How to Make Artificial Human Skin

Latex scars and wounds are a great addition to any Halloween costume.

Fake skin is an essential part of any good Halloween costume. You can use it for gory scars, fresh stitches and open wounds. Fake blood and ready-made disfigurations look fine, but never quite match up with skin tone, color and texture. Using basic costume makeup ideas and some simple materials, an average costume can be turned into something much more spectacular.

Things You'll Need

• Mirror
• Liquid latex
• Sponge
• Makeup foundation

Instructions

1. Clean the mirror to make it easier to remove your latex later on.

2. Apply a small amount of the liquid latex on a makeup sponge. Liquid latex can be purchased online or in most craft or costume shops.

3. Spread the latex in a thin layer across a mirror. Leave it to dry on the mirror. This will take less than an hour, as the layer of latex is very thin.

4. Build up layers of liquid latex on the mirror using the same process. The size and number of layers depends on what is being created. Scars and open wounds need a lot more layers than scratches and stitches.

5. Remove the latex from the mirror carefully to prevent rips and curling edges.

6. Apply a little liquid latex to the back of the fake skin, spreading it to all the edges. Apply the fake skin to the body.

7. Blend the latex with the real skin using makeup foundation in the correct skin tone.