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Matt Winston

Matt Winston

November 14

Re: Why is my foam latex shriveling up when demolding?

Hi @g00slyme - here's some advice from our instructor Mark Viniello: "You're not baking it long enough. A common issue is the overflow is cured, so you would assume the piece is cured…but the heat has not penetrated through the thickness of the stone. You should try 4.5 hrs at 180 degrees." Hope th…

Matt Winston

Matt Winston

November 11

Re: Denethor's Hair

Hi @"Darrell Green", a couple of the courses we have in active development do incorporate techniques for working with hair/fur, but both focus on non-human characters. So I'm not sure if they will answer the questions you have.

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

November 8

Re: Chapters won’t auto play

What TV/browser version are you using? We can try and look into it, Smart TVs are hard to test for since there are so many and use their own browser versions. /Chris

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

November 7

*** 2025 Halloween Costume Contest Winner Announcement ***

Thank you to all the talented artists and creators from around the world who entered our 2025 Halloween Costume Contest! You really pulled out the stops for this year’s competition, and we were floored by the variety of costumes, makeups, and masks that you created. As always, we wish we could give…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

November 4

*** The 2025 Halloween Costume Contest Has Ended ***

The 2025Halloween Costume Contest Has Ended The winning entry will be announced on Friday, November 7th, 2025, so stay tuned!Thank you all for sharing your creations with our community here at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts Forums.Please click the "Like" button on your favorite contest e…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

November 3

Re: Why is my foam latex shriveling up when demolding?

I have passed your question along to the team to see if we can find an answer for you! /Chris

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

October 23

Re: Mold question for latex mask

A 3-piece stone mold could work here. As long as you are able to peel out the latex after casting, you should be fine. The undercuts in and around the mouth will give you the most trouble, but it should still work. If you are really concerned, you can mold things like the horns/teeth on their own a…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

October 23

Re: Prop Bodies - Best Material for Haunted Attractions?

For casting a soft, flexible part like a self-skinning expanding foam, a rigid mold is usually ideal. Silicone molds of the scale are expensive, heavy, and their flexible nature is not needed when casting parts that are flexible. I would just go with a fiberglass/epoxy mold (or something similar) a…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

October 17

Re: Submerged Prop

Mineral oil may be your best option then. Otherwise, you could try coating it with liquid latex and then using water, since oil degrades latex. /Chris

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This is the Discussion space for the On Demand Webcourses. Take what you learned and use it to create! What should you use this Forum for? 1. Sharing your work, lets see drawings, designs and pictures 2. Ask other students questions, help each other out 3. Comment on the Webcourse, suggestions to improving our webcourses are welcome