMATIAN DOG MONSTER

Svetlana Keller long tongue monster
This Creepy monster by Svetlana Keller looks like it could be a Dalmatian gone mad. What other animals can you turn into their demonic or zombie version for a super scary face paint design? Like this Practice board? You can get your own Sparkling Faces Practice board to get ready for Halloween here!



RAG DOLL SCARY FACE PAINT

 
Jodie's paint palette -rag doll with stitches scary face paint idea
This bright patched up rag doll was submitted by Jodie's Paint Palette. It is a colorful twist on a scary face paint idea for Halloween. Make sure to highlight each patch so that the design doesn't look flat. The stitches are just black dots with white strokes curving in an out of them. 

Some quick questions answered from all of us at Jest Paint.com

What do you need for horror makeup?

You can use water based face paint for easy to wash off looks. You can do almost any thing with these looks. These wash off with soap and water at the end of the night. If you need them to last a long time you can seal them with a product like Ben Nye Final Seal or ProAiir Prolong Sealer

Cream Based Zombie Kit from Mehron

This Mehron Zombie  Kit has cream based paints, face blood and latex!Mehron Zombie Kit Makeup

You can also use cream based makeup which needs to be set with powder, or long lasting alcohol based makeup

If you want to get some blood, fake teeth or tooth paint, latex, 3D gel or SFX kits check out our selection on our Special FX Makeup Page

 Mehron Spinach Tooth Paint Demo

Extras, like Mehron Tooth Paint in the color Spinach will make people's skin crawl!

How do you make your eyes look scary with makeup?

Scary eyes usually will involve dark shading, outlining, blood dripping, fake ripped eye lids, veins coming out from the edges of the eye, black slime dripping out of the eyes, bruised eyes or stitches, welts or fake burn effects around the eye. 

Rigid Collodian scar maker by Mehron

You can also add wrinkles and scars by using a product like Rigid Collodian from Mehron

What fake nails can I use for my monster / zombie makeup?

Dental Distortions - CREEPY CLAWS Fake Nails

At Jest Paint we have a lot of cool and disgusting items on our Special FX page. You will find CREEPY CLAWS in a few different styles that are press on nails that will last all day. These fake nails will blow your Halloween costume out of the park. They are the finishing touch to a vampire / zombie / warlock / witch look. 

 

How to do horror makeup at home?


You will need to order some high quality face paint like the products we have at Jest Paint, or use someone good quality beauty makeup to do horror makeup at home. Don't skip out on the fake blood. Making your own with corn syrup and red food dye could leave you stained for awhile. Try to resist buying cheap makeup that pops up in Halloween Stores. They may not have the best ingredients and could leave you itchy, they might never dry or they might flake off, or they might just be impossible to apply. Stick to well know brands like Fusion Body Art, Paradise, TAG, Diamond FX, Graftobian, Kryolan etc. 

Mehron Coagulated Blood Gel Demo

         Mehron Coagulated Blood Gel Demo. This goopy blood will make a simple             makeup look stand out.


Make sure to protect your bathroom so that you don't drip fake blood on a white rug. Plan at least 2 hours to apply your makeup for the first time. You might need even more time if it is a complicated scary look. 

Tracey Eustace - grey monster killer
Tracey Eustace used monochromatic colors to create a grey serial killer/

How do you make fake crying makeup?

You can line the bottom your eyes with face paint or liquid eye liner that is not waterproof. Then you can add eye drops to your eyes and squeeze them tight...or you can gently drip water over your eye lashes to make it drip. Make sure not to line the tops of your eyes to avoid makeup dripping into them. 

What are good fake teeth to wear for my Halloween Look?

Dental Distortions creates hand made teeth that will freak everyone out! You mold them to fit you mouth, and they are not so big, so that you can still talk and sing. 

Dental Distortions Fake Teeth

 

We hope this post helped you decide what you want to be for Halloween this year. If you want more Halloween Makeup Ideas check out these other blog posts by Jest Paint! 

Halloween Face Painting Ideas - Top 81 + Halloween Makeup Ideas For Children and Adult Costumes


Face Paint Ideas - 125 + Quick and Easy DIY Face Paint Ideas for Kids and Adults


20 + Pennywise Clowns | IT Face Paint Makeup Ideas for Halloween

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

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