Supplies for a Zombie Costume

Series Summary

Halloween is quickly approaching. There is a chill in the air as millions prepare for a night of mischief and horror! As many popular films have depicted, one of the most terrifying yet intriguing disguises of Halloween is the zombie. Eerily walking, devoid of human rationale, this walking emblem of death comes to life for a variety of reasons. A zombie may be an unsettled soul searching for peace, or it may be searching to fulfill their lust for human brains. The zombie is thought to have originated from the tenets of Voodoo. Based on legend, a deceased person can be summoned to life by a Voodoo sorcerer. According to this myth, powerful drugs such as tetrodotoxin or datura enable these half dead and half live people to wonder the land with no will of their own. As iconic as zombies have become in our society, Halloween would not be the same without these ghouls wondering the night. While some may be afraid to put the time and effort into their zombie transformation, it is really not as difficult as it may seem. You can enter the zombie world quicker than you realize!

In this free video series, learn how to make an easy homemade zombie costume. Matt Cail shows you step-by-step instruction for making this Halloween costume. Learn how to transform old shirts and pants into a zombie costume. He shows you how to cut, apply dirt, and stain blood all over your clothing. Also, learn how to apply realistic zombie makeup to your face, hands, and neck. If you are looking to embrace the terrifying in Halloween, this costume is perfect. So, get into the horror spirit, and learn how to make a zombie Halloween costume today!

Video Transcript

"Hello! I'm Matt Cail on behalf of Expert Village. I'm here today to show you how to make a zombie costume. Okay, but before we can get started on creating our zombie, we're going to need some basic supplies. The first group of these are makeup and the things you use to apply makeup. We're going to need a range of brushes. These can range from very, very small nice fine tip ones to apply additional details. Also thicker ones to apply makeup over broader areas, bigger, thicker parts of the face. You can also get additional q-tips, or they even sale specialty q-tip like items which to apply makeup. They have a little sharper of an edge than q-tips do to get some of the finer details in. Then of course, we're going to need our makeup colors. Now, makeup colors I suggest for zombies are grey, white, black, green, and red. Those are the staples. Purple or magenta is also very good because we're going to be drawing in some bruises, but that's more of an add on. If you have the other 4 mentioned colors, those are the really key. That's the center of your color pallet for makeup on a zombie. In addition to makeup, you can just get a kit at the store. I also suggest getting some cream makeups. Specifically in the colors of black and white. These are really useful for applying over wide areas of the face, and generally do a better job of it than lots of the makeup kits you're going to get in convenient stores. In addition, you're going to need to have a foam sponge to apply the makeup over the bigger areas of the face, while you're going to be doing the fine details with the brush work. Also, one of our secret weapons is some liquid latex. We're going to use this to apply various folds of the skin and other effects to simulate a rotting effect on our zombie."