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Re: What's Your Favorite Stan Winston School Course?
You know you are poking the bear on even asking this question. So many courses have helped me in my cosplay and disguise hobby that it would be impossible to say, "oh this one for sure". But in the joy of bragging on someone, I will say my favorite ..... ugh, hurts to even pick..... is (currently):
I love the challenge of doing a cosplay not just as the character but as the actor who played the character. I get so many cool tips and techniques, for finishing these disguises, from numerous lessons and teachers on Stan Winston, from props and costume to make-up effects and camera/lighting. But Barney covers so much more in this lesson than what the lesson is even about and I use those extra tips in my disguises nearly every time.
Honestly, I just realized that some of my biggest lessons have come from asking questions right here in the forums. So, although it doesn't fit the topic question, I will say that my favorite Not-a-lesson.... lesson is asking Chris Ellerby. The full force of talent, backing Stan Winston School, is available via a request in these threads. When Matt says, "Let's ask the instructor" or when Chris says, "Have you tried...." , it is always the best 'Not-a-lesson'-lesson available anywhere.
Age Makeup - Light to Moderate Aging
Barney Burman
I love the challenge of doing a cosplay not just as the character but as the actor who played the character. I get so many cool tips and techniques, for finishing these disguises, from numerous lessons and teachers on Stan Winston, from props and costume to make-up effects and camera/lighting. But Barney covers so much more in this lesson than what the lesson is even about and I use those extra tips in my disguises nearly every time.
Honestly, I just realized that some of my biggest lessons have come from asking questions right here in the forums. So, although it doesn't fit the topic question, I will say that my favorite Not-a-lesson.... lesson is asking Chris Ellerby. The full force of talent, backing Stan Winston School, is available via a request in these threads. When Matt says, "Let's ask the instructor" or when Chris says, "Have you tried...." , it is always the best 'Not-a-lesson'-lesson available anywhere.
Re: What's Your Favorite Stan Winston School Course?
Fairly new to all this but so far both Eye Making courses have been amazing. Just looking to find more on making my own plates for the eyes since John Cherevka engineered his old for casting.
Re: Making a dried wet looking blood recipe
For rich dark blood use a lot of the red food coloring so you have plenty of pigment, and then add green and you can get a near black blood with a red tint. Green does a great job darkening red without shifting the color.
As you mix your pigment I suggest using your mixing stick and smearing some of the blood mixture along the inside edge of the cup to see how it looks when thinned. It may look great in a large thick volume, but once spread out you can get a good idea of how translucent it will be and where the color value is.
I'm not super familiar with Unit 70, but I'm pretty active in the Halloween and Haunted Attraction world, so I'm sure I've seen some of their stuff at a convention/tradeshow or in the wild. Their work looks great.
/Chris
As you mix your pigment I suggest using your mixing stick and smearing some of the blood mixture along the inside edge of the cup to see how it looks when thinned. It may look great in a large thick volume, but once spread out you can get a good idea of how translucent it will be and where the color value is.
I'm not super familiar with Unit 70, but I'm pretty active in the Halloween and Haunted Attraction world, so I'm sure I've seen some of their stuff at a convention/tradeshow or in the wild. Their work looks great.
/Chris
Vespout Biker Girl Bust
Hello and Happy New Year to everyone!
I've been missing from this forum for quite a bit of time, however I haven't stopped sculpting.
This is my latest piece, I impulsivelly bought a motorcycle helmet even though I don't own a bike. Because of this, I had to find an excuse for the money spent, so I made one up.
I designed and 3d modeled this cute pouting stilized biker girl, just to make a bust and put the helmet on her head!
Modeled in Zbrush, and 3d printed in PLA, then, sanded, primed, filled, sanded, primed and painted by hand, (no shortcuts there).
The Helmet came with different accesories, so I can choose how to dress it up.
I've been missing from this forum for quite a bit of time, however I haven't stopped sculpting.
This is my latest piece, I impulsivelly bought a motorcycle helmet even though I don't own a bike. Because of this, I had to find an excuse for the money spent, so I made one up.
I designed and 3d modeled this cute pouting stilized biker girl, just to make a bust and put the helmet on her head!
Modeled in Zbrush, and 3d printed in PLA, then, sanded, primed, filled, sanded, primed and painted by hand, (no shortcuts there).
The Helmet came with different accesories, so I can choose how to dress it up.
A couple of process pics:
And the full 3d model from where I then printed the head:
Re: Vespout Biker Girl Bust
Happy New Year! I’m pretty new here, but this really caught my eye. Really inspiring to see a project come together like that from a simple idea.
gardyloo
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Re: Head sculpting pole ?
For the pipe, you can use pretty much anything from the hardware store that matches the size you want to sculpt at. You can get short pre-threaded lengths of pipe as well as a threaded flange that can screw/bolt to a base.
For colder climates, Monster Clay Soft may be a bit easier to work with than regular or hard Monster Clay, but it will still require heat to soften. WED clay will remain soft as long as it is properly hydrated, but requires more upkeep.
My advice would be to get small amounts of different clays and see what you like the most, then buy a larger amount for your bigger sculptures.
/Chris
For colder climates, Monster Clay Soft may be a bit easier to work with than regular or hard Monster Clay, but it will still require heat to soften. WED clay will remain soft as long as it is properly hydrated, but requires more upkeep.
My advice would be to get small amounts of different clays and see what you like the most, then buy a larger amount for your bigger sculptures.
/Chris
Re: Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer, murder scene
I believe you have witnessed a crime sir. 
/Chris
/Chris
Re: Denethor Impersonation Cosplay Costume, John Noble Impersonation Cosplay Costume
in progress:..... sadly this one ran 14 full pages of costume build, props, hair and etcetera galore and I just can't get myself to copy all 14 pages over so here is the link to the build thread and I apologize but the ads that show up over there are pretty bad so be aware:
https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/denethor-john-noble-impersonation-cosplay-costume-lord-of-the-rings-return-of-the-king.364266/
https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/denethor-john-noble-impersonation-cosplay-costume-lord-of-the-rings-return-of-the-king.364266/