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11 Levels of Prosthetic Makeup: Easy to Complex | WIRED

Professional prosthetic makeup artist Meg Wilbur explains special effects makeup in 11 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. Special effects makeup is a really broad category, so Meg defines complexity as increasingly elaborate flourishes, texture and detail in her work. Meg goes over everything from temporary tattoos to prosthetic face applications and dry-brushing. MEG…

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Professional prosthetic makeup artist Meg Wilbur explains special effects makeup in 11 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. Special effects makeup is a really broad category, so Meg defines complexity as increasingly elaborate flourishes, texture and detail in her work. Meg goes over everything from temporary tattoos to prosthetic face applications and dry-brushing.

MEG WILBUR:

BRITTANY TURPEN:

ANDREW SCOTT MILLER:

Director: Tim Cruz
Director of Photography: Ricardo Pomares
Editor: Louville Moore
Talent: Meg Wilbur

Producers: Adam Davis-McGee, Katherine Wzorek
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Melissa Cho
Production Managers: Peter Brunette, Andressa Pelachi
Production Coordinator: Carol Wachockier

Set Decorator: Leah Waters-Katz

Audio: Paul Cornett
Cam Op/Gaffer: Nick Massey
Production Assistants: Phillip Arliss, Devin Beckwith, Ariel Labasan

Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch

Special Thanks: Meg’s Assistant Brittany Turpen, model Andrew Miller

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    October 28, 2022 at 4:02 pm

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  2. Falling angel42

    October 28, 2022 at 4:03 pm

    Hi

  3. Congrats u did it

    October 28, 2022 at 4:04 pm

    Beans

  4. ASMRISTAN

    October 28, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    Incredibly informative

  5. -_-

    October 28, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    mark strong?

  6. Mark P

    October 28, 2022 at 4:17 pm

    Brilliantly brought to life, so to speak 🤣 👏👏👏

  7. Joyexer

    October 28, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    I could literally watch WIRED’s “Levels of” videos all day…

    • OhCorny

      October 28, 2022 at 5:32 pm

      Levels of comments

    • Carebear 🍁

      October 28, 2022 at 6:48 pm

      npc vibes

    • Joyexer

      October 28, 2022 at 8:02 pm

      @Carebear 🍁 If I wouldnt have better things to do, like for excample describing spacial lightmodulators, that is.

  8. Michelle Ruocco

    October 28, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    What a cool and talented woman you got here

  9. onedayatagirl

    October 28, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    I watch a lot of your videos that are just incredible. This special effects makeup artist……not that impressive.

    • 😿

      October 28, 2022 at 5:02 pm

      Most people don’t even know how to apply basic foundation without it being a thick, patchy layer of paint, but you don’t see this as talent?

    • Shadow, who games

      October 29, 2022 at 1:21 am

      L take

  10. meme GOD

    October 28, 2022 at 4:58 pm

    ok, I admit. She is talented.

  11. Panda

    October 28, 2022 at 5:02 pm

    do dream plese

  12. Anthony

    October 28, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    Wow! What an incredibly talented person! 😳🤯🙌

  13. Titan

    October 28, 2022 at 5:39 pm

    Only 13 comments i’m unlucky

  14. Maria Clara

    October 28, 2022 at 5:49 pm

    She have that incredible master knowledge that makes you want to keep listening about

  15. Vercingetorix Avernian

    October 28, 2022 at 6:24 pm

    I took a make up class in college for fun and it was indeed a memorable fun experience!

  16. Betty berleigh

    October 28, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    Cool video

  17. Alexey Belozerov

    October 28, 2022 at 6:52 pm

    How beautiful she is

  18. Aiko Aka

    October 28, 2022 at 7:00 pm

    This is so cool!! ❤❤

  19. Crypto Tonic

    October 28, 2022 at 7:02 pm

    WoW that s art! Congrats! It s BEAUTIFUL!
    I ld keep that makeup every day! 😂

  20. G_zuz_Krist

    October 28, 2022 at 7:17 pm

    Is this slipknot?

  21. Justa Youtuber

    October 28, 2022 at 9:39 pm

    Talk about a “Blue Eyed Devil.” She is so thin – and talented!

  22. LexxiBird

    October 28, 2022 at 9:40 pm

    I remember her season of Face Off, she was my favorite!

    • Meg Wilbur

      October 28, 2022 at 11:42 pm

      Aw shucks! Thank you so much 🥹💕

  23. Eric Carabetta

    October 28, 2022 at 11:18 pm

    I’d love to have my halloween makeup professionally done, I wonder how much something like that would cost.

