Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: Adam’s Jack Sparrow Accessories

Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: Adam’s Jack Sparrow Accessories

Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: Adam’s Jack Sparrow Accessories

Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: Adam’s Jack Sparrow Accessories

The wig was attached to a vacuum-formed skull cap the shape of Adam’s head, for easy wearing and removal.

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: Adam’s Jack Sparrow Accessories

Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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“My brush roll and Skin Illustrator Palettes (www.ppipremiereproducts.com) that i used when i was workin on Pirates 2 and 3 under Ve Neill and Joel Harlow circa 2005. A lot of my brushes are from Ve’s brush line (http://www.ppipremiereproducts.com/products/skin-illustrator-ves-pirate-palette-1)

Skin illustrator is an alcohol activated makeup, that you can basically paint on the skin in subtle washes of color- and it stays great and doesn’t sweat or rub off too easily.”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: Fake soot!

Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: More makeup tools

“My pals over at Urban Decay sent over as much as they could to help me replicate the colors that we used on the Pirates movies. Just about every black eye shadow and pencil that they make came was sent to me to try out. They all worked great!”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: The Famous P Scar

“This is one of the left over prosthetics from the first Pirates movie of Johnny’s “p” scar that is on his wrist. For part two and three one of my jobs in the makeup lab was to re-sculpt the scar to match the prop that Beckett had in his office for branding pirates. The new one was a little smaller, and has a bit more of a serif to it. Luckily I had one of the duplicates of the mold that i sculpted, and that’s what I used on Adam.”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: Makeup begins

Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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A fresh face, ready for transformation.

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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“Tanning up Adam’s practically transparent pale skin was a breeze with a combination of the Skin illustrator and Urban Decay foundation.”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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“Adam almost looks too happy to have eyeliner on. It’s important to line the inner rim of the eye. The eyeshadow on Jack Sparrow is actually pretty minimal.”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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“Using some black Skin Illustrator on a disposable mascara wand, i comb in some color to darken Adam’s ginger beard.”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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“To sort of simulate Johnny’s hair line, i just sketch in the suggestion of some extra facial hair.”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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“Gluing these little braids was harder than i assumed. They just didn’t want to stay! I had to load in the glue to get it to stick to Adam’s beard. I used a “Telesis 5 matte Lace adhesive” (http://www.ppipremiereproducts.com/products/telesis-5-silicone-matte-lace-adhesive)”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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“In Johnny’s makeup, he has a salt sore on his jaw. It changes slightly between movies and scenes…but the reference picture I had from part 3; this is roughly the size and shape. It is just a little ‘yellow’ and ‘aged blood’ out of the skin illustrator palette.”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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“More or less done. The makeup shouldn’t be too blotchy and speckly (like Barbosa). It’s a little more even, but still needs to feel a bit dirty.”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: Gold teeth!

“For the two gold teeth, I asked Adam to bring me some gold leaf foil. We dried off his teeth with a tissue, then I put a little spirit gum on his teeth and foiled it like like normal. I don’t really recommend putting spirit gum in the mouth–that’s not what its intended for, or approved for–but it’s the only thing I could think of for a quick fix. Adam didn’t die, it stayed on the whole time he was in the makeup, and I saw him later that day, and it came off just fine. So, it worked!”

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

Photo Gallery: Applying the temporary tattoo

Found in a toy kit!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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Adam Savage IS Jack Sparrow.

Transforming Adam Savage Into Jack Sparrow, Step-By-Step

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Watch the step-by-step process by which makeup artist Frank Ippolito transforms Adam Savage into Captain Jack Sparrow for Dragon*Con 2013. Frank provides commentary about his makeup tools and techniques–this is a character he’s very familiar with, having worked as a markeup artist on the Pirates films!