In Recipe 24, I explained how to design old-age prosthetics and transfer them to a flat board. Now what? Mold-making time! You can use this mold for both silicone prosthetics and Pros-Aide transfer prosthetics. Materials you need... Crystal Clear Kleen Clay Pasta Maker Sculpting Tools Hot Glue Gun Wooden Sticks Platinum Cure Molding Silicone (Smooth Sil 945 or 940) Evacuator Non Latex Gloves Chip Brush Air hose Knife 99% Alcohol Material links are here. https://shopmy.us/shop

In Hollywood history, there is a very popular makeup: old age makeup. Back to the Future, The Butler, Bad Grandpa, The Godfather, Coming to America... There are many of them. It can be done in many ways: stretch and stipple, silicone, latex, gelatin, Pros-Aide transfer, and foam latex. This article explains how to design and sculpt the mold for age makeup. This is a step-by-step guide on how to create old age sculpture on a face mold and transfer into a flat board. If you nee

Face mask making is a basic skill for special effects makeup. Yet, it is a very important process in order to make prosthetics fit on actors' faces. Nowadays, 3D scanning is trending, but many artists, including me, still use this technique. (Especially when 3D scanning technique face AI copyright issues, it requires legal documents to protect actors' rights!) Many famous people, such as Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon, and Beethoven, even had their face casts! Materials you need..

When I apply prosthetics on actresses, I get this a lot from my colleagues: "What should I use to do beauty makeup over your prosthetics?" My answer is "mostly any beauty makeup except for makeup removers!" Yes, it is very tricky to put beauty makeup on prosthetics. Edges might show up, beauty makeup does not sit on well, it looks dry, etc. In this article, I will show you some tips as well as silicone makeup application. If you would like to learn how to make silicone prosth

When you made prosthetics with gelatin or foam latex, have you ever wondered, what if I created these with silicone? Could it be softer or easier to paint on? Yes, you can run silicone in these molds. I will show you how to run silicone in plaster molds. If you want to learn how to make silicone prosthetics in flat silicone molds, click the recipe below. Materials you need... Plaster Mold (Bucket Mold from Recipe 18) Petroleum Jelly Hair Dryer Chip Brush Foam Latex Mold Relea

What is a "Bucket Mold"? In Recipe 4 , I made a 2-piece mold which I called a "Waffle Maker Mold." In this recipe, I am showing another way of making a 2-piece mold. It is often called a bucket mold. When you look at it from the top, it looks like 2 buckets sitting together. Bucket molds can be very useful when you make a big sculpture on a 3-dimensional positive mold. Especially, you will need a bucket mold for a full face sculpture, forehead, full neck, etc. Bucket Mold Exa

In previous pages, I showed you how to design prosthetics and mold them. This page will show you how to mix silicone and make prosthetics, as well as the silicone formula. Did you miss Parts 1 & 2? If so, please click the button below. 4.Making Silicone Prosthetics Materials you need... Petroleum Jelly Hair Dryer Chip Brush Urethane Parfilm/ Epoxy Parfilm Acetone Baldiez Airbrush Compressor Needle Respirator Nitryl Gloves Scale Plat Sil Gel 10 Plat Sil Deadner Revlon Colorsta

In Recipe Part 1, I explained how to design prosthetics on a flat board. In Part 2, I show you how to mold it. Did you miss Part 1? If so, please click the button below. 3.Mold Making Session Materials you need... Crystal Clear Kleen Clay Pasta Maker Sculpting Tools Hot Glue Gun Wooden Sticks Platinum Cure Molding Silicone (Smooth Sil 945 or 940) Evacuator Non Latex Gloves Chip Brush Air hose Knife 99% Alcohol Material links are here. https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/150077

This is the most advanced material, silicone! Yes, silicone prosthetics are trending, but they are pricey. Let's make sure that you are on the right path and do not waste expensive materials. I will show you the "flat mold" technique in this article. When I was in FX shops such as W.M. Creations and ADI, I was mostly dealing with foam latex prosthetics. I sometimes used silicone for CSI dummy bodies. Yes, many FX shops tend to have separate departments: lifecasting, mold maki

Applying premade prosthetics is fun. Making your own custom-made prosthetics is much more fun and satisfying. Let's start learning prosthetic sculpting! This is a step-by-step guide on how to create werewolf special effects makeup. Recipe 3 features how to sculpt on your face mold . Materials you need... Chavant NSP Medium (Brown) Rotating Turn Table Sculpting Tools Crystal Clear Detail Torch Air Duster 3M Drywall Sanding Screen Chip Brush 99% Alcohol Cat Brush Baby Powder Ma

The face mold will allow prosthetics to fit on your face perfectly. No more hassle with bad edges or ill-fitting prosthetics going over your eyes! In last recipe, we learned how to make a life-casting mold. This recipe features how to make a plaster face mold from the life-casting mold. Materials you need... Life Casting Mold from Lesson 1 Vaseline Face Mask Water Mixing Bowl Gloves Chip Brush Plastic Bag Hydrocal White (Optional) Ultracal 30 Rasp Sculpting Tools Project Boar

The life casting mold making is a good way to start custom-made prosthetics. It will make the prosthetics fit on your face exactly. It helps achieve better edges and great movement. This is a step-by-step guide on how to create werewolf special effects makeup. Recipe 1 features how to make a life-casting mold. Materials you need... Smooth On - Body Double Silk (or Body Double Fast) Smooth On Body Double Release Hyper Folic (Optional) Face Lotion Vaseline Mixing Bowls Salt Hot