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Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

Re: Mask Making with Rigid Forms

Greetings! We have a few great courses that focus specifically on rigid masks. I would start with Bruce D. Mitchell's mask-making course series: https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/how-to-make-a-mask-wearable-dynamic-art-part-one This course by Patrick Magee is also fantastic for rigid mask…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

Re: Eyebrow painting

Painting them in with a thin brush would be a good option. You can also use a sharp eyebrow pencil to add fine hairs. Eyebrow pencils work somewhat like mascara to help create the appearance of thicker fuller hair. This video shows some techniques https://youtu.be/GMla7uVxtfA /Chris

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

Re: Rigid foam in two part rigid mold - how deeply will I regret this

If you want something softer and self-skinning you could go with FlexFoam-iT 14. https://www.smooth-on.com/news/flexfoam-14-skinning-urethane-foam/. But if you want a more rigid head, any other poly foams would work well. For releasing your mold, I second what was mentioned about doing a thorough j…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

Re: Helmet Control Ideas

Since multiple performers will need to wear it, adjustability is key. The bottom image of the welding helmet harness looks like it has good control over tension and a good number of contact points. Welding helmets are also made to be worn for long periods of time, so they should also be able to pro…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

Re: From C3-P0 to 0-0-0

Looking good! /Chris

Matt Winston

Re: Monster clay solvents that don’t inhibit platinum silicone

Hi @"Busted toy box" - we passed along your question to Monster Clay creator Arnold Goldman from Monster Makers and this is what he had to say: "We get this kind of question a lot. I've personally never had any issues using Low Odor Mineral Spirits (LOMS). It flashes off relatively quickly, it's lo…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Spring 2023)

Awesome work, and congrats on wrapping the tour! /Chris

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

Re: Making a REAL Cocaine Bear

Love it! /Chris

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

What's On Your Workbench? (Spring 2023)

We love seeing current projects from our community members. Sharing your work on our forums not only gets your work seen by a large audience but also motivates and inspires other artists. We may even feature some of your projects on our social media! You can either share images and videos below as …

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