Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Special Effects & Prosthetics”
31 January 2021 – Cutabove Academy Level 5 Diploma Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Assessment – Today was the big day, 10 months of learning the ropes of prosthetic making, the last and final assessment. The big one…. Since April 2020, I have been learning and been challenged with character design, sculpting, casting, drafting, running to organising a photoshoot to …
27 December 2021 – Cutabove Academy, Auckland I told myself I would cast the horns before the end of the year, and today I finally got over my hesitation, using new products, and just did it. For the outer layer, I used a thin coat of Barnes Rotothane, fast setting rigid polyurethane and for the filling I chose Barnes R-Foam …
16 November 2021 – Cutabove Academy Assessment Level 5 Diploma Special FX makeup & prosthetic making Today, I got assessed on the practical skill of face casting, which is the first step to creating the mold for our prosthetic we will use for our final character assessment. We were taught the process, using Alginate and plaster bandages. With the help …
13 November 2021 – Cutabove Academy, Auckland I decided to practice a sock mold for the second horn. It is definitely a harder process than the 2 part mold, but I persevered and in the end managed to come up with a satisfactory result. The things I would do different: I used a bit much pinkysil in places and the …
13 November 2021 – Cutabove Academy, Auckland This week, we learnt how to do a 2-part mold for horns, and I took on the project to fix some broken horns that were in the workshop. I started with deconstructing and cleaning the horns and sculpting the broken off tips with NSP clay. Once that was done the molding process started. …
13 October 2021 – Cut Above Academy – Diploma in Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Artistry Level 5 Today, create a creepy makeup look from what you have learnt in class and take photos in creepy lighting. Present your photos at 1.30pm on the call. I had so much fun, practicing with thermoplastic and creating dentures and finding a way …
30 July 2021 – Diploma in Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Artistry Level 5 Assessment – Cut Above Academy Auckland WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT Over the last couple of weeks, we have been working on the assessment of creating and applying a prosthetic wounds scar. The brief was to research and create a backstory about the injury and …
25 June 2021 – Diploma in Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Artistry Level 5 Assessment – Cut Above Academy Auckland WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT Costume scars or wounds are used in movies in the background. It would be partially hidden under a costume or clothing, dirt, or blood. The scar or wound doesn’t need to have a lot of detailing and is …
25 May 2021 – Diploma in Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Artistry Level 5 Assessment – Cut Above Academy Auckland Today, my dear friend Carissa was my model for my Sci-fi assessment. I have chosen Marvel’s Nebula, an antihero and member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. I managed to purchase and download the pattern for the headpiece and had …
3 October 2020 – Trauma & FX workshop WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT Today, I enjoyed a day with Yolanda at the BodyFX workshop. Yolanda is a professional makeup artist and the owner/operator of BodyFX in Morningside, Auckland. She runs regular workshops to teach, and show students products and techniques used in the industry. We learnt how to make …