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Re: Hey Everybody! Want To Introduce Yourselves?
BASIC LIGHTING
here is a sheet with an overview for a simple lighting set up.good Luck
Re: HOMEWORK: WEEK ONE
Banya, the techniques and setting we're showing in the class is to show some of the different possibilities. Use your own creativity and utilize as much or as little of the information we've provided to make it your own.The puppet looks fun.
Re: Homework!
The assignment was to design your zombie puppet character and build it in two weeks. Please post your designs so we can advise you. Also send us shots of your work in progress.
Don't procrastinate! It may seem like you have time but there will be set building, prop fabrication camera tech work to do before you shoot. So get going.
You will be shooting your first puppet test in about two weeks.
Lots of fun things to do.
Stephen
Don't procrastinate! It may seem like you have time but there will be set building, prop fabrication camera tech work to do before you shoot. So get going.
You will be shooting your first puppet test in about two weeks.
Lots of fun things to do.
Stephen
Re: Learning past 40, looking for new friends on new paths.
Hello there! I’m 38 yrs old and just renewed my subscription. I started in early 2020 with mostly Fx makeup and props. I’m currently working on making some puppets for my daughter. I grew up loving horror and special Fx. I think you’re never too old to start chasing your dreams. Good luck with your journey and I look forward to connecting with some of you!
IG: davemason_art
Re: what is the color of paintless silicone head?
Thank you for sharing more about how you hope to apply the techniques you've been learning with us, Pinar. It's wonderful what you're doing to help people with maxillofacial deformities and we're honored to be able to contribute to your work in some way.
Extra Fine Bowden Cable?
Hi guys, quick materials sourcing question. Where can we get super fine bowden cable and housing, preferably by the roll?
Here are a few examples of the gauge range I'm interested in, (which you may find interesting whether or not you have an answer):
It looks like a lot of these cable housings have a wire wrapped outer layer? Then in the second example (the chipmunk) it looks like the cables are maybe running through fine extension springs... Any ideas? I've been making do with the Sullivan Gold-N-Rod #577 (Veryflex), which are fine enough, (1.85mm outer housing/0.8mm cable,) but only come in 36" lengths and could do to be a bit more robust.
Thanks!!
Here are a few examples of the gauge range I'm interested in, (which you may find interesting whether or not you have an answer):
It looks like a lot of these cable housings have a wire wrapped outer layer? Then in the second example (the chipmunk) it looks like the cables are maybe running through fine extension springs... Any ideas? I've been making do with the Sullivan Gold-N-Rod #577 (Veryflex), which are fine enough, (1.85mm outer housing/0.8mm cable,) but only come in 36" lengths and could do to be a bit more robust.
Thanks!!
Re: what is the color of paintless silicone head?
I am sorry that I realized my massage was not completed. Actually, I am not doing masks or something for the filming industry. I am a Prosthodontist and a faculty at a state University, Gazi University, in Turkey. Unfortunately, we don't have any technical staff (technicians) who can make silicone prosthetics for patients with maxillofacial deformities. Therefore we, prosthodontists, are making all the clinical and laboratory work by ourselves. On the other hand, because we are not artists or sculptors, the process is somehow hard to do. We are also using platinum-type HTV or RTV silicones for our patients. The hardest one is coloring the silicone, both intrinsic and extrinsic. In this regard, as an associate professor in the field of prosthodontics, I'd like to thank Stan Winston School for being a platform on that everybody can learn some applications, especially silicone work. I am choosing the techniques from the courses that really work for me. Because as you know, we have to use bio-inert materials or techniques on real patients. Therefore, I am choosing the most relevant ones. In this regard, I am still searching for courses on this website to enhance my skills in both sculpture and silicone appliances.
Thank you,
Thank you,
Re: what is the color of paintless silicone head?
Thank you so much. This information is very useful. And, the video really works for me. Because I had not found it until I texted you. Actually, I am not doing
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Re: what is the color of paintless silicone head?
Hi Pinar - To give silicone an intrinsic base color when casting a silicone makeup, mask or puppet, you have to add silicone tint. Several of our online courses show how to do this process, including Silicone Mask Making Part 3, chapter 6: Tinting the Silicone, which you can find here: https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/silicone-mask-making-part-3-casting-and-demolding
We aren't sure of the exact color that was used to tint the head that Jamie Grove painted in his silicone painting course, but it would have been a very light flesh tone. As a rule of thumb, it's always better to go lighter when pre-tinting silicone because you can darken with paint later on, but if you pre-tint too dark, it's nearly impossible to lighten it with paint later in the process.
We aren't sure of the exact color that was used to tint the head that Jamie Grove painted in his silicone painting course, but it would have been a very light flesh tone. As a rule of thumb, it's always better to go lighter when pre-tinting silicone because you can darken with paint later on, but if you pre-tint too dark, it's nearly impossible to lighten it with paint later in the process.