The Guy Fawkes Mask
The Guy Fawkes mask is a stylised depiction of Guy Fawkes, the best-known member of the Gunpowder Plot. The plot was an attempt to blow up the House of Lords in London on 5 November 1605, in order to restore a Catholic head of state. The use of a mask on an effigy has long roots as part of Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.
A stylised portrayal of a face with an oversized smile and red cheeks, a wide moustache upturned at both ends, and a thin vertical pointed beard, designed by illustrator David Lloyd, came to represent broader protest after it was used as a major plot element in V for Vendetta, published in 1982, and its 2006 film adaptation. After appearing in Internet forums, the mask became a well-known symbol for the online hacktivist group Anonymous, used in Project Chanology, the Occupy movement, and other anti-government and anti-establishment protests around the world.
(source : wikipedia)
Final Look
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Step-by-Step
1 – Create the shadows with grey eyeshadow (see video below)
2 -Fill in with white facial paint
3 -Create the moustache, chin and eyebrows with black facial paint
4 -Add more shadows with 3 different shades (not 50 ^^) of grey
5 – With a brush put on some pink powder blush on your cheeks =)
What Products I Used
– Professional Facial Paint White by Snazaroo
– Professional Facial Paint Black by Snazaroo
– Naked Smokey Palette by Urban Decay
– The Rock Nudes Palette by Gemey Maybelline New York
– Desert Rose Powder Blush by NYX Cosmetics
– Brushes
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Video Tutorial
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That’s it folks! I hope you enjoyed this post and have fun painting your face! Do share the results in the comment box or on my facebook page here !
Cheers =)
Sarah
Really great tutorials here, I’ll get my wife to take a look at these as she takes care of the costume parties for school plays etc.
Great craft you have there.
Thank you Danny! =) It means a lot to me! Make sure she checks out my channel too and if there’s any makeup look she’d like me to do, she can let me know here or on my channel!
Cheers
Sarah