To make sure it’s the right color, choose something that’s at least two shades lighter than your normal skin color. Now get set for some fun. 1 Creating The Cringe Effect. For that sunken effect you need to create shadows that will give you a hollow cheek look. Zombie makeup face contouring is all about working with light and shadow.
The Technique: 1. Lay down a coating of Death Flesh, zombie makeup with a cosmetic sponge round. Apply thick so the face is a pale color. 2. Apply the Steel Gray with a wider, angled brush to make shadows under the eyes; etc. 3. Use Ben Nye’s Frankenstein, to give the lips that deathly pallor. 4. Most of the colors I never use for anything other than Halloween. I smudged black and gray around his eyes, under his cheekbones, and along the neck muscles and clavicle. After that I just started brushing on the grays and greens and blending them with a big powder brush. My go to brushes are by EcoTools. ta0HA4m.