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Hello vampire bites!

Unfortunately our highest level art students at The Messy Artist were attacked by vampires during class.

Posted Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 2:36 pm ET

The vampire attack left them bruised and mangled, with seeping blood drying on their arms. Strangely though – they loved it!

This week’s class focused on Halloween and stage makeup, specifically how to create realistic bites, bruises and wounds.

With supplies from makeupmania.com, the students were instructed in how to build up realistic looking injuries.

The first step was to create bumps from the Nose and Scar Wax, and then add the rest of the makeup.

The students were very impressed with the realistic injuries they were able to create. Coming up in next week’s class: gashes!

Have you taught students how to use stage or special effect makeup? What are your favorite things to create?

To see more art projects for kids, please see our blog: http://hellokidsart.com/

To learn more about The Messy Artist, please see our website or stop by for a visit:

The Messy Artist

356 Route 10 West

East Hanover, NJ 07936

973.378.2425