The Perfect Zombie

I wanted to make myself into a functional zombie. I didn't want to do the overly dramatic, not the green face, and not the raccoon. I wanted to make a real, damned zombie! So here I am, zombified! You will see, the trick in my zombie design, is to keep it neutral. Go with your own skin tones and just add some ROT. It's easy, but time-consuming if you're a perfectionist.

** All the steps are in front of my DIY Green Screen because I was making this for some fun videos of me just acting like a dead weirdo. **

And here I am, in the Dead Rising 2 Commercial for Off the Record : Uranus Zone :D  (As an Office Zombie/Corporate Zombie)  And a background story: Here, at Fiverr.

Step 1 Materials

*Liquid Latex (i bought the big jug @ spirit halloween for multiple applications)
*toilet paper (thinner is better)
*light foundation (Rimmel @ walmart)
*dark eyeshadows (mine from dollar store)
*Teeth Paint!! (walmart, "zombie" and "blood")
*fake blood
*eye contacts (mine by "EDIT")
*black lipstick, or purple (if you'd like)

Comments

[jharoldwarwick]

Great instructions! Followed this and turned myself into an awesome zombie! Thanks

[kristylynn84]

perfect!!! :D did you get lots of scary reactions!? lol

[Gary_KCMO]

Looks good! How much did you pay for the contact? That is the one thing I didn't have the time/money to get. That REALLY sets off the effect.

[kristylynn84]

they were about $26 online, but they dried out in less than a week! :( and the company isn't responding. grrr!

[Gary_KCMO]

I used this last night to make up my twins and they loved the outcome. I think it came out pretty good for a first try too. We didn't have the cash for the contacts (which would have really made it look good) but overall it looks awesome.

[kristylynn84]

omg i love how you switched up the rot! it looks really gross! haha (in a good way)

[Gary_KCMO]

Yea they kinda look more like burn victims than zombies, but it really wasn't all that hard to do and looks really cool. I think. Thanks a lot for the instructable!

[mcneilre]

Hi :) Im using this look for a Halloween party, how long does the complete look take?? I love this!! Thanks!!

[kristylynn84]

awesome! :D well, it takes me about 1-2 hours because i take my time and i do a lot of tweaking. for the commercial, i wanted to kinda hurry so i think it took me less than an hour. so it depends on your timing :D i wanna see when you're done! :D

[mcneilre]

Great!! Thanks A LOT!!! Will post pictures!!! :)

[t.shetley]

I can't find then either...looked on EDIT but didn't see those. Please help, costume party next Sat.

Thanks

[knackers11]

A lot of costume stores sell these - they're called full sclera contacts. The black ones are often called blackouts.

[kristylynn84]

where do they sell the sclera! and are they less than 100? :)

the ones i used - WHITE MESH, by edit. :)

[dalexander9]

what contacts did you use i cant seem to fine em...?

[t.shetley]

FYI...Just read below, she wore "White Mesh" from EDIT

[robosnitz]

your cute. before AND after!

[kristylynn84]

you're too sweet!! <3 lol. :D

[AchillePomeroy]

I would seriously advise against putting in contacts while putting on the latex. The contacts will not help protect your eyes at all, they actually make it worse by preventing you from easily flushing your eyes if you get any nasty chemicals like ammonia in them. Your eyes are some of the most vulnerable parts of your body, please protect them well!

[codongolev]

yep.... my chem teacher last year told us that anyone with contacts needs to be extra careful to wear their goggles, because the offending chemicals can get stuck underneath the contacts and the eyewash won't do a darned thing.

[kristylynn84]

yep! avoid putting latex near your eyes/eye sockets. anywhere where you have skull, should be a safe distance. due to the danger factor, and the delicate-ness of the skin in those areas. :D

[Crucio]

Kristy Lynn,

That looks ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC (no pun intended)! One of the best zombies I've ever seen, on or off screen!

The make-up is great, but the contacts really finish the look convincingly. I'm in awe.

[kristylynn84]

i super-appreciate that! it takes a lot of studying (having fun watching movies) LOL, to concoct your own look, you know? :D <3

[ptrnmkr]

Back in the day, I used to use either the foam make-up applicators, or , to save money, I'd just get a piece of foam rubber & cut out my own. No fuss, no muss, and disposable.

[kristylynn84]

that's a great idea too! i just bought some makeup wedges at the dollar store for next time :D

[ptrnmkr]

You could have used more foundation, but the latex without it CAN be effective. Just remember, zombie skin doesn't get any blood flow any more, so it may be discolored any color due to "rot."
Looks great, though!!!!!!

[kristylynn84]

it's true! :D but i needed foundation and stuff to cover the white toilet paper. hahah . without contacts, it would have been clear for me to see that. ohHh wellLll :D

[13thvulture]

can you actually see with those contacts on? it looks like it would be trying to see through a frosted window, or well, cataracts more accurately XD

[kristylynn84]

yes, exactly! i couldn't see what i was doing, because it clouds the vision detail. everything becomes more clear when you take them out. :)

[badart]

EPIC!!!!!!!love to do that

[kristylynn84]

post pics if you do! :D and thanks!!

[mechakal]

I found if you dip your brush in liquid dishwashing detergent (making sure to squeeze excess out) before dipping it the latex you can save the brush for other happy adventures.

[kristylynn84]

oh yeahhh, that would probably give it a thin coat of repellent, huh? good idea! :D

[[e-mail]]

OMG you scared this pee out of me! I want to know how you did the background, Maybe it's in there but it's to scary looking through all the how to photos. I'm going to run away now.....

[kristylynn84]

i used a video editing program and tried out green screen for the 1st time. i got it online, it was a free moving image, i guess :D thank you very much!

[Oldetryke]

Excellent! Congrats to Zombie Girl!
I would not want to meet you on my way to the 7-11 walking through the darkened streets of my mobile home park!

[kristylynn84]

i'll give you a "Z-Pass" . hahahah :P

[cwheit]

If you take some of the eye shadow and go into the some of the creases on the 'wounds' prior to the blood smearing, you'll get some depth on the injury. Another technique would be to use a dark red or black makeup under the tissue/latex so when you pull away some of the tissues, you'll have depth. (Oh, and cotton swabs are great for applying latex for this style of construction.)

Nice work using minimal tools/supplies overall.

[kristylynn84]

yep! i did that with the eyeshadow :D and thanks for the tip on the Qtips, I had nooo idea! :) :)

[hydraulix]

Awesome (and quite nasty-looking :D ).

[AmyLuthien]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeerch!!  :D