How to Use Airbrush Makeup for Halloween Special Effects
The best type of costumes are those that you make at home. A plastic mask can't compete with special effects makeup when it comes to true Halloween terror. If you want to have perfect and professional Halloween makeup, you need to learn how to use airbrush makeup.
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Instructions
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Put rubber or latex gloves on before you apply special effects for makeup with an airbrush. This prevents the makeup from staining your hands or mixing with other colors that might be on your hand.
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Attach the airbrush to a compressor. Put the makeup in the cup provided in the brush.
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Choose the appropriate color for the special effect you want to achieve. For example, to get the effect of a bruise, use various colors from blue to purple and green, depending on the age of the bruise that you want to convey. If you want to make a bruised and beaten face look dirty, use a light coat of black or brown.
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Mix the colors and highlight areas to get the best special effect from the airbrush. Make bruises darker in the center and get lighter as you go toward the outside edge.
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Spray lightly and don't let the air focus on one spot to avoid blotchy makeup. You don't want the makeup to have heavy concentrations in any one area or the natural effect that you're trying to achieve is destroyed.
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Use light strokes to create shadows and hollows for the eyes. Cover the recipient's eyes with cotton pads or something similar to protect them before you do any work around the eyes. When working on the top lid, take care that her eyes are tightly shut.
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Go exotic with airbrush makeup if you're not interested in scary Halloween makeup. An airbrush can allow you to do special effects with make up to make the recipient look more glamorous. Try the Cleopatra or a sexy starlet look. Get professional Hollywood special effects by giving a Marilyn Monroe beauty mark with the airbrush.
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