DK Makeup Test

[darth khatai]

Help! I'm not thrilled with the eye makeup, but I'm at a loss as to what to do instead. Any suggestions?

(Please ignore my messy bathroom!)

[The_Night]

if you work it carefully with a darker black and use a q-tip with water you could get a cool Joker look like from The Dark Knight. or you could do a tribal look to match your head tails. like vestara khai or what darth talon has




looks good so far though

[Stephen Strange]

I would deffinatly reproduce the tribals over the face in sharp lines. It would be strange to have them there and nowhere else on your 'body'.

[darth khatai]

if you work it carefully with a darker black and use a q-tip with water you could get a cool Joker look like from The Dark Knight. or you could do a tribal look to match your head tails. like vestara khai or what darth talon has




looks good so far though

I would deffinatly reproduce the tribals over the face in sharp lines. It would be strange to have them there and nowhere else on your 'body'.

I might be able to achieve starker lines with liquid eyeliner. I like the asymmetry of the first pic. I'll probably stay away from DT since she's everyone's favorite dark side twi'lek and I couldn't do her justice. (My free handing skills are mediocre at best, and she has a lot of lines.) Thanks for the suggestions! Looks like I'm making a trip to the CVS today. ^^

[skullflare]

it looks pretty good to me

[Big Andy]

it looks pretty good to me

I second that.

[Vex]

Lookin great!

[Stephen Strange]

I might be able to achieve starker lines with liquid eyeliner. I like the asymmetry of the first pic. I'll probably stay away from DT since she's everyone's favorite dark side twi'lek and I couldn't do her justice. (My free handing skills are mediocre at best, and she has a lot of lines.) Thanks for the suggestions! Looks like I'm making a trip to the CVS today. ^^

Good call!

[skullflare]

have you thought about airbrushing the face ?


personally i'm a clutz & wouldn't dare , but i've seen some spectacular work done with it

[Qui-Tom Helms]

Excellent Costume!!!!!!!!!    For the eye make-up (and lips), have you thought of using a dark metallic looking purple to replace the black?  Would suggest not using it below the eyes, but maybe a single line that contures the lower eye socket.   For the lips, maybe similar to the Queen Amidala look, but with a triangle area on the lower lip.

[LizzAnn]

Excellent Costume!!!!!!!!!    For the eye make-up (and lips), have you thought of using a dark metallic looking purple to replace the black?  Would suggest not using it below the eyes, but maybe a single line that contures the lower eye socket.   For the lips, maybe similar to the Queen Amidala look, but with a triangle area on the lower lip.

Ohh, fantastic idea! I like the idea of the metallic purple, it would go really well!

For more intricate designs on the face, I've never had good luck with liquid eyeliner.  It always wants to flake and peel for me. I've had really great luck with Avon liqui-glide eyeliner! It looks like a normal twist-up eyeliner, but when you apply it, it looks and feels just like liquid. I had easier control with it, and once it dries, it stays where you put it.  Just wanted to throw that out there if your end up having trouble with normal liquid eyeliners. 

[darth khatai]

Cool ideas! Thanks, all! I have a purple-red ink I think I'll use for the lips, and I'll give the amidala-look a try. I think for ease of application, since I have the airbrush already (it's what I use to put the base color on) I'm gonna make a stencil for just one side of my face. Then I can either leave the other side completely white or just use eyeliner.

[Master Rel]

I like the Nom Nom t-shirt!

The makeup looks fine. I suspect the issue is that it is not fine lined like the lekku...that  and you have a stark black and white theme.

Perhaps something like this to inspire?






The last one perhaps include a bit of the purple then black it out?


I found this while looking...it is not your theme but is quite odd and sithy IMO

[Manroon]

Excellent Costume!!!!!!!!!    For the eye make-up (and lips), have you thought of using a dark metallic looking purple to replace the black?  Would suggest not using it below the eyes, but maybe a single line that contures the lower eye socket.   For the lips, maybe similar to the Queen Amidala look, but with a triangle area on the lower lip.

That triangle idea is interesting, as is the metallic purple. I say go for these. BTW the costume looks great so far!

Hey wait.... when the heck did Qui-Tom start posting again? Welcome back buddy! lol

[Duff Man]

OH I thought the DK ment Donkey Kong......no ape makeup here!