Looking to dress up as Cleopatra for Halloween or a cosplay event? Look no further, because I am going to show you step by step how to recreate this look for yourself.

For this tutorial, we used Graftobian ProPaint in:

Aztec Turquoise
Catalina Blue
Clockwork Copper
Fuzzy Bear Brown
Gilded Gold
Pearl Frost
Raven Black
White Swan

Tools:

chisel brush
#1 round brush
#2 round brush
#6 round brush
sponges

Step 1: Gild With Gold...

Use Gilded Gold and a sponge to cover the entire face with a thin layer of facepaint.

Step 2: Frost With Pearl...

Use Pearl Frost to overlay the gold base.

Step 3: Paint the Eyes

Use Gilded Gold again, this time to sponge over the eyelids and around the eye area, then switch back to Frosted Pearl and overlay. We're going for a layered, shimmery effect here.

Once that's dry, outline the eyes with Aztec Turquoise and the #6 round brush.

Step 4: Detail the Eyes

Go back to the Gilded Gold and use a wide chisel brush to overlay the turquoise outline. Let that dry, then use a #6 brush and the Catalina Blue to outline the eyes once more, then blend with a chisel brush.

Step 5: Paint Egyptian Decorations

Now we're going to switch to our Raven Black paint with a #1 brush and draw the classic egyptian-style outline and decorations around the eyes. Feel free to be creative here, you don't have to follow exactly what we did.

Make the eyebrows bold and black, with a slight arch.

Once the black paint has dried, outline it again with the Gilded Gold.