1st Edition

A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects, Volume 2 Revenge of the Prosthetics

By Christopher Payne Copyright 2025
158 Pages 178 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 178 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 178 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

A Beginner’s Guide to Special Makeup Effects, Volume 2 builds on the foundations covered in A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More , introducing more professional-level materials and techniques and preparing readers for the next steps in their career. This book is divided into two sections: Paint and Buildups and Prosthetics . The first section shows a... Read more

Section 1: Paint and Buildups  1. Road Rash  2. Airbrushing 101  3. Airbrush Fantasy Makeup  4. Wigs  5. Statue  6. The Wonderful World of PAX  7. Punk  8. Making Bald Caps  9. Tattoos  10. Bear Attack!  Section 2: Prosthetics  11. Baba Yaga  12. Alien  13. Skull Demon  14. Infected  15. Steampunk Frankenstein  16. Silicone Injury  17. Dwarf  18. Autopsy Corpse  19. Prosthetic Transfer Zombie

Biography

Christopher Payne has been a professional makeup artist for more than two decades and an enthusiastic amateur for most of his life before that. He has an MFA in makeup and wig design from the University of Cincinnati and has worked on theatrical productions, television shows and films across the country. He has also taught makeup at a number of schools, trade shows and theaters. This is Payne’s third book project, having previously authored A Beginner’s Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More (2021) and contributed to Makeup Artistry for Film and Television (Sciortino, 2021).