Video Tag
Every video tagged “body painting” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
134 videos
Distortions Unlimited takes viewers on a highlight tour of the 2018 Transworld Halloween & Haunt Show, one of the industry's premier trade events. The walkthrough showcases a wide range of vendors and creators spanning animatronics, masks, gore props, costumes, SFX makeup, and body painting. It offers a broad snapshot of the professional Halloween and haunted attraction industry, including suppliers serving haunts, escape rooms, corn mazes, and themed events. Filmed and edited by Adam Taub using a Sony A7S II.
This tutorial by Madeyewlook demonstrates four distinct takes on a comic book or pop art makeup look, using bold graphic linework, flat color blocking, and minimalist palettes to simulate a printed illustration aesthetic. The creator uses professional-grade face paints and eyeliner to achieve crisp, high-contrast results. Each variation offers a different level of complexity or stylistic direction, giving viewers options to adapt the look to their skill level or costume concept.
This tutorial by Madeyewlook recreates a character-inspired look from American Horror Story: Hotel using a blend of body paint, professional face paint, and standard cosmetics. The creator combines lace, hand-crafted paper props, and Graftobian paints to achieve a dramatic, high-impact result in a compact four-minute video. It bridges wearable Halloween glamour with light special effects techniques, making it accessible to motivated beginners with some makeup experience.
This tutorial by Madeyewlook recreates the iconic smiling mask look from The Purge film franchise using a blend of face paint and everyday cosmetics. The creator walks viewers through building the illusion of the mask's features directly on the face using contouring, eyeshadow, and theatrical paint. The result is a striking, wearable Halloween costume look that requires no physical mask. Referenced product details are listed in the description for easy sourcing.
Makeup artist Alexys Fleming (Madeyewlook) uses body painting and special effects makeup to tell her personal story of living with Type 1 Diabetes in a 'Draw My Life' format. Painted insulin pens on her chest represent the medications she has actually used throughout her life, blending Halloween artistry with genuine personal advocacy. The video doubles as a Diabetes Awareness Month tribute, pushing back against common misconceptions and stigma surrounding the condition.
Makeup artist Alexys Fleming (Madeyewlook) transforms herself into a creepy ventriloquist doll for Halloween, a look impressive enough to be featured in Illusion Magazine. The roughly six-minute tutorial walks through the character makeup and illusion techniques used to achieve the unsettling doll aesthetic. Signature bright blue brushes from the creator's own line are among the tools on display.
Madeyewlook delivers a detailed face and body painting tutorial recreating the dark, stylized Cheshire Cat from the video game Alice: Madness Returns. The look blends professional-grade pigments and body paints to achieve an eerie, cartoon-gothic cat aesthetic. A specific product list is provided, making it straightforward to replicate the exact colors and finishes seen in the tutorial.
This 2014 tutorial from Madeyewlook walks viewers through recreating the iconic Venom look from Marvel's Spider-Man universe using makeup and body painting techniques. Creator Alexys Fleming demonstrates how to achieve the character's dramatic black symbiote appearance and distinctive white details. The video is part of a broader series of Marvel-inspired character transformations on the channel.
Makeup artist Madeyewlook recreates four popular Snapchat filters using special effects and creative face/body paint techniques in a rapid-fire tutorial format. The video is the second installment in a series exploring how digital filters can be translated into real-world wearable looks. Each look demonstrates impressive sfx and illusion skills that push the boundaries of traditional Halloween and costume makeup.
Makeup artist Alexys Fleming (Madeyewlook) delivers a steampunk-inspired face look featuring layered metallic powders in gold, bronze, copper, and silver tones mixed with a liquid medium for a convincing mechanical finish. The tutorial pairs warm browns and reds through eyeshadow work with precise eyeliner detailing to build depth and a robot-like aesthetic. At just six minutes, it offers a focused, efficient walkthrough suited to cosplay, Halloween, or themed costume events.
Makeup artist Alexys Fleming of Madeyewlook walks viewers through her take on the classic creepy broken-doll look, using a combination of face paints, airbrush color, and eyeshadow to achieve a cracked porcelain illusion. The tutorial runs just six minutes, making it a concise but detailed guide for Halloween costume makeup. A curated product list is provided so viewers can source the specific cosmetics used in the look.
Madeyewlook's Alexys Fleming showcases a bold, colorful full-face and body paint transformation featuring rainbow and holographic elements, captured originally as a Facebook Live stream. The look incorporates professional-grade body paints and eyeshadows to build a surreal, monster-inspired creation. Product details were compiled after the fact from the live stream recording, giving the video a candid, behind-the-scenes energy.
