How to draw a joker on your face for Halloween (English)

If you've been invited to a Halloween party, it's time to think about your look. If you have already decided on a character, then you need to choose the appropriate costume, accessories and paraphernalia, and also take care of the hairstyle. But in order for the image to be complete and realistic, special attention should be paid to makeup or make-up. If you have no idea how to paint your face for Halloween, then a few valuable tips and ideas will help you make your choice.

Preparing the face

Makeup for a man, woman or child should always be applied only to a previously prepared face. Otherwise, you risk damaging your skin or even getting chemical burns. It is necessary to thoroughly degrease the upper layers of the skin; to do this, wash with regular soap, and then use any toner containing alcohol. Then apply a thin layer of cream or makeup base, this will protect your face from the harmful and drying effects of cosmetics.

Makeup options for women

How to paint a woman's or girl's face for Halloween? Everything will depend on the image and complexity of the costume; we will consider the most popular options.

Gothic makeup

Classic gothic style makeup is suitable for the image of a witch, demoness, mistress of shadows or black widow. This Halloween face painting doesn't take much time and doesn't require any special skills.

To begin with, the skin must be whitened using light powder, theatrical makeup or white shadows. You can use watercolors or gouache, but then the result will not be as realistic. You can make whitewash yourself; to do this, you need to mix a rich cream with white clay or loose dye and apply it to the skin with a wide brush.

Skeleton image

It is very difficult to make such an unusual face makeup for Halloween, but the result is worth the effort and time spent.

First you need to draw the contours of the main bones of the skull. The places where the bones are supposed to be located are painted over with white, the voids are highlighted in black. The main elements of drawing are the eyes, nose, cheekbones and jaw. If your costume does not cover the neck and décolleté, you need to draw the cervical spine and upper chest.
Start painting with the “voids”; for this use black and dark gray shadows. The intensity of the shade should decrease from the center to the edges.
Paint the rest of the face white. Cover your lips completely. Using silver and light gray shadows, highlight the cheekbones and temporal lobes.
The finishing touches. The lines of teeth and protruding bones need to be made very sharp and clear, for this you will use liquid eyeliner or a pencil.

Artistic images

It is not at all necessary to make a scary and frightening face with makeup for Halloween: the photos presented below are a clear confirmation of this. Your image can be mysterious, fatal and even romantic. With the help of theatrical makeup, you can turn your face into a real work of art.

When applying makeup, it is worth remembering that it must be in the same color scheme as the costume. Too rich a palette of colors can spoil the image and turn it into a carnival one.

Makeup options for men

If everything is clear with the fair sex, then how can the male half of the population paint their faces for Halloween? The stronger sex is much luckier in this regard, because their image can be truly terrifying, while girls still want to preserve a little femininity and beauty.

the walking Dead

Perhaps the most popular characters among guys are skeletons and zombies. However, the variations are very different; it could be a stylish skeleton guy or a real Horseman of Death. But the general essence of the makeup does not change, usually it is a white face and dark accents on some parts of the skull.

If you want to emphasize individuality and stand out from the gray mass, then for the makeup idea you can use the image of a character from your favorite movie or comic book. Particularly popular are heroes such as Edward Scissorhands or the Mad Hatter. Fans of the Batman films can use Joker or Harley-Joker makeup. But fans of Marvel comics are the luckiest, as they have hundreds of thousands of characters to choose from, from the Hulk to Spider-Man.

Don't forget about the youngest family members. Although children prefer to wear scary masks on their faces, you can choose a look for Halloween that doesn't require them at all. Therefore, interesting makeup will help complement the costume.

Makeup for girls

How to paint a girl's face for Halloween? This primarily depends on her age and costume. For a baby, for example, the image of Pumpkin will be very suitable.

Take paint or theatrical makeup and draw the outline of a pumpkin on the child's face. It should cover the eyebrows, cheeks and top of the chin. Using different shades, create a smooth gradient from light yellow to bright orange. The color intensity intensifies from the center to the edges.
Using brown paint, draw longitudinal curved lines. They will imitate pumpkin sectors.
Using black eyeliner or gouache, apply triangular eyes and a carved mouth for the future holiday pumpkin.
Complete the makeup with the stem and green leaves.

