Supplies for a Corpse Halloween Decorations

Series Summary

Most Americans grow up watching scary movies and spending weeks afterwards with the closet light on at night and the door cracked. Haunted houses similarly infiltrate our childhoods and adolescences, and we spend so much time jumping and screaming at the startling effect we rarely stop and wonder, “How did they make that?” From haunted houses in the suburbs to the big city film set, makeup and costume effects run the gambit from simple tricks of the trade and illusions to complicated and time-consuming works of art. Halloween is one of the best times to investigate the secrets of this craft and learn some tricks for yourself. Put your knowledge to good use and create a Halloween zombie or corpse that will terrify neighbors and friends, or use the skills you learn to other uses like your budding career in the film industry or costume design.

In this series our expert makeup and effects artist will show you how to create a stunning zombie corpse for your haunted house, party, film set, or prank. Learn about the supplies you will need to begin a project, tips for creating a skull and making the skin on the skull appear real and decrepit, create shoulders, legs, joints and arms for the corpse and learn techniques for attaching all the pieces together. Additionally, tips on making clothing appear aged and adding touches like hair and more are included.

Video Transcript

"Hello this is Mad Scientist coming to you from expertvillage.com. Hello I'm a professional mad scientist and I'm going to show you how to build a corpse step by step. First I want to cover the materials that you would need that are necessary to build your corpse. A plastic skull from a joke store, this one is quiet inexpensive and it would work great, some pillow stuffing, hair any color would work. I chose white. A electric screw gun, hair dryer, duct tape, measuring tape, a hot glue gun, hot glue sticks of course, paint. Spray paint is important. I'm using house paint to get the main skin tone just because it is inexpensive. Acrylic paint, another color of acrylic what ever colors that you want but I got to take this fake teeth out I could hardly speak. A large brush and a small brush, 1X2 approximately 175 inches of 1X2 is necessary to build a 5 foot 11 corpse. T-shirt material cotton, cotton is the best. A pair of old work gloves, twine, string, and now we could get started. So watch the next clip and we would start assembling the corpses head. "