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Mask Process Failures and takeaways!
I wanted to share the process, learnings of my Witch - old person mask. I wanted to experiment with materials I have accessible in the shops so I went with oil based clay medium for sculpture, I casted my own face with alginate, and made cores with a mix of plaster of Paris and Vinyl Cement (to replicate Ultracal 30). I am… -
Creepy Lunch Lady Animatronic
I had an opportunity recently to make a head for a creepy lunch lady animatronic for a haunted house in Niagara Falls, NY called 7-Gates. I sculpted the head, molded it, cast in latex and foam filled, painted with Tim Gore's Bloodline Paints. The arms were pre-made, I just had to repaint them to match her face. Another guy… -
Any tips on gluing hair to resin bust?
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Springs for Marionettes
Hello Stan Winston School! I've recently taken Scott Land's course on Mastering marionettes. I've made a few with counter-weighted mechanisms, but I'd like to learn how to make them spring-loaded, the way Scott Land does his. unfortunately, I can't seem the find a spring that works for me. Any suggestions? -
Advice in glueing pieces
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I want to glue on a forehead piece that extends above the hairline. Usually I would put on a bald cap first to create a surface for glueing. I was wondering if there was a way around this as it will only extend for about an inch or so into the hair. Any tips?… -
What's in your dream shop/lab?
If you could build out your own shop/lab, what would you make sure to include? A vacu-form machine? How about an adjustable height work bench? Shop stools with coaster wheels? A nice air compressor? Would your shop be in your home, a tricked out garage space, or a nice Home Depot shed with options for ventilation and… -
Black Sphere Horror Short - Artists Needed
Hey there Winston Community, I am budgeting out a short horror film to be crowd funded and shot in Los Angeles later this year. the short calls for some simple bloody makeup effects as well as a photorealistic German Shepherd puppet that has been mauled (no movement needed) and the main monster himself, which is the result… -
Gory Severed Arm Prop
Working on this gnarly arm filet prop for a short film being shot in Syracuse, NY in the next few weeks. I took the arm off a skeleton prop, added some spray foam and when it was at a tacky/stringy stage I used a popsicle stick to spread it around a little bit. Then added some latex and cotton. I took an alginate cast of… -
Restoring Animatronics?
My 15 y/o son has always been interested in animatronics, specifically the Rock-A-Fire Band and Chuck E Cheese. He recently acquired one of these animatronics and is attempting to restore it. He has the pneumatic cylinders for the neck, however he needs to replace the neck mechanism. Would this website a place that he… -
How too...book explode
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2 stage 4 way tentacle HELP lol
Hi all! So I’ve decided to build a 2 stage 4 way tentacle. It’s built out of aluminum discs it’s about arms length with half way being the end of the first stage. I have extension spring going through the first stage and motorcycle conduit coming from the end of the spring to the controller. The distance I have right now… -
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Swamp Goblin Mask
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What are your favorite in-camera makeup effects?
We just released a new course on glow-in-the-dark makeup and wanted to see what other in-camera makeup effects inspire you. Do you have a favorite makeup that uses additional in-camera effects like LEDs, bladders, retroreflective materials, electronics, etc? Share your favorites with us here! /Chris -
Latex dwelling
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Website Not Loading My Pathways
Why is it that whenever I try to view my Pathways when I am logged into my account, no matter what browser Im using, on what device, or what Incognito mode, the website refuses to load the "Continue Pathway" or load any of my courses below the Overview section... but when I am not logged into my account, the Pathways and… -
Help with painting plastisol
Hi I'm new, I have been trying to make my own soft plastic swimbaits for fishing, the are made from liquid plastisol and when cure are of a very soft plastic/rubber texture. I have tried everything to try to get the paint to stick but it just won't and easily rubs off? Any help and tips will be appreciated thanks