An older girl can dress up as a witch; for this she will need bright and beautiful makeup. Use different sparkles and rich colors. And to give the image a holiday spirit, draw a cobweb, bat wings or an imp’s tail. Well, if your daughter is not afraid to be funny, she will like the image of a real witch with a creepy green face.

Boys can choose many options for holiday makeup. Various animal characters are very popular. For example, a puppy, kitten or tiger cub. They are very easy to draw and look quite cute. For a more specific look, it is worth choosing individual makeup. If your son decided to be Count Dracula, then you should apply vampire makeup; if he chose a superhero costume, then the symbolism of Batman or Spider-Man will come in handy. And for the living dead, zombie or skeleton there are detailed photo instructions.

After the holiday, you need to properly remove makeup from your face. For this, it is better to use special milk, but if you don’t have it, you can get by with water and soap. To do this, wet your face with warm water and apply a little liquid soap to a cotton pad or sponge. Wait until the paint becomes soft and fluid, and remove it layer by layer with gentle movements. Do not rub your skin or smear makeup all over your face; harmful substances may get into your eyes. After washing, wipe your skin with an alcohol-containing toner and moisturize with a rich cream.

You can draw a cool joker. I liked the option for adults here.

You need to make a white face and blacken your eyelids, enlarge your mouth. The kids went to Halloween with these. But children don’t need to draw such a face.

To make it less scary, draw the mouth not black but red. And its length

do less. You can also take the idea from the photo below. Blue eyelids.

Joker a serious character with a rather scary expression on his face. He always evoked some vague feelings in me). Let's try to draw a real joker. Take white face painting, sponge, and red paint. Honestly, it’s easy to paint such face painting. We completely tint the face with white face painting using a sponge. Moreover, the eyelids too. If you have black paint, you can work on the outline of the eyes a little. Just don't make clear lines. Use a sponge to pat down the paint and create that blurry look.

Let us remember that the Joker had such strong wrinkles near his eyes; they can be painted on with paint and “powdered” a little with a sponge. We make the mouth big. We stretch the cut a little with red face painting. And we don’t make a very clear line. You can even bend it absurdly and smear it. By the way, if your hair is loose, it is better to fill it with hairspray and make it a little “dirty.”

Halloween is a famous youth holiday that came to us from the USA. Every year it is celebrated more actively in Russia. Guys and girls are in a hurry to create unusual, bright and mystical images, and they cannot do without appropriate makeup (makeup). We have prepared for you some popular and impressive Halloween looks for guys, how to do them at home step by step, what you will need for this, read on.

A vampire

The image of a vampire can easily be considered one of the most popular characters for a Halloween party. It can be accomplished without the help of professionals. To do this, prepare:

face painting or theatrical makeup;
Foundation;
black cosmetic pencil, eyeliner;
artificial blood;
special overlays for teeth;
white or red lenses.

The characteristic features of a classic vampire are a pale, even slightly bluish face and sunken eyes. Wounds and cuts on the face are unusual for the vampire image and are performed at will. Famous vampire heroes - Dracula, Edward from the movie "Twilight".

Making a vampire make-up:

Prepare your skin for makeup: clean your face, neck and ears with cosmetic milk, wipe with alcohol-based tonic and moisturize with cream. Remove excess moisture with paper towels.
To lighten your skin, use a light foundation or theatrical makeup. To make the image more convincing and look deathly pale, you can add a little blue. Don't forget to also highlight the surface of your lips.
Use brown and gray color to work on the area around the eyes and cheekbones.
Define your eyebrows with a black pencil.
Place special fang covers on your teeth. You can add a little artificial blood flowing from the mouth. This technique will add expressiveness and colorfulness to the image.
Wear red or white lenses.

High-quality makeup is only half the success. No less important are facial expressions, eyes and hairstyle. Practice in front of a mirror, look at others coldly and with interest, like a wolf at a young lamb. Be sure to add some gray to your hair.

Important! Before applying makeup, shave your facial hair as thoroughly as possible. Stubble will not allow you to apply makeup evenly and create a convincing image.

Joker

For charismatic and eccentric personalities, the Joker image for Halloween is suitable. He is personified by Heath Ledger in the film Batman. Bizarre character, unpredictability of behavior, creepy and at the same time attractive facial expression are additional criteria for this image for Halloween.

