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October 2021 – #inktober challenge Inktober was created by Jake Parker in 2009, as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide event with thousands of artists taking part in the challenge every year. Inktober rules: 1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if …
24 September 2021 – Cut Above Academy – Diploma in Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Artistry Level 5 For today’s sculpting challenge we had 90 minutes and a reference photo to sculpt a human ear. Following Frank Ippolito on Adam Savages Tested You Tube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3wNZSgvsSc&t=1809s, helped immensely. As this was my first go at sculpting anything other than scars …
21 September 2021 – Cut Above Academy – Diploma in Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Artistry Level 5 PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION IS COMPLETELY FICTIONAL
15 September 2021 – Cut Above Academy – Diploma in Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Artistry Level 5 Task 1 : Watch the movie! Take notes during the movie so answering the questions after will be super easy! •1. After hearing Louis’s story, would you want to be a vampire? •2.Why do you think the boy is interviewing the vampire? …
11 September 2021 – During this lockdown, I have been making bald caps at home and was getting a bit bored with them, and tried to find different things and ways to work with them. I came across a tutorial from Goldiestarling, who I admire and she mentioned colouring bald caps and that she made a finger wave one for …
31 August 2021 – Cut Above Academy – Diploma in Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Artistry Level 5 Hey team, Your Challenge today is to redesign a disney characters costume to be more hisorically correct to the time period that the movie is set in. Think about: What country they are in time period climate materials they would have used …
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 …
16 June to 20 June 2021 -Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre, AucklandMAKEUP ARTIST – WORK EXPERIENCE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATHRE – DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST The past week, I had the pleasure to be behind the scenes with the very talented cast of the National Youth Theatre. My first experience at theatre life and it was such a fun and …
May/June 2021 – Diploma in Special FX & Prosthetic Makeup Artistry Level 5 Assessment – Cut Above Academy Auckland Over the last 3 weeks, I have been researching, planning and applying makeup & hair, from the Ancient Roman & Medieval times through to World War II. It was super fun, interesting and challenging, especially considering the short time frame we …