This tutorial from Madeyewlook walks through a zipper-eyes special effects look in which the skin around the eyes appears peeled back and rolled away. The technique combines modeling wax, liquid latex, and alcohol-activated paints to create a convincing, gory illusion. At roughly six minutes, the video moves quickly and is aimed at viewers who already have some SFX makeup experience. A blood and gore warning is included given the realistic wound simulation.
Madeyewlook creator Alexys Fleming delivers a vibrant candy and ice cream-inspired Halloween makeup look using a mix of professional face paints and mainstream cosmetics. The look leans heavily into bold, saturated color with pastel tones, graphic liner work, dramatic lashes, and glitter accents. The tutorial was created in the spirit of diabetes awareness month, adding a personal, meaningful touch to the fantastical concept. At just seven minutes, it moves at a brisk pace suited to viewers already comfortable with multi-product face looks.
Madeyewlook's Alexys Fleming walks through a special effects makeup look that simulates shattered glass embedded in the face, complete with realistic wounds and blood. The tutorial uses Mehron SFX products including Extra Flesh and Fixative A to build convincing lacerated skin around actual decorative glass pieces. Fake coagulated blood and red body paint add gory depth and realism to the finished look. The result is a striking, gore-forward Halloween costume makeup effect.
This short behind-the-scenes clip follows makeup artist Alexys Fleming as she applies a full Silver Surfer body paint look on YouTuber Jesse Wellens for a street prank video filmed in New York. The transformation uses black and white body paints from Paradise and Wolfe to achieve a convincing metallic effect. At just two minutes, the video is more of a teaser glimpse into the process than a full step-by-step tutorial, with the complete prank payoff living on Jesse's own channel.
Madeyewlook walks through a dramatic carved masquerade mask illusion using face paint and eyeshadows to simulate a bloody, hollowed-out mask effect — no prosthetics required. The look blends theatrical SFX color work with ornate masquerade styling for a striking Halloween transformation. A sponsored hair segment featuring a NuMe curling wand is also included as part of the full glam presentation.
Madeyewlook's Alexys Fleming walks through a concise bruise effect tutorial using alcohol-activated makeup from the Skin Illustrator PPI FX Palette. The technique focuses on layering realistic bruise tones onto skin using cosmetic sponges and brushes. At under 10 minutes, it's a quick but practical guide to achieving convincing injury effects for Halloween costumes or SFX work.
This short comedic video from Madeyewlook parodies the common mistakes and quirks of makeup and FX artists, delivered with a playful, self-aware energy. Creator Alexys Fleming leans into humor rather than strict tutorial content, making it more of an entertainment piece for the makeup community. Buried within the laughs is at least one genuinely useful tip: baby oil or body oil can help break down latex accidentally applied to hair. The video reflects the creator's signature fun personality and community-oriented approach.
This tutorial by Madeyewlook delivers a striking electricity and lightning-themed Halloween makeup look using airbrush body paint in vivid neon tones. The look doubles as a diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis awareness statement, with the storm-and-electricity aesthetic serving as a visual metaphor. Creator Alexys Fleming walks through product application from primer to liner and lashes in a compact five-minute format.
Makeup artist Alexys Fleming (Madeyewlook) presents her original interpretation of the Bloody Mary legend as a full Halloween makeup look. The tutorial blends glamorous beauty elements with gore-driven special effects, combining professional-grade body paints, illustrators, and theatrical cosmetics. The result is a striking, highly stylized take that sits at the intersection of glam and horror. At just five minutes, it moves at a brisk pace suited to viewers already comfortable with SFX-adjacent techniques.
Madeyewlook's Lex breaks down the key differences between the main categories of bodypaint and face paint used in Halloween and special effects makeup, including water-activated, alcohol-activated, creme, and grease formulas. She highlights well-known brands within each category to help viewers identify what to look for and where to source products. The video is framed as an informal mini art class — educational rather than a step-by-step look tutorial. It's a practical primer for anyone confused about which paint type to choose for their next project.
Madeyewlook's Alexys Fleming recreates the striking demon transformation from Panic at the Disco's 'Emperor's New Clothes' music video in this special effects makeup tutorial. The look combines prosthetic horns and ears, silicone applications, airbrushed body paint, and custom fangs to achieve a high-impact black-and-white demon aesthetic. Professional-grade products are used throughout, making this a technically demanding build suited to experienced makeup artists. It doubles effectively as a dramatic Halloween or concert costume look.
Madeyewlook creator Alexys Fleming demonstrates how to transform the face and body to mimic the look of a textured oil painting, inspired by artist Alexa Meade. The tutorial uses a combination of professional-grade face paints and cosmetics to build up realistic brushstroke illusions directly on skin. At just five minutes, it delivers a striking avant-garde Halloween look with a relatively accessible product list.
