Air bubbles of one kind or another are inevitable if you deal with materials which start out life as a liquid and then later solidify such as plaster, latex, silicone and resin. Let’s take a look at what can happen, why, and what to do about it. Air bubbles can be small, almost insignificant cosmetic …
#57 – ‘Little John’ Cormican
It was a great pleasure to chat with John face to face (before lockdown, I hasten to add) back in December of 2019. John is a well known (Emmy winning) FX artist who has since gone on to work at Tussauds and is a freelance artist. I think you will get a real kick out …
#56 – Q & A
This episode of the podcast, we catch up with some questions left on our answerphone, emails and comments. Clay issues, alcohol colours, and a nice message from sculpting master Amelia Rowcroft. Cheers to those been in touch, and leaving messages. You can get in touch by email at stuartandtodd@gmail.com or leave a voicemail here. I …
#55 – Shaun Of The Dead: An Appreciation
The Shaun Of The Dead prosthetic team reunites and talk through the movie effects shots. The best thing about (SOTD) Shaun of the Dead for me was that