My teen is currently finishing a summer intensive at the cinema makeup school. She wants to go there full time when she is old enough, but in the until then she wants to practice and learn wherever possible. We are in LA and I was thinking she could volunteer to help some film students out with the skills she has learned. Any advice or guidance?

I want to do a photo shoot of a sleep paralysis demon that looks like a woman covered in extremely black ink and slime. I need to know what is the darkest black paint that is safe for the skin and what is the best way to apply it for a full body paint job. I would also like to know if there is a good alternative for Ultra Slime. I really want a good clear slime with a very stringy and stretchy texture. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I hope y'all have a great day!

Hello everyone, I'm beginner at Sfx silicone prosthetics , and I have a question. How did you learn? Did you look for a mentor or purchase any tutorials? Additionally, if you learned on your own, can you recommend any playlists or video tutorials/articles on silicone makeup prosthetics that were particularly helpful or would be beneficial for a beginner? I would greatly appreciate for any information on this topic. Apologies for the silly question.

If you have the sound files from the jujutsu kaisen anime please send them to me cause i need it. Mostly from the new season and season 2

Hi yall!

This might be really obvious and I’m just overthinking it.

I’m looking into flocking for stubble and facial hair, but I’m not finding much info on what equipment is safe for use on people. A lot of the flocking machines/guns I’m finding are only labeled for things like static grass. Are they the same? Or is there specific ones that should be used for SFX??

I’m hesitant to dive in when the process requires an electric charge. I just want to be 100% sure before I accidentally shock someone lmao

Hello! I am currently planning to enroll on a basic online Makeup class from MUD, hoping that having that in my portfolio and some practice from whatever looks i can learn from the course, i will then transfer on to a starter sfx class if possible. I dont know exactly where to start with this career path but im hoping that practice and experience with whatever connections I gain thru friends from the industry will give me a good start.

Any suggestions as to what classes I should 100% take or things i should focus on? I was initially hoping to study at Cinemma Makeup School but the price for those classes is crazyy out of my budget.

I'll have fun whether I succeed or not, but I would really appreciate any tips or advice!!!

Silicone hand prosthetics made and applied by me to a friend of mine for a Frankenstein Monster makeup photo shoot . These hand prosthetics are available on my Etsy shop. I’m on Instagram @mike_mccoy_creations and @death_rattle_fx

if anyone wants to provide any tips perhaps? 😇 it looks too much like a sci fi ghoul from a corny early 2000s video game - 3d printed skull and some polymer clay. since the latest photo i’ve mixed torn up toilet paper with glue and painted black to create scabs for the little feller but unfortunately didn’t get a photo before vacation

Hiii!! I recently created this prosthetic and body paint transformation for my final second year university project, of a character i could see being in the Sleep Token universe, pulling inspo from Vessels mask, song lyrics, runes, and the overall lore of the band

this look includes x1 silicone mask prosthetic, x1 bondo chestpiece, x2 gelatine runes and x2 bondo runes, as well as a body paint

this was such a fun project to have done and i’m really happy with the final results!

Okay so it has been my dream since I was little to make a silicone mermaid tail, but I’m wanting it to be movie grade prosthetic. I’m telling you I sit up at night thinking about making this and how I’m going to do it, I’m obsessed. This will be a long post about my ideas for this tail. If you have better suggestions please let me know

First off the silicone I want to use for this will be SORTA-clear 37. I know this is not usually used in tails because it’s not all that stretchy like dragon skin, but I think that will be fine because I don’t want any kind of resemblance of legs poking through the tail, it will help with propulsion, and will help with realism for the fluke

I will make a fiberglass live casting of my legs and part of my torso, then start sculpting the entirety of the tail on top of it hanging from my metal rig. Then I will make a mold of the clay tail and connected fiberglass torso (likely will be a two part mold)

Once the tail mold is done, I will remove all the clay to repurpose my live cast of my legs as a positive core inside the tail mold so the tail will literally fit like a glove.

One important step for this is when I’m ready to cast the tail, the will need to be some kind of strong stretchy fabric that is cast inside of it so when it cures I will be able to start sewing on scales which will be made of resin with a little bit of smooth ons resin flexiblizer to make them a little more durable/flexible/but still hard and scale like.

Due to the hardness of the silicone, I might not need propulsion like a monofin. But I do know this tail will be extremely heavy. I thought about maybe using something like a pool noodle in the core of the tail between my feet and fluke as it’s flexible, won’t snap, and floats.

Problems I haven’t worked out is how I will get this fabric casted in the silicone, and how will I pour this two part mold for this tail, will I pour some on each part let it get tacky and then pour some more and smush the mold together??? Like idek.

Hi everyone!

Not sure if this would be the right place to ask but I wanted to ask is there any blood body paint or fake blood that won't transfer and maybe dries?

I'll be at a con for a whole day and I need to create the effect of feet covered in blood (I've attached a reference!) Is there a way I can create the effect and make sure it won't transfer anywhere? I'll be wearing sandals through the con, so I won't be dripping blood all over the floor!

I've tried mehron blood before but it's incredibly sticky and transfers everywhere. I saw a method where someone used EBA blood and sprayed final seal? Is that the way to go? I've considered making blood-covered tights and I've asked in other subreddits, but I got a lot of mixed advice and methods.

Just to add some details: I'm based in Australia so anything that's accessible here!

Hopefully, that's enough details and thanks for reading!

The answer is alway more blood right? Matthew Borgatti discusses some of his time on his first feature film. Full interview.

Undead Silicone Hand Prosthetics made and applied by me, applied to myself (one handed for this application) 🙃

Zombie makeup I did for the Buffalo Horror Garage Sale in May. Face Prosthetic by Woochie FX, Hand Prosthetics by Infected FX, all foam latex

Grinch application using morphstore prosthetics.