How to Turn Your Friend Into a Zombie

David after I was done with him on Halloween.

Turning some one into a zombie is pretty basic. All you are basically doing is lightening the persons skin tone and then shading in the usual areas, cheek bones, temples, and under the chin (if it's a guy), and then you shade the eyes, to sink them in. That may sound rather complicated to some, so like always, I'm going to walk you threw the process step by step.

1. Apply the foundation to your actors face
• Make sure to use a foundation that is 2 tones lighter then your model's
• Make sure you blend the foundation down you model's neck
2. Apply shadows to your actor 
• (Make sure the shadow in 1 tone darker then your actors natural tone)
• Just under the cheek bones
• At the temples
• Around the eyes
• Under the jawline
• On the side of the nose
3.  Apply highlights
• On cheek bones
• On the bridge of the nose
4. Apply greens and yellows
• Apply these around the shadows to give your actor a sickly look
• After applying bruises add some more greens and yellows
5. Apply bruises
• Apply different shades of reds 
6. Apply setting powder
7. Add rigid collodion
• You apply this by liberally applying this to your model's skin
• This may take multiply applications 
• Allow this to dry between applications
8. Make any needed touch ups
9. Apply setting powder
10. Apply congealed blood
• Add this where the rigid collodion has dried to make realistic wounds

Now you know how to turn your friend into a realistic zombie.

Your friend should look something like this.

Here's a video of me turning my friend into one so you can see the process.

If you need any more help you can check out these websites.

• YouTube
• about.com
• instuctables.com

If you needed make up or any of the supplies you used in this application you can order it from these websites.

• AEO Studios 
• FX Warehouse