To make the Joker makeup yourself, you will need:

face painting, theatrical makeup in white, red and black;
artificial blood.

How to do makeup for Halloween:

Prepare your face properly: cleanse with a cosmetic, wipe with toner and apply moisturizer. Soak up any remaining moisture with paper towels.
A pale face is characteristic of the Joker's appearance. Foundation and white theatrical makeup will help achieve the desired effect.
Use black paint around the eyes, adding a blurry, smudged effect.
Paint your lips bright red. Apply red paint up to the earlobes, simulating a torn mouth. Droplets of blood and blurry outlines will add expression and naturalness to the image.

Advice. Don't forget to use a wig or dye your hair green to complete the look. Special crayons or other temporary hair dyes are suitable for this.

Evil Clown, Pennywise

A creepy and evil clown is another suitable male image for Halloween. There are many examples of Hollywood killer clowns; Pennywise from the movie “It” is considered the leader and standard of a creepy character.

To make up a sinister clown you will need:

face painting, theatrical makeup;
foundation;
makeup wax;
black cosmetic pencil;
fake blood.

Men's Halloween makeup is done like this:

The skin is prepared (cleansed, treated with toner and moisturizer is applied).
The face, neck and ears are made white using face painting (foundation).
Draw the contours of the eyes and lips with a black pencil. To make the image more expressive, the outline of the area around the eyes is made curly (for example, in the shape of a diamond) and painted over with black.
The shape of the lips is also modified: they are made very massive, wide, so that teeth can be drawn, and the corners of the mouth are extended somewhere to the middle of the cheeks.
To create the effect of torn corners of the mouth and eyes, make-up wax is used. If you were unable to purchase the product, you can take paper napkins and eyelash cream. Glue small pieces of paper to the corners of the drawn lips (eyes) with glue; for volume, make several layers. When the paper is dry, tear or cut the ends with scissors, cover with foundation and paint of the chosen color. Bloody smudges can be made from fake blood.
Draw a toothy grin inside the new lips. The base is made black, and the teeth are drawn with matte white shadows.
Paint the tip of your nose red or put on a small clown nose with an elastic band.

A bright costume and a clown wig with multi-colored hair are a must-have addition to the makeup.

Note! The makeup of an evil clown perfectly hides age; the image is suitable for young guys and adult men.

Werewolf

The image of a werewolf looks no less impressive, but can be difficult to create. For guys with thick facial hair, this is the best option, you don’t even have to shave.

To create an image you will need:

thin brush for applying makeup;
black, gray, brown makeup;
false fangs;
green or yellow lenses;
black cosmetic pencil (eyeliner).

How to do werewolf makeup:

Pre-clean your face with a cosmetic product, wipe with tonic and apply cream.
Using brown and gray paint and a thin brush, paint the fur on the forehead and cheekbones. Add some color to your eyebrows to visually increase their volume.
Paint the upper eyelids with dark shadows. Highlight the line along the lower eyelid with a black cosmetic pencil (eyeliner).
Paint the tip of the nose with dark paint, like an animal's.
Put on lenses and fangs.

To complete the look of a werewolf, wear a wig with long hair to match the depicted fur, as well as a matching carnival costume.

Devil, demonic image

The image of the devil is preferable to use for dark-haired men who are courageous and self-confident. There is no need to shave before applying makeup. A slight stubble will add brutality to the look.

To perform devil makeup you will need:

red theatrical makeup;
black and gray shadows;
cosmetic pencil;
white contact lenses;
a set of brushes for applying makeup.

The demon makeup is performed as follows:

Prepare your face, ears, and neck for applying makeup.
Put on your contact lenses.
Tint the visible areas of the skin red.
Apply dark shadows to the upper eyelid and blend the contour.
Draw the line of the lower eyelid with a black cosmetic pencil (eyeliner), and paint over the eyelid itself with black shadows and blend the edges.
Draw several symmetrical vertical lines on the forehead (one from the inner corner of the eyes, the other from the center of the eyebrow). Blend them on one side.
Darken the sides of the nose to visually lengthen it. Fade the nostril area black.
Highlight your cheekbones with dark.
Paint the surface of the lips dark gray, the outline can be highlighted in black.
Finally, apply a few hieroglyphs on the cheekbones and forehead with a black pencil.

