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CURRENT CONTEST
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Most recent: Fallout Power Armor - 2025 Ha… by DebilDrummer001
December 2025
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CHARACTER CREATION
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Show and discuss everything from Peppers Ghost to 3D composites.
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Most recent: Malaysian Dinosaur Showcase (… by RoaringDinosaurs2901
September 2025
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This section is to post walkthroughs/tutorials on student projects that span multiple categories.
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Most recent: The Ghost of Mammoth's Past (… by RoaringDinosaurs2901
September 2025
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PAST CONTESTS
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Most recent: Creature from the Black Lagoon by Chris Ellerby
January 2023
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Most recent: Mictlantecuhtli Lord of the U… by BrujoSimonNegro
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Most recent: GREMLINS 2 - Brown Gremlin Pr… by Gremlins21990
March 2024
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Most recent: Fester Addams (1991) taxiderm… by PrincessKlosete
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Most recent: terminator t1 and t600 costume by t1 terminator
December 2023
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Most recent: Tristian in his Scare Crow In… by Cjohnson03
September 2025
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Most recent: Davy Jones silicone prostheti… by Todd Davis
September 2021
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Most recent: The Keeper (The Evil Within) by Wolf Reicherter
April 2021
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Most recent: Stop motion dinosaur puppet -… by Chris Ellerby
October 2023
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Most recent: Full size Horse Puppet-Bunrak… by james_black67
March 2025
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Most recent: Return of the Living Dead Tar… by Horrorartfan1130
May 2025
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ON DEMAND WEBCOURSES
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Most recent: Links from Puppet Hand finish… by David Boccabella
January 2018
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Most recent: Now On-Demand: How To Build A… by Chris Ellerby
February 2022
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Most recent: Now On-Demand: The Fine Art o… by Gremlins 2: The New Batch
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Most recent: Stop Motion Animation Part 1:… by Jordan Pillai
February 2016
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Most recent: Short Film Looking for Blood … by GeorgeErobotics
August 2025
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Most recent: Wanting feedback good and bad by Thomas van der Veer
January 2017
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Most recent: questions about toy articulat… by Adrew proyect
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Most recent: Now On-Demand: Animatronic Co… by David Gonzalez
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PAST LIVE WEBCOURSES
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Most recent: Reference Photos by Rayne Mason
October 2018
Child Categories: Homework - Muscle Suit Fabrication with Ted Haines
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Most recent: My sculpture done after the c… by Michael Martinez
October 2015
Child Categories: Homework - Human Head Anatomy & Sculpture with Jordu Schell
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Most recent: Do you think Scott Land will … by Matt Winston
November 2020
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Most recent: Insane welding rods by Chris Ellerby
April 2021
Child Categories: Homework - Puppet Mechanism Basics - Eyes, Brows & Ears with BJ Guyer
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Most recent: When I finish my course, do I… by Chris Ellerby
October 2018
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Most recent: Peut on poster et commenter m… by L'atelier du chat noir
April 2021
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Most recent: Is there any drawback to usin… by Chris Ellerby
November 2022
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Most recent: HOMEWORK WEEK TWO: PHOTOSHOP … by Summer Wamble
December 2014
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Most recent: rubber mouth plate and steel … by Katie Powers
February 2018
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Most recent: Week Two Homework ***Your Hom… by Ricardo Chicaiza
December 2013
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Most recent: Final critique (POST YOUR IMA… by David Brodsky
September 2013
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Expand for more options.An 8-Week LIVE ONLINE Master Class with Creature Designer and Master Sculptor, Don Lanning.
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Most recent: Week Seven Assignment Image G… by Robert Griggs
October 2023
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Most recent: Week THREE Assignment Image G… by Anthony Latony
August 2013
