How to Slit Your Friends Throat

I have done many post on make-up so far, but now I am finally going to tell you how to do a special effect.  Today I am going to tell you how to rig a blood effect. This effect will cost you less then $15 in total.

The supplies you will need are:

1. a turkey baster $3, syringe $3, or ketchup bottle $1 (all from Walmart)
2. clear plastic tubing $3, or bendy straws $1
3. duct tape 4$
4. blood $5

Once you have all the supplies it's time to build your rig.

If you use plastic tubing:

1. Fit the plastic tubing over the spout of what your baster, syringe, or ketchup bottle
2. wrap the duct tape around the gape as tight as possible to prevent any leaks

If you use bendy straws:

1. fit the bendy straw over the spout of what your baster, syringe, or ketchup bottle
2. wrap the duct tape around the gape as tight as possible to prevent any leaks 
3. Fit the second bendy straw into the first
4. wrap the duct tape around the gape as tight as possible to prevent any leaks  
5. repeat as needed

Once you have built your rig it's time to use it. The example I am going to use is if you are going to slit some ones throat.

To do this  and achieve a believable effect you need a fake knife and your rig.

Here are the steps to achieve this effect:

1. Pour the blood into your ketchup bottle or suck it into your baster or syringe
2. Tape your tube or straw to the side of your knife
3. Place your baster, syringe, or ketchup bottle behind your actors head
4. Stand next to your actor and  angle the knife so that the camera cant see your starw or tube
5. squeeze the baster, syringe, or ketchup bottle
6. once the blood near the tip of the straw or tube begin to pull the knife across your actors throat.
7. You have now slit your friends throat.

Here is a video of my friend and I learning to achieve this effect. 

Remember if at first you don't succeed try, try again. 

If you are looking for more of a way to make your blood to shot everywhere check out this website.

How to Give Someone a Black Eye

Black eyes, they happen to clumsy people, people who get in fights, and some people who can't catch. So as a make up artist it is a good idea to know how to give some one a black eye. 

Here are the items you will need...

1. Nose and scar wax
2. Lotions (lots of lotions)
3. Bruises makeup wheel 
1. with green and purple
2. with red and yellow
4. Skin tone make up
5.  Sponges
6. paint brush
7. Translucent Powder
8. Some form of a wedge

Now here's the steps you should take.

1.  Apply lotion to your hands, or else the putty will stick to you
2. apply putty around your actors eye area making sure to smooth down the edges
3.  once finished applying the putty and blending the edges it is time to start the make up application. This is very tricky. The putty will want to stick to your sponge or brush unless you first apply lotion to the putty.
4. Apply light amounts of lotion to the putty and then shade your eye and make sure to shade onto the skin and not just the putty
1. first red
2. then green
3. purple
4. skin tone
5. Then lightly apply your powder being careful to only dust the eye area 
6. Now go show off your handy work cause you have just given your friend a black eye.

 The whole process looks something like this.

For more info on black eyes or to buy makeup products check out these sites.