Top 10 Most Extreme Movie Makeup Transformations

9 Karen Gillan: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

David White, the special effects makeup artist, told Business Insider that Karen Gillan’s prosthetic makeup was “most complicated and interesting” to use. Gillan is the assassin Nebula, the blue villain. White stated that it took her about four hours to apply her make-up, and another 30 minutes to remove it.

White explained that the five-piece prosthetic was a complex puzzle of butt joints, blendoffs and pieces on the same piece. The prosthetic density changes to adjust for the need to control how much prosthetic movement is from one piece to the next.