Washington D.C. & Baltimore Artist
About the Artist
Carolyn Walter (she/her/hers) has been in the makeup industry for over a decade. She works on features, television, shorts, industrials, commercials, documentaries, theatrical, and photography sets.
Expertise includes:
men’s grooming, corrective, no-makeup makeup, natural, beauty, period-piece, as well as SFX aging, bruising, burn, tattoo application, bald cap, and prosthetic application.
Carolyn holds her profession to a high standard and takes direction easily, all while having a friendly demeanor. She values time management, the vision of the director and producers, continuity details, and character development.
In 2018 she traveled to the SXSW film festival to see her work as the east coast Key Makeup Artist for Wild Nights with Emily.
She mainly works throughout the Washington D.C. metro area and Baltimore.
While living in NYC, she was one of the lead makeup artists for Blood Manor, which was featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Carolyn competed in the International Makeup Artist Trade Show’s Battle of the Brushes in Toronto, where her work was judged by Star Wars’ Thomas Surprenant, and Ian Morse.
Her work has been featured in Makeup Artist Magazine.
Taking precautions against COVID-19 is incredibly important in the industry. Carolyn always uses PPE, including gloves during makeup application. She wears KN-95 masks, sanitizes her brushes and makeup throughout the day and at the end of the night, always carries 99% alcohol and hand sanitizer in her set bag, and has been vaccinated and boosted.
She began her career at Clinique cosmetics where she mastered natural beauty makeup.
Carolyn received her certifications and Multimedia diploma at the Makeup Designory in New York City. She also has an Associate of Arts, and works toward her Bachelor's degree in Communications and Political Science.
camera Ready MAkeup
Men's makeup, by Makeup Artist Carolyn Walter. Perfect for a Camera ready look. Headshot photography by Washington DC Headshots
HD Camera ready men's makeup application by Makeup Artist Carolyn Walter. Headshot photography by Washington DC Headshots
Makeup perfect for the camera. Makeup Artist: Carolyn Walter. Photography by Washington DC Headshots
Special Effects
Bruising SFX
Aging makeup: before and after
Blood Manor SFX on Activist and Drag Artist Marti Cummings
SPECIAL FX GALERY
For more Special FX images, please contact Carolyn in the contact section below.