  24. Mariposa

    October 29, 2022 at 12:29 am

    what a talented and professional person she is, the way she speaks about it is so captivating, loved this video 🤌🏼

  25. Tiff Tiff❤️

    October 29, 2022 at 4:42 am

    Brilliantly brought to life, so to speak 🤣 👏👏👏

  26. Tiff Tiff❤️

    October 29, 2022 at 4:55 am

    This is so cool!! ❤❤

  27. Tiff Tiff❤️

    October 29, 2022 at 5:01 am

    WoW that s art! Congrats! It s BEAUTIFUL!
    I ld keep that makeup every day! 😂

  28. Tiff Tiff❤️

    October 29, 2022 at 5:08 am

    Incredibly informative

  29. Tiff Tiff❤️

    October 29, 2022 at 5:14 am

    what a talented and professional person she is, the way she speaks about it is so captivating, loved this video 🤌🏼

  30. halfstaff

    October 29, 2022 at 5:18 am

    She’s really cool

  31. Tiff Tiff❤️

    October 29, 2022 at 5:21 am

    You’re better than a triple-scoop ice cream cone. With sprinkles.

  32. SecretWars98

    October 29, 2022 at 8:32 am

    Very impressive! Artistic credit 💯!

  33. Ido Koren

    October 29, 2022 at 8:37 am

    Imagine taking the level 11 guy and letting him go ham on a medieval villiage

  34. The Expired Meme

    October 29, 2022 at 12:06 pm

    I thought it was darth maul without a make up for a second 🗿

  35. 247Reppin4daBrain

    October 29, 2022 at 1:10 pm

    She seems fun…😐

  36. Benjamin G

    October 29, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    Levels 6-11 is just Lordi’s day to day 😆

  37. Gerardo Arias

    October 29, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    “If you think about skin as an organ”… but it is.

  38. Jeffrey Warren Park

    October 29, 2022 at 6:39 pm

    I’m curious. Which make-up school did you go to?

  39. Ika Tsk

    October 29, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    Transformation of Johnny Sins into the daemon

  40. dengamleidiot

    October 30, 2022 at 8:55 am

    Timestamps would have been great

    • Bethany Grace McDaniel

      November 3, 2022 at 3:05 am

      Because it’s so hard to scrub through it with a cursor or your finger. Jesus christ lmao talk about first world problems. Poor baby. I’m sure you’ll be okay.

  41. Sam Gyseman

    October 30, 2022 at 11:16 am

    This is the kind of video I love to watch to see how I can improve my cosplay. I watched hours of bald-cap application, skin stippling, and dental prosthetic application to get how it’s done. This is very informative and the products mentioned are ones I have used. Pros-Aid was great to stick down the bald cap and demon ears for my cosplay but I found it came off with sweat. Any tips on how to avoid the make-up sliding when you get sweaty?

  42. Thomas Gibbs

    October 30, 2022 at 11:35 am

    I’m a Masters student, studying prosthetic effects, and even with the knowledge I already have, this video was still extremely helpful and entertaining. I learned a lot, thank you!

    • N Viz

      November 1, 2022 at 8:03 am

      Wow how are you finding the course?

  43. fernando gonzalez

    October 30, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    um are y,all ever gonna have robert downy jr on here soon or not cause that’d be awesome

  44. ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN

    October 30, 2022 at 6:10 pm

    I know my man was enjoying this, the brushing and tapping on his arm must have felt so relaxing

  45. Hawks Art

    October 30, 2022 at 6:16 pm

    Randomly found this video and got so excited to see its Meg!! Loved her since I watched her season of Face Off ☺️

  46. Daniel Niffenegger

    October 31, 2022 at 12:01 am

    Do a “male vs female” edition. What would she have done differently if her model had been female?

  47. Mombie The Zombie

    October 31, 2022 at 2:11 am

    She seemed very over all of this. Not very good makeup (if you know what you’re looking at) and her demeanor was very lackluster. Felt like she was being forced to do this video.

  48. Invox

    October 31, 2022 at 9:24 am

    Lots of actors avoid these type of roles just because of the 3hours precious to shot they have to endure for a characters. There are however those who are fine with it, and that’s why you often see the same ones movie after movie.

  49. ANIMEzing⚡

    October 31, 2022 at 11:46 am

    DAYUMNNNN GET ME THEM CONTACT LENSES HAHAH💛😅

  50. A1BASE

    November 1, 2022 at 3:58 am

    The talent is fantastic, but I seriously wouldn’t want to be the model going through this.

  51. Afrah Khan

    November 1, 2022 at 4:59 am

    That’s y mom said not to get tattoo

  52. Brandon Miller

    November 1, 2022 at 5:15 am

    She is beautiful

  53. Luke Kingsland

    November 1, 2022 at 1:54 pm

    I dread to think the kind of thing you would have to look at for reference material doing this kind of thing!

  54. Enea Bucchi

    November 1, 2022 at 11:08 pm

    Every pro make-up artist must this know how … but normally it is absolutely useless.
    This is just an ab!
    Please! Every amateur is able to do this silly red dots!

  55. Mira Yo

    November 2, 2022 at 4:07 am

    Wow, she’s freaking incredible both at her craft but also at explaining what she’s doing.
    I’m a fan now Meg 👏🏻💗

  56. Madison

    November 2, 2022 at 6:37 am

    prawze aide

    Professional’s aide

  57. Faris Djunaidi

    November 2, 2022 at 9:08 am

    This thing take hours of delicate works, and expensive. She make it looks easy, oh no it’s not.

