How to make a Zombie, “Walking Dead” style (9 Photos)

: 1. The “Walking Dead” makeup team fits actor Kevin Galbraith with a bald cap and accentuate his high cheekbones to make them look sunken.

: 2. Next, Galbraith is fitted with rotten-looking, custom-made dentures that can fit under a prosthesis.

: 3. A custom-made, foam latex prosthesis extends from Galbraith’s forehead to his neck.

: 4. Makeup artists Kevin Wasner (far left) and Jake Garber glue on individual body wounds. “We had to do his entire upper body. It took 45 minutes,” Nicotero says. Zombie blood is a mixture of Karo syrup, red and yellow food coloring and caramel, plus a drop of detergent so it soaks through clothing.

: 5. Garber next fits the greasy, sparse zombie wig to the bald cap.

: 6. Zombies have no time to shave so Wasner adds some stubble and some disgusting dried blood around Galbraith’s mouth. “It’s black sludge in their veins,” says Nicotero.

: 7. The application of hand-painted white contact lenses is the final step of Galbraith’s transformation from working actor to frightening zombie. “The most inspiring part of what we’re doing is that you can have the same person sit in your chair 10 times and they won’t look like the same person when they walk out of the makeup trailer,” says Nicotero.

bdizzle

CGI can't even begin to hold the jockstrap of these artists.

Master_Rahl

you said it! hopefully the brainiacs in Hollywood realize that this is so much better than the awful CGI-fests that we're stuck with these days. Especially the blood effects. CGI blood is LAME!

http://thechive.com/ bkfrijoles

ZOMBIES!! are you ready for Z-day?
http://www.facebook.com/damonaco Daniel Angelo Monaco

I was on set with Tom Woodruff Jr from the Alien films. That dude was such a pro he actually took a quick cat nap while sitting straight up in his chair. The make up artists putting on his prostethics didn't even notice he was asleep.
Coldzilla

Fantastic show – fantastic job by some very talented people
http://twitter.com/rikooprate @rikooprate

HOTT!!!
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looks like my ex.
Hmmm

I wonder if his girlfriend likes to have sex with him when he is in full makeup?
Anonymous

He already looked like he was dead before they started the makeup!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1138790076 Mark Jewell

these are awesome! Love that show…
All methed up

I love the show but i feel like it could’ve been so much better every episode has a pretty dull pace and it never really changes from episode to episode but I still love it
Rick

I like tits, irrelevant but a fact nonetheless.
Dan E

I like Bill Murray's better. Just played 9 holes at Riviera, walked right on. Nobody there.
Craigery

#1
Step 1: Start with a dude who already looks like a skeleton.
Craigery

The show has great makeup and gore. Too bad the writing and acting are so poor.
LC

this show is SO GOOD
Paul

If I did this for Halloween, I sure the rednecks around here where I live would shoot me for sure…
http://www.facebook.com/Gingergreek Pani Booyah

genius
BADGERFANZ

COOL LOVE IT GREAT WORK!
Prangsta

Thanks! This show is addictive and amazing!
DsunFresh

Amazing show. Epic makeup! Looks kinda like my ex…
Anonymous

Im in special makeup effects school. It is hard but incredibly rewarding work. Knb are masters of their work.
Anonymous

Why would makeup be applied to his cheekbones when his entire face was being covered in a latex mask?
Anonymous

the key here is to start with an abnormally thin person to make this more creepy
Ricky

Love this show!
This guy needs to put some weigh on! Lol

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