For a demonic image, it is not necessary to invent a special carnival outfit; you can wear a strict black suit.

You can watch a detailed master class on performing demonic makeup in the following video:

The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland also suitable for a planned party. The image turns out to be kind (in comparison with the previous ones) and easy to implement.

You will need:

face painting in white and red;
set of makeup brushes;
raspberry and emerald eyeshadow;
false eyelashes;
white mascara;
wig with red curls;
cylinder hat.

The procedure for applying makeup is simple:

Prepare your face for makeup.
Apply false eyelashes.
Apply light foundation to face, ears, and neck.
Apply crimson shadows to the lower eyelid, and emerald shadows to the upper eyelid.
Apply white mascara to your eyelashes.
Tint your eyebrows red and make them wide.
Also paint your lips with red face painting.
Wear a wig and a top hat.

Finding a Mad Hatter Halloween costume won't be a hassle either. Any trouser suit, a few sizes smaller and a colored shirt with a frill will do.

Mummy

The easiest and fastest Halloween makeup for men is mummy makeup. Even those who are absolutely devoid of artistic abilities can perform it.

You need:

Prepare your face for makeup.
Tint the part of the face visible from under the bandages in a light tone using foundation or face painting.
Use black shadow to darken the area around the eyes.

This completes the makeup, start recreating the costume itself.

Frankenstein image

You'll have to work hard on Frankenstein's makeup. Characteristic features of the character are unhealed stitches on the face and neck, deathly pale skin.

For Frankenstein makeup you will need:

white and red makeup;
black cosmetic pencil or eyeliner;
gray or black eye shadow;
makeup wax.

There are several options for performing Frankenstein makeup, we offer a simplified one:

Prepare your skin for makeup.
Apply light makeup (you can add a few drops of blue paint for the effect of bluish skin) on the face, neck, ears.
Apply dark shadows to the area around the eyes.
Use a black pencil to thicken your eyebrows.
Start making Frankenstein's scars. Ideally, use makeup wax, then the scars will look like natural lacerations. If you don’t have wax, use paper napkins (as for the image of an evil clown) or simply draw a wound with red paint and imitate threads with a black pencil.
Scars can be placed anywhere (on the forehead, on the cheeks, on the neck).
Paint your lips red.

Advice. We recommend adding a few gray strands to your hair. This way the image will look more believable.

Mexican makeup, sugar skull

Mexican makeup is perhaps the most colorful version of holiday makeup. This design looks harmonious on men and women. Make-up involves the symmetrical execution of colors, frightening patterns on a white base, darkened visually sunken eyes. For those new to makeup application, you can paint only half of your face.

There are many variations of patterns, the main thing is the advantage of the black range over other tones.

Makeup procedure:

Prepare your skin for makeup application.
Whiten your face using face painting, foundation and powder, including the surface of your lips.
Use an oval to highlight each eye and shade it with dark shadows.
To create an intimidating look, use black paint to separate your lips, lengthening the corners of your lips by a few centimeters in the direction of your ears. Use vertical thin lines to separate each lip.
On the forehead, make a kind of cobweb with a black pencil (eyeliner).
Make a small pattern on the chin in black.

As for the decoration, it’s simpler here. A black suit, a tie, a formal hat decorated with a flower - and the look is ready.

Pumpkin image

Pumpkin is a mandatory attribute, a symbol of Halloween. The bright orange color can be used as a basis for holiday makeup. The technique for performing it is simple and does not require any special artistic skills:

Prepare your face and neck for makeup.
Put on white contact lenses.
Apply bright orange makeup.
Start with the eyes. Paint the area around the eyes black and make the outline clear. Add a few vertical black lines on the forehead and blend one of their edges.
Make the tip of the nose black too. Make the border between orange and black torn.
Highlight a wide strip of black from ear to ear, including the lips. Make its edges torn in both directions.

Halloween is a youth creative holiday. Experiment with colors and don't be afraid to show off your creativity in costume and makeup. We hope our tips will help you with this!

Useful videos

Pennywise clown makeup for Halloween.

Living skull for Halloween.

How to draw a joker on your face for Halloween (English)

How to draw a joker on your face for Halloween