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Make the perfect Heath Ledger Joker face
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We're guessing Heath's legendary psychopath is a shoe-in for top Halloween costume this year. Sorry presidential candidates. Terrorists win.

Make your Joker the best on the block with this completely professional tutorial from our good friends at MonkeySee. You can get a fairly accurate Joker face using some basic makeup tricks like spirit gum for the facial scarring.

By the by, if you're a truly compulsive fanboy, you'll have to dip your face in a vat of silicone like Heath. Dark Knight makeup artists used prosthetics to fit the Joker's scars to Heath Ledger's face. Composed of three pieces of stamped silicone, Heath said it was like not wearing any make-up at all.

Create Heath Ledger's scarred Joker makeup from Batman
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fxwarehouse 1 year ago
The guy uses molding wax and spirit gum, which will last about 15 minutes.. not really the way to go.
There are prosthetics out now and real makeup kits with adhesives that will actually hold the pieces.. at www.fxwarehouse.net or scifimakeup.com
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bird crick 1 year ago
i think the point is to do it yourself w/o lots of $
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WonderDude Mike 1 year ago
And to not sell a particular kit from some website.
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Saloot 1 year ago
still buffering :D
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LifeRiot 1 year ago
This guy calls himself a professional and he is utterly terrible. I went out as the Joker and had kids hiding behind parents. Here is what you need:

1. Rigid Collodium.
2. Fake Skin
3. Somewhat good make up.

Apply the Collodium to make the appearence of scars. It will contract the skin and make it look realistic. Do at least 10 applications. It will take you off guard because it looks very real. Then apply some fake skin around the scars. You have to wait for the collodium to dry after each application or it will mess up. Move your mouth a bit while applying or else opening your mouth could screw it up. Then apply the make up.
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Amie 1 year ago
great tips
thanks
do you have a video?
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LifeRiot 1 year ago
No I don't have a video, but you can find a bunch on you tube. You don't need the fake skin if you do the collodium well enough.
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zayco 1 year ago
glad I'm not the only one who things this guy is terrible. The finished result looks nothing like the joker!
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brain 1 year ago
be original
halloween costumes for the fat guy
http://thingsfatpeoplehate.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/halloween-costumes-big-man-edition/
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