In this video lesson, Makeup Artist Matt Cail teaches how to get supplies together for a Joker makeup look before starting to keep things from getting messy.



Video Transcripts: MATT CAIL: "Before we get started making our Joker makeup we have to get our necessary supplies together. So this is important to do before you start the makeup process. Otherwise it gets messy. First we're going to start off with some brushes. Brushes are going to be for your nice fine detail work as you put your Joker makeup on. I recommend having a nice fine tip brush as well as a thicker brush, too. Again to have like the fine detail in some of like the wider areas of the face. In addition get a good big sponge. I like the sponge to be able to put makeup across wide swaths of the face. Your white makeup, some of your black makeup around the eyes and etc. This is going to save a lot of time. You're not going to be using brushes throughout the entire face. Next we need to move on to the makeup colors that we have. First off black makeup. This is going to go in and around the eye area. That gaunt kind of almost ghoulish quality that the Joker has. Next we're going to have white makeup. White makeup is your friend. It's the most important makeup. Because we're going to be applying it all over the face. This is the big base paint on which everything is going to go. We're going to have these splotchy looking kind of gaunt and creepy. Last but not least on makeup colors is red. Red for that crazy smile the Joker has. That maniacal grin. We need to have red makeup to apply this with. Now in addition to makeup colors also have a glass of water which can be used to kind of thin the makeup out in certain areas because it's going to be a very uneven look to our Joker. It's not uniform, it's not neat, it's not pretty. Also we're going to be having some paper towels to make sure that we keep ourself clean and also if we make any mistakes we can quickly wipe them off."

1. Makeup for Heath Ledger's Joker: Supplies
2. White Base Makeup for Heath Ledger's Joker
3. Eye Makeup for Heath Ledger's Joker
4. Smile Makeup for Heath Ledger's Joker
5. Wrinkle Makeup for Heath Ledger's Joker
6. Laugh Lines Makeup for Heath Ledger's Joker
7. Neck Makeup for Heath Ledger's Joker
8. Ear Makeup for Heath Ledger's Joker

In this course, eHow Makeup Artist Matt Cail teaches how to do Heath Ledger's The Joker Look with a few, helpful Makeup Tips. In this free Joker makeup video series, makeup artist Matt Cail shows any aspiring prankster how to look just like Heath Ledger as the Joker. Cail covers how to apply base makeup, laugh lines, dark eyes and the red mouth of the Dark Knight's most feared nemesis. Cail gives tips for putting makeup on the neck and ears as well, which can help any costumer or makeup artist with finishing professional looks.