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Re: Can this be cast?
Thanks for the input James! The holes don't go all the way though, I really didn't want them to as that would be a heinous disaster I'm sure. You reminded me that I forgot to include a photo or two of where I was envisioning the seam to be. While SOMEday I will probably tinker with adding LEDs, I'm so not there just yet!… -
Queen of Swords+Death
The design was my take on of the 15th century Visconti Tarot cards and the novel Castles of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino. The character here is the Queen of Swords and Death as the doomed bride. Builds include: A skeleton chest foam+latex piece, a set of armors and crown, a 4’x8’ tarot card backdrop (hand painted on… -
Hugh Glass the Revenant
This was created from scratch earlier this year. Each piece was either hand made or highly modified, including the stick. The backgrounds are from the original movie. I can load up the originals with my white sheet backdrop but the main build thread is here on… -
Manu human-fairy baby custom silicone blend
Manu is a 16” full body silicone human-mythical fairy baby. She is a custom blend soft pliable silicone with details of fluorescent details on the back of her ears that light up in the dark. She was painted with hyperrealistic human newborn colors including detailed nails and dual colors veining with custom mixed colors… -
Gnome
GNOME - MAKEUP This is a multi-piece gelatin prosthetic makeup done on a female model, I sculpted, fabricated and applied the prosthetics. latex bald cap and ventilated hair piece fabricated myself as well. This makeup also includes a rubber neck prosthetic that I scratch built with sponge and latex. I made the mechanic… -
Original alien design, latex and polyfoam bust
Hey I just wanted to submit my most recent alien latex and polyfoam bust. The piece is a little over life size and was originally designed, sculpted, molded, casted, and painted by me. I had a blast creating it and referenced an awesome fish included in the pictures as well to have an original paint design! Thank you Stan… -
Koi Mermaid
This was a mermaid character inspired by Koi Fish. I decided to run with this theme and give my mermaid a traditional Japanese inspired Look. This includes a wig, made and styled by myself as well as a silicone mermaid tail, sculpted, moulded, casted and painted by myself, as well as the application of the entire make-up.… -
The King of Thought
I created this creature maquette, with title "The King of Thought". He represents humankind inner demons, depression and anxiety. These demons start developing at the base of the cranium and make their way through each person, taking over their souls and bodies, governing over their will. My sculpture was made in NPS clay,… -
Pan´s labyrinth
Hello everybodySome years ago I made this Pan inspired in the movie "Pan´s labyrinth" the body suit was mainly made by fabric covered with industrial grade cotton and latex, and I was in just 1 piece whit no zipper on it, including the long fingered hands; the model, also, need to use stilts. The head was made in two… -
Re: Pathways.. Great Idea but Text/CSV Download Please
The pathways do contain a list of all lessons that are included in them, but it's not in raw text format. It has images, titles, descriptions, links, etc. For example, here is the "Design Basics" page with a list of all lessons.… -
Animatronic Werewolf and Kickstarter
I created an animatronic werewolf head a while back using what I learned in a few of the SWS DVDs, you can see it on my kickstarter project page at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/110973522/werewolf-hunted?ref=email or on the movie website at http://pmaafilms.webs.com Please take a look and let me know what you think.… -
BTS For My Practical Effects Indie Feature
I wanted to share a "first look" video I recently posted for my film, The Quantum Terror. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBv1x1Qaqp8 This is an indie film that we're shooting in my house and garage, on a 10K budget. We have logs of creature puppets, some home made "animatronics" (with a little tentacle help from my… -
Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Winter '21-'22)
My current project is another cosplay build: Dicaprio's Hugh Glass role in Revenant. This is my initiation to injury makeup. Some facial hair work and other touch ups including the perspiration ice in the facial hair. I am still working out the Grizzly hide and have some further tweaks now that I have begun to use this… -
Re: HELP! I can't continue on a pathway!
Hi again Rick, Our web development team is working on resolving the bug you encountered, but in the meantime, we have a simple workaround that should allow you to continue along the Molding & Casting Basics Learning Pathway. Don't click the blue "CONTINUE PATHWAY" button at the top of the Pathway page, instead scroll down… -
Jaws Quint Impersonation Cosplay Costume, Robert Shaw impersonation cosplay costume
Jaws - Quint Impersonation Cosplay Costume, Robert Shaw impersonation cosplay costume Adding my Quint to the ocean of existing costumes and cosplays. Just threw some stuff together for a fun build and will take it more serious as the OCD kicks in, as usual. The research for this build has been hashed out thoroughly in… -
Alpha Demon
I completed this mask for a "no budget" independent film. The total cost was between $250-$350 total. This included all supplies. After the head cast and head mold were completed, I then sculpted a poly plastic helmet/mask. Off that mask I used epoxy A/B sculpt to design the demon. I used poly plastic for the horns and… -
Re: Week Seven Assignment Image Gallery and Recordings
This week clobbered me. Here's where I'm at. I'll be back on this later tonight after I finish a couple super rush jobs that came in. Started the week looking like all free time to go all out on this and it went 180 degrees on me with work coming in (which is great of course but syphoned all my time). But that's freelance… -
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… -
Re: Questions For Ted
Peter and all, This is a photo, with source and size info, that I received from Richard Landon. If you don't know him from his SWS tutorials, he has been a Stan Winston Studio/Lecacy Effects mechanic since and before the original Predator film. He knows his stuff!!! You can see that the company name that he orders cable… -
Lord of Tindalos 1/6 scale statue
Hi ! A new entry for the contest. This is the Lord of Tindalos, inspired in the book "Hounds of Tindalos" of Frank Belknap Long , that after was included in the Chtulhu myths. Is also inspired in a concept of the great artist Dibujante Nocturno. This character was sculpted in monsterclay medium, casted in polyurethane…