Anyone who has watched the hit series Game of Thrones can agree that the White Walkers are truly terrifying. And now that “winter” is already here, many want to recreate your frightening look for this year’s Halloween. Since the fantasy television series enjoys great popularity worldwide, many ready-made costumes and masks of the most famous characters are already on offer. One of them is the Night King, who leads the army of the undead. Instead of buying an expensive Night King mask, you can recreate the look for Halloween with water make-up and special effect make-up. How you can make yourself up as the Night King, as well as some helpful tips for a successful costume, can be found below.
Who is the Night King from Game of Thrones?
Before his transformation into a White Walker, the Night King was a First Man. The Children of the Forest transformed him into the first White Walker to defend themselves against the First Men. He can revive dead people and animals and transform them into an army of revenants. This whole world beyond the Wall is initially just a legend that no one in Westeros believes in. However, Jon Snow saw the army behind the wall and made the threat known. In the final seasons, the Night King marches towards the Wall and Westeros with the other White Walkers and the army of undead.
Creepy makeup
Recreating the look of the King of the White Walkers is not easy and requires a lot of worka lot of skill, patience and the right special effects make-up to look as realistic as possible. White Walkers have white-gray skin through which their skull can be seen. This effect can be perfectly recreated with the right make-up. If you want to create the Night King's scary look yourself, there is more than one possible option. For example, you can use liquid face paint in white, black, gray and blue. With Special FX latex milk you can better shape the contours of the White Walker face and make the make-up mask more realistic. Horns can also be made with latex milk and air-drying clay.
If you're applying make-up as the Night King, you should expect the whole process to take around 5-6 hours, or even more for beginners. As a result, this costume idea is not suitable for the last moment.
With the right accessories, even ladies can recreate the Night King's horrifying look for Halloween. Even if many this year asWhite Walkersappear on All Saints' Day, you would certainly amaze and frighten all the guests at the party with a successful Night King costume. For this spooky look you will need the following accessories:
- Bald man hood
- bright blue contact lenses
- Latex horns made from air-drying clay and latex milk
- Skin glue and wax
- Water make-up in white, black, grey, blue and red
- Brushes in different sizes
Once you have collected everything you need, you can get started. It is recommended to make the horns a few days in advance so that they have enough time to dry out. Before you start the actual makeup, put theblue contact lensesa. If you have blue eyes, you can skip this step, but the effect may be a little lost since the Night King's eyes are bright blue.
Next, put on the bald head cap and cover the eyebrows first with skin glue and then with skin wax. Now glue the horns on the hood well so that they stay on your head all night long. The Night King's horns look similar to a crown, so it's best to arrange them in a circle on your head. It's best to follow the original. If you don't want to make so many horns, you can simply put makeup on some of them.
When the horns are already firmly on the head and the eyebrows are covered, then you can start painting the face. To do this, use a larger brush and apply light blue or gray make-up to the face and head, avoiding only the eye areas. Make them up with red and black to create the piercing look of the Night King. Paint your lips either red or gray with black outlines. Now comes the details. The cracks, wrinkles and other lines of the White Walker face can be painted with different shades of white, blue, gray and black. Pay attention to the little things to create the perfect look.
The options for applying make-up to the Night King are varied and you can also create your own version of the well-known character. The main thing is that the colors and facial contours correspond to the original. Be sure to bring your piercing gaze to the party and the eye-catching appearance is guaranteed.
Ideas for a suitable costume
The makeup just isn't enough for a complete Halloween look. You still need a suitable costume that completes the look of the White Walker. For the Night King's armor, for example, you can use a samurai costume or redesign your own clothing. Gray and black are perfect colors for clothing. The costume is intended to look similar to armor, so leather clothing goes well with it.
A good alternative to the Night King costume is good body painting. However, you need a helping hand to paint the hard-to-reach areas, such as the back. You can either make up your body as the Night King's armor or as oneskeleton. To do this, use the same colors that you used to make up your face.
If you are looking for matching accessories for the Nachkönig costume, then an “icy” spear still offers the perfect accessory. You can even make and decorate this yourself. If you don't want to put make-up on your hands, you can spice it up with a pair of black gloves instead and use them to complete the costume. The Night King is the perfect disguise idea for big fans of the Game of Thrones episode and is perfect for Halloween or cosplay. We hope you have fun!
