Contact:

MartinaSykes@gmail.com

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I am a professional makeup artist whose work spans the range of film, television and commercial assignments.

Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois—and encouraged from an early age to draw, paint, and explore—a career in makeup design was a natural evolution of creative pursuits. My expertise ranges from commercial to stylized beauty looks, period makeup, tattoo cover, special effects and character design application.

I’m an honors graduate of the Cinema Makeup School’s Special Makeup Effects program, the recipient of two Leonard Engelman Fellowships, in Beauty and Character, respectively, and a proud member of IATSE Local 706 in LA, and Local 476 in Chicago. My undergraduate Fine Arts education was completed at Columbia College Chicago.

When not on-set, I can be found tinkering in my personal special effects makeup lab or treasure hunting for mid-century furniture with my husband. I’m a resident of both Chicago and Los Angeles. 

TV:

“Batwoman” Pilot (Key Makeup Artist, Chicago Unit) CW network 2019
“Lovecraft Country” Pilot (Makeup Artist) Bad Robot Productions 2019
“Chicago Fire” Season 7 (Makeup Artist) NBC 2018
“Easy” Season 3 (Makeup Artist) Netflix 2018
“American Crime Story” (Makeup Artist) FX 2018
“Eddie’s” TV Movie (Key Makeup Artist) Scrimmy Media 2018
“Chicago Justice” Season 1 (Makeup Artist) NBC 2017
“Chicago Fire” Season 6 (Makeup Artist) NBC 2017
“Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” (Makeup Artist) Amazon 2017
“Controversy” TV Movie (Key Makeup Artist) Fox Studios 2017
“Chicago Med” Season 2 (Makeup Artist) NBC 2016
“The Exorcist” Season 1 (Makeup Artist) Fox 2016
“Chicago Fire” Season 5 (Makeup Artist) NBC 2016
“Chicago Fire” Season 4 (Makeup Artist) NBC 2015
“Chicago Fire” Season 3 (Makeup Artist) NBC 2014
“Chicago Fire” Season 2 (Makeup Effects Artist) NBC 2013

FILM:

“Elyse” (Key Makeup Artist) Margam Films 2019
“Killing Eleanor” (Dept Head Makeup) Killing Eleanor LLC 2019
“An Acceptable Loss” (Key Makeup Artist) Corrado MoonCoin 2019
“Captive State” (Makeup Artist) Focus Features 2019
“Batman v Superman” (Makeup Artist) Warner Bros. Pictures 2016
“Sinister 2” (Key Makeup Artist) Blumhouse Productions 2015
“BODY(S)” (Key Makeup Artist, non-prosthetic) Vitamin Pictures 2015
“Anguish” (Dept Head Makeup) Gravitas Ventures 2015
“Kill Game” (Dept Head Makeup) Full Throttle Pictures 2014
“The Other One” (Assistant Makeup Artist) Sterling Rock Prod. 2014
“Dhoom 3: Back in Action” (Makeup Artist) Yash Raj Films Ltd. 2013
“PuppetMaster X: Axis Rising” (Makeup/Puppet Effects) Full Moon Features 2012
“At Any Price” (Makeup Artist) Black Bear Pictures 2013

EDUCATION:

Leonard Engelman Beauty Fellowship
Leonard Engelman Character Fellowship
Cinema Makeup School, Los Angeles CA, FX Track
Beard and Hair Laying, Bald Caps, Color Theory—Kosart Atelier
Art of Make-up FX - Kosart Atelier
International Makeup Artist Trade Show (IMATS)
Colour Box Makeup Studios
Makeup First School of Makeup Artistry
BFA Columbia College Chicago, IL