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Here's a look inside Paul Bettany's intense 3-hour makeup transformation for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'

Here's a look inside Paul Bettany's intense 3-hour makeup transformation for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'

As a reminder, here's how Bettany looks as The Vision in "Age of Ultron."

Here's a look inside Paul Bettany's intense 3-hour makeup transformation for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'

Here's concept art for the character:

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And here's Bettany in the makeup chair prepping to act out the role on screen:

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In a new featurette to promote the release of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" on DVD and Blu-ray, Bettany says the makeup and prosthetics alone took about an hour and a half to complete.

In a new featurette to promote the release of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" on DVD and Blu-ray, Bettany says the makeup and prosthetics alone took about an hour and a half to complete.

First, makeup artists painted his face a shade of fuchsia.

First, makeup artists painted his face a shade of fuchsia.

Here's a look inside Paul Bettany's intense 3-hour makeup transformation for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'

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Here's Bettany getting some finishing touches on his face paint.

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Afterward, a headpiece was placed atop him.

Afterward, a headpiece was placed atop him.

Bettany says the headdress gets glued down to his face.

Bettany says the headdress gets glued down to his face.

Throughout the process, makeup artists refer to concept drawings for Vision to make sure they're getting everything just right.

Throughout the process, makeup artists refer to concept drawings for Vision to make sure they

Here's a look inside Paul Bettany's intense 3-hour makeup transformation for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'

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"It's amazingly quick, I think, for what is accomplished," says Bettany in the featurette.

"It

A few final touch ups, and Bettany's ready to go.

A few final touch ups, and Bettany

Afterward, Bettany still has to get fitted into his costume. Underneath it, Bettany wears a cooling suit to prevent him from getting overheated.

Afterward, Bettany still has to get fitted into his costume. Underneath it, Bettany wears a cooling suit to prevent him from getting overheated.

"You have a cooling mechanism, which is a suit beneath it that pumps a sort of ice-cold water around you like racing car drivers use," Bettany told us back in April.

Bettany's suit also had to get some adjustments made to it. Several holes needed to be made in the headpiece so Bettany could hear.

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You can’t hear very well," Bettany told us. "You can imagine it’s quite isolating.

You can’t hear very well," Bettany told us. "You can imagine it’s quite isolating.

After a quick fix, he's good to go. Here's how Bettany looked fully ready to film.

After a quick fix, he

Look closely and you'll notice he had to wear motion tracking dots to capture movement in his face.

Look closely and you

Here's a closer look at them. It's also interesting to point out that Vision's yellow mind stone is a different hue in this image, which suggests his gem stone may have once been another color.

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Finally, here's Bettany on set with Chris Hemsworth as Thor.

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"Avengers: Age of Ultron" will be released on Blu-ray September 8. You can watch the entire video below.

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" will be released on Blu-ray September 8. You can watch the entire video below.

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