  58. just_Luk

    November 2, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    Those contact lenses alone are so beautiful!!! I would buy them if I knew where to find them they are so cool

  59. Sue Cooper

    November 3, 2022 at 2:27 am

    I cant even pras aide its prosaide

  60. DirectorCM

    November 3, 2022 at 2:28 am

    Once I heard her mispronounce Prosaide, all credibility fell through the floor 😂

    • AVspectre

      November 3, 2022 at 3:33 am

      I’ve always heard it as ‘Prose’ Aid, but I don’t think that’s a dealbreaker. People can pronounce things differently. 🤷‍♂️

    • Leah Lasher

      November 7, 2022 at 3:11 pm

      I’ve always heard it both ways honestly.

  61. Andy Johnson

    November 3, 2022 at 8:07 am

    More of her please. She’s brilliant.

  62. Andy Johnson

    November 3, 2022 at 8:22 am

    She looks a lot like Ellie Taylor. They could be sisters.

  63. Emmy

    November 3, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    jenna marbles would be taking notes

  64. Alex Rogan

    November 4, 2022 at 3:52 am

    Pallet was pretty bland and monotone, personally would have made the horns etc much more contrasting.

  65. thetree93

    November 4, 2022 at 6:15 pm

    Im into SFX makeup and she absolutely knows what she’s talking about!

  66. Hannah

    November 4, 2022 at 7:12 pm

    She’s gorgeous

  67. MrTricyc

    November 4, 2022 at 8:41 pm

    easy peasy been doing stuff like this for years.

  68. Augusto de Macedo Santos

    November 4, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    It’s scary how good this is. I got more uncomfortable with each level of the tattoo and face.

  69. Blake Bridevaux

    November 4, 2022 at 10:50 pm

    Movie director now? Great imagination and attractively creative

  70. Amira Blue.b

    November 4, 2022 at 10:51 pm

    Nice

  71. fancydeer

    November 4, 2022 at 11:38 pm

    There was an entire story to this character. It wasn’t just somebody going “yeah we’re making a demon”. there was a whole backstory and lore. She’s an artist.

  72. m k

    November 5, 2022 at 12:20 am

    I want my ten minutes back

  73. The Baizo

    November 5, 2022 at 3:01 am

    Imagine going to a Halloween costume party full of horror makeup artists unbound by pre determined characters, would be an interesting sight to see

  74. Martin B

    November 5, 2022 at 7:42 am

    Shes cute and talented

  75. Andrew Shearin

    November 5, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    “Small minutia details”

  76. Misanthropic Magnate

    November 6, 2022 at 12:57 am

    Only thing I learned form this is that Brittney is thick

  77. Meg Gillespie

    November 6, 2022 at 2:18 am

    She was one of my favorites on Face Off. I’m glad to see her again

  78. C ARY

    November 6, 2022 at 2:23 pm

    She kinda looks like Jessie J

  79. Nicholas Cardelia

    November 6, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    she’s really got this down to scientific detail and somehow manages to explain it so non-experts can understand. also, slay queen. that waist is SNATCHED mama

  80. FEED YOUR HEAD 🧠🐇

    November 6, 2022 at 6:19 pm

    She looks kinda like the Annabelle doll

  81. Kaz

    November 6, 2022 at 11:18 pm

    This is so fascinating. What a cool job!

  82. Paulo Cunha

    November 7, 2022 at 1:45 am

    you guys should do an easy to complex on pen spinning!

  83. Abdiel Rodriguez

    November 7, 2022 at 5:44 am

    I’ve seen her on face off

  84. John Morris

    November 8, 2022 at 2:21 pm

    Just one note… “Purulent”, not “pus-sy” 😅

  85. KeZa0806

    November 8, 2022 at 9:32 pm

    This is so cool. Love how informative the video is, she’s incredibly talented!

  86. KGR

    November 9, 2022 at 4:37 am

    She hot af…

  87. george stratidis

    November 9, 2022 at 10:15 pm

    I love how level 5 and level 6 are about 100 levels apart. Cheers!

  88. Szabolcs

    November 10, 2022 at 1:16 am

    Whoever was in charge of finding a photogenic expert to talk about this stuff sure did their job well, jesus.

  89. MarsMellon

    November 10, 2022 at 3:31 pm

    This makeup is really beautiful at this stage 13:25 . I know it’s not what they are looking for but it’s so amazing how the paintwork doesn’t cover any mistakes, it’s a voluntary thing, and dare I say unnecessary.

  90. RevVerses

    November 11, 2022 at 8:21 am

    She was the best contestant on Face Off season 9

  91. Jos Ray

    November 12, 2022 at 1:39 am

    she’s cute, what a well of knowledge

  92. waterdragon 541

    November 15, 2022 at 1:51 am

    Need a docuseries of this on NETFLIX please!

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