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Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

December 18

Re: Mummified Frozen Skull/Frost Bitten Hand - Props

Awesome work! /Chris

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

December 18

Re: Fiberglass bandage mold + gel coat?

Correct, the inside would still have the bandage texture. I believe the fiberglass bandages would need to be based on the same resin formula for them to stick to a print/gel coat. I would do a small test using the materials you have, and if that works, you should be able to scale up. /Chris

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

December 18

Re: Subscription Sale question on bogo

Hi Darrell, The free subscription matches the one you purchase. So, if you buy a yearly subscription, the free subscription is also yearly. If you subscribe at the discounted price, you maintain that discounted price every time you renew. You only lose that price if you cancel the subscription. /Ch…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

December 13

What's On Your Workbench? (Winter 2024-2025)

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 …

Matt Winston

Matt Winston

December 12

Re: simplest tentacle/hand Richard Landon cable mechanism basics

It's our pleasure, Sam. Please share pictures of your hand mech after you've built it!

Matt Winston

Matt Winston

December 11

Re: Foam latex taking soooo long to gel.

Hi @"Jez Roberts" ! Sorry to hear you've been having some trouble. Foam running is definitely tricky to get the hang of. Here's some advice (and a couple questions) from our instructor Mark Viniello: 1. What is the foam system? (Assuming MM) 2. What is temp & humidity of the room you're running foa…

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

December 11

Re: Question about Bald caps

If the bald cap is not pulled back tight and securely attached to the back of the neck, it can slide forward and produce the effect seen in your first images. Having the hair well slicked back and flattened using gafquat is ideal, and then the cap should be as tight as possible to hold everything d…

Matt Winston

Matt Winston

December 11

Re: simplest tentacle/hand Richard Landon cable mechanism basics

Hi Sam, We passed your question along to instructor Richard Landon, and while he couldn't remember the exact brand or size (we shot this course over 10 years ago), he had this to say: "That is a stiff, nylon tube, not something soft like vinyl or Tygon. You need the stiffness so that it will bring …

Chris Ellerby

Chris Ellerby Los Angeles

December 11

Re: Predator 2 City Hunter Suit

Super cool! /Chris

ON DEMAND WEBCOURSES

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