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Special Fx Makeup & FX Certificates

I specialize in the following:

Special FX Make-Up, Theatrical Make-Up, Face and Body Painting, Sculpting, Creature Design and FX Dentures​

FX Certificates

​What is a special effects make-up artist

A special effects make-up artist is part modeler, part sculptor, part painter, part chemist and part beautician. Makeup artists need to learn how to mix different chemicals to create moldable materials that are safe for close contact with skin.

They must be skilled modelers and sculptors who can create a three-dimensional alien face using character designs from the art department.

Then, they need to be able to apply that mold to an actor’s face.

They also need to be able to use more traditional makeup techniques to seamlessly blend the real and the artificial.

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FX Certificates

​MAKE-UP FX 
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- Make-up FX for film, theater, media, and fun 

  Character design

- Age make-ups
- Injury and wound simulation make-ups

- 2D make-up

- 3D construction make-ups

MASK MAKING​
 

- Character/creature concept design

- Wearable and display latex half-mask Masks

- Molding sculptures in stone

- Mask casting in rubber latex

- Painting and finishing masks

ADVANCED MASK MAKING
 

- Sculpting of a Latex full-head masks over an
   anatomical head form

- Molding full-head sculpture in stone

- Casting full-head mask in rubber latex

- Finishing of the mask for display,

  portfolio, and for wear

​On - Skin Silicone FX 
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- Realistic injury/wound simulation make-ups


- 3D character make-ups for the new digital age of high-definition

MONSTER DENTURE FX
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Monster Denture FX for film, theater, Halloween, and fun

EXTREME FACE-PAINTING
 

- 2D painting to create the illusion of 3D


- Layering color to alter facial features

ADVANCED MAKE - UP FX
 

- Design, create, and apply

   foam-latex prosthetic


- Sculpting prosthetics over a life-cast

- Mold making in stone

ADVANCED MAKE - UP FX


- Create prosthetics in foam-latex
- Prosthetics application

- Prosthetics removal

ADVANCED MAKE - UP FX


- Create prosthetics in foam-latex
- Prosthetics application

- Prosthetics removal

RESIN BUST MAKING
 

In this class I learned to make a mini collectible character / creature bust from clay to resin, beginning with character/creature concept design.

 

I learned how to pose my character to make my creature have more character with only the use of the head and shoulders.

 

I learned sculpting techniques, how to properly gate my sculpture utilizing a Giles Precision Waxer, to properly mold my sculpture in silicone as well as how to cast my mini bust in resin.

 

We finished the class with painting our bust’s in a faux finish bronze.

ART OF BEAUTY
 

ART OF BEAUTYbeauty make-up workshop taught by make-up artist Meagan Hester - lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on - professional process on how to design and create Beauty Make

 

-Ups for film, theater, fashion, print, and media.

 

- How to properly apply make-up to both women and Men.

 

- Various professional approaches building your Make-up portfolio.

Photoshoot by Barret McGivney and Kosart Effect Studio
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