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44 • THE ARTISAN SPRING 2025 Kathryn Hahn Aubrey Plaza as Green Witch Patti LuPone as Lilia Calderu Sasheer Zamata as Jennifer Kale Aubrey Plaza as Lady Death Sasheer Zamata as the witch, Jennifer Agatha, "Lilia Calderu" (played by Patti LuPone) and "Jennifer Kale" get thrown off the Road and into pits of mud. Knowing these actors would have to stay "muddy" on set for a few days straight, we wanted to find something that would be skin safe. Because they were supposed to have been fully submerged, we were concerned about what would going near the eyes or mouth. Aer looking at what the special effects department had concocted for mud, we realized the best match was actually chocolate pudding! It sounds silly, but it was the first thing that came to mind when we saw the color and texture. Since it is safe to ingest, we decided to go with chocolate pudding as our "mud" that was slathered all over their faces and heads. We added some texture with rubber dirt to areas that were safe as well. e big mystery of the show was who the "Teen" and "Rio" characters are. "Teen" aka "Billy" turns out to actually be "Wiccan"— all played by Joe Locke. He is introduced as a goth kid who seems like a big fan of magic, only to be revealed as a powerful witch himself. His look was a classic mix of paled skin and eyeliner used both in the waterline and a drop shadow for a smudged effect. He wore chipped black nails, and Erin shaved the slash in his brow—freshening it up once a week. We also used Pros-Aide for one of his earrings since his ears aren't pierced and the magnets became too painful. "Rio," played by Aubrey Plaza, begins as a fellow detective in Agatha's fake world, but as the story unfolds, we see her as the Green Witch who eventually reveals herself as Lady Death. e Green Witch and Lady Death make-ups were designed by Erin and kept very angular to imply a subtle evil tone. She didn't use the same style or color placement for Aubrey's other period looks because we liked keeping them reserved for her true self, showing that death can have many faces. e incredible skull appliance that was used to first reveal her as Lady Death was also from KNB and applied and painted by Addison. He and Erin collaborated on tying the colors of the beauty make-up and the skull together. In the end, we see a great battle where we ultimately, lose Agatha only to return as a ghost. I created her ghost make-up knowing that it would be used as a hologram later. So, I kept her skin highlighted, glowy, and reflective. I also brought the soer tones of purple from her new costume into the shades on her eyes and lips (on of course, nails!). We began the journey in modern times and ended by seeing into Agatha's past. In the very last episode, we filmed a village set in the 1700s which begins the start of her journey. She is fresh-faced with a so cream blush and lip and whisp of brown mascara. ere is a second time-period montage in this last episode that showed just how and why Agatha became who she is today. ese montages included groups of fellow witches in make-up looks from the 1700s, 1800s, 1940s and 1990s. We had an amazing time delving into each time period for this show. Not only using era-correct colors and techniques, but also creating subtle character looks for guest stars such as Evan Peters and the original neighbor cast from WandaVision. It was quite the creative journey and we hope to keep making more magic in the future. •