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Gushers FruitHead (Rotten Strawberry)

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I know since we won last years contest with our Dark Knight the chances of us winning again is slim to none but we enjoy sharing our art none the less... but we could use the clay too lol

2 weeks ago Gushers candy released a short horror film based off the 90's commercials called FruitHead inspiring us to make our own mask based on the make up by Empress FX Studios

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Nothing too fancy about the build! we sculpted in Monster clay, molded in fiberglass, originally cast in silicone and back filled with flexible polyurethane it was too heavy to enjoy for a party so we instead re cast in a Neoprene rubber for a much lighter and enjoyable mask.

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mikey karrver

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Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Spring 2026)

I’m currently working on two personal projects. One is a study of the human head, which is almost ready to be molded. I bought a 3D scanner last year to scan the sculpture and transfer it into ZBrush. I want to try digital mold making to design the matrix mold shells and then 3D print them.

The second project is an orc prosthetic , a multi-piece makeup design. It’s ready to be broken down into sections. I just also wanted to sculpt a samurai helmet for it.

DoManhFX

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Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Spring 2026)

I've been making my way through the full character makeup course taught by Bruce Spaulding fuller.
So I've been working on my take on an old witch, so I've gone with the concept of Baba Yaga, a witch from old Slavic folklore in you're not familiar.

Recently I ran my silicone prosthetics and pre painted them. This is my first time making anything of this scale, and it's been SO fun

Angelica Moss

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Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Spring 2026)

I've being doing a lot of small props, especially fingers.

In the meantime I'm creating some new prosthetics, both encapsulated and bondo transfers, just to have more in my storage in case of new work projects and I'm following the horror props course because I'd love to sculpt a head and create a bigger prop from zero. Sculpting is the hardest part for me, even if I did sculpture in high school for five years I've always preferred painting, so I'm forcing myself to exercise and do more sculpting as long as I have some free time.

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Bathoryfx

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Plush Gone Psycho – Gloomy Bear

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Hi everyone! This is my entry for the 2025 SWSCA Halloween Costume Contest 🩷

Concept: Plush Gone Psycho – Gloomy Bear 🧸🩸
A feral-cute plush toy who’s snapped — blending horror and sweetness into a handmade pastel nightmare. My goal was to create a character that feels cuddly from afar, but unsettling up close — a broken and battered toy with a story behind every stitch.

Build & Makeup: I hand-placed cotton using eyelash glue to form a realistic plush-fur texture, sealed it with barrier spray for structure, and layered pink tones from the Athena Water-Activated Palette and Mehron White Cloud for a soft yet dimensional base. I added a black plush-style nose with a white highlight on the bulb for toy realism.

On one side of my face, I created torn-plush SFX with sculpted “ripped fabric” detailing and fluffy cotton spilling out, paired with an eyepatch for asymmetry and character storytelling. On the opposite side, I used Mehron Professional Spray Blood for contrast and movement — giving the illusion that one side of the plush had endured more “damage.”

The wig — a WildCos Short Pink Cosplay Wig for Women (Two Ponytails) — was fully hand-styled into side space buns, secured with bobby pins, lightly straightened, shaped by hand, and finished with hairspray for a smooth, plush silhouette framing the face.

Products Used:
• Athena Water-Activated Palette
• Mehron White Cloud Makeup
• Mehron Professional Spray Blood
• ColourPop × Pokémon Shadow Palette (for pastel lids + mauve contour)
• Cotton & eyelash glue (faux-fur texture)
• Mehron Barrier Spray (sealant)

Focus: Creating a believable “stuffed toy come alive” illusion using practical, skin-safe materials and precise asymmetry — emphasizing handcrafted texture, color layering, and wig styling to tell a visual story.

Credits: Photos shot by my boyfriend Chase McFann 📸; all makeup, SFX, and hairstyling by me.

Theme: Plush toy turned feral — kawaii horror meets Y2K sleepwear, a soft-scary dream that blends childlike nostalgia with handmade menace 💕

Photos attached.

Thank you so much for viewing my work — I love the SFX and character-arts community and would be honored to continue learning with SWSCA 🎭

Slasherella

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Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Fall 2025)

pumpkin for my workplace Halloween pumpkin competition....

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Janos Bessenyei

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Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Fall 2025)

Hello everyone!

I'm currently working with few commission silicone masks. Started playing with the silicone in march/24 😀 Here is a

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one of my silicone masks, hope you like it!

CloneClown CloneClownsPlayground

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Locust Cosplay gears of wars

Hi, my name is Loic, I'm French (so sorry for the translation errors). I am currently in the process of making a gears of war locust. So here are the first pieces already made as well as some steps in the manufacture of the moulds. And here is a little test video just out of the mold.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X0cRIGtOHt0?&ab_channel=spydercosplay

loicmadoux@hotmail.fr

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Aliens: Resurgence (For The Hive) @ C2E2 by TrisRex

Hello all,

I just debuted my first exhibition this past weekend at C2E2 here in Chicago. It's an exhibit built to explore the Alien Hive inspired by action figures, comics, and video games. I've been working on this since 2021 and still working on other set pieces and characters. I'll be turning this into a short on YouTube as well. The Queen Alien was my first introduction to the Xenomorph so I saved her debut for this event as well!

See more here!

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Shot by Steve Kaminsky @ Kaminsky Kandids Photography

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Shot by Steve Kaminsky @ Kaminsky Kandids Photography

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Shot by Steve Kaminsky @ Kaminsky Kandids Photography

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Shot by Steve Kaminsky @ Kaminsky Kandids Photography

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Hope you enjoy, stay frosty!

Tristian TrisRex Johnson

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💀Babydoll 💀

I made this mask a while ago and it dawned on me to use some of our costume pieces for a haunted house my fiance and I worked at this past year to put together this creepy babydoll look. What do you think?

Mike McCoy

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