1st attempt: vampirism

Okay, so I got too excited and had to have another go from what I'm calling the 2nd chapter in my Dick Smith book. From the get go I thought this would be easier than the ageing one as it seemed simpler but as I ran into problems mixing 2 types of makeup (cream and water based do not go well together!) so I had to find another solution in order to finish it off. So it probably ended up taking about the same amount of time again (which I foolishly didn't clock.. Again..) but here's my first attempt at mimicking the vampire. Firstly, here's my inspiration:

 

 And how it's supposed to look.

 Kit used. It's hard to see but that's a metallic silver in the middle.

 Looking a bit pink faced and cynical (oddly). Turns out my 'neutral' face is a bit lop sided..

 After my rosy cheeks made for a poorer looking texture during the ageing effort I thought I'd try to tone them down for the base with a green toned concealer. In all honesty though it later reacted with the soluble snazaroo stuff and ended up clinging to my pores. Not the best idea, but noted for later efforts.

 Thin mix of the white and silver bases.

 And a little more, not forgetting the lips.

 Adding some shading with the silver alone, good thing I did that ageing exercise first eh? Lesson one: learn your skull contours!

 Don't forget the ears and neck shading!

 Disaster! The cream based black wont stick to the base of soluble white, even when it's dry and dusted with loose powder! Result: patchy grey instead of black which gets worse when eyes are closed! Might be a good effect for bruising however...

 Time to make with the crazy eyebrows a la Dick Smith's instructions. This would probs look best on a dude than me but hey, I'll give the feral look a whirl! Used some of the cream-that-would-not-mix to strengthen cheekbone and nose shadows.

 At the risk of it all going a bit 'Twilight' I busted out some black eyeshadow with a subtle gold fleck (only really noticeable up very close) to cover the patchy eyes, made them much darker so I added some really strong shadows under my chin. At this point I should have gone back to my ears but noted for next time. Also this was my first time painting the insides of my nostrils black!

 Finally I slapped some water on my bonce to slick my hair back and added a little black to the very inners of my lips. Then I went back and added white/grey flecks to make them look more pursed. To finish, a little red around my eyes and fake blood dripping from the side of my mouth.

 You probably really shouldn't paint your teeth (hardest was keeping my lips apart, and less saliva sucking!) but I thought it looked nicely monstrous given i had no fake teeth to pop in.

 And the finished effect with minor editing!

 

 

Supplies bought - exciting!!

Ok so my first order of additional kit will include crepe hair in my own shade, some soluble black face paint as the one I used was a cream and didn't mix with the snazaroo stuff. I also bought some Grimas brand stuff to stick it on with and remove it with (Mastix Extra & remover). Cost: £19 approx.

1st attempt: ageing

Ok, so today I've finally had a go doing the first replica (with the stuff I had access to - namely my own makeup and some snazaroo face paints I borrowed/donated to my band for what I'm calling the first project in my Dick Smith book of Monster Makeup) and made myself old, old old.

Below is the kit and progression pics through to finished pieces. There are some glaring errors like the eyebrows are shaggy but not grey like the hair and the ears aren't too visible and clumsily shaded to match the rest of the skin tone. It's ageing taken to the nth degree so i guess the next step is only ageing 10 years, then 20 etc.

 This is me, sans makeup. All pics taken in my room using an angled lamp to help with the highlights and shadows.

 

 The inspiration.

 Kit used

 Picking out highlights in white and mixing some of my foundation (slightly darker than the usual Ivory) with a tiny bit of soluble black to start building up the shadows occurring when I screw up my face.

 Adding more black to the skin tones and deepening the shadows, paying attention not to forget the neck and ears.

 With a little more black..and a headscarf. Spraying the front bit of my hair with dry shampoo made it look grey and brittle. Not forgetting to fleck the lips with white, adding some red eye liner to look more bloodshot and frail.

 

Turn the pics black and white for the finished product. Voila! Old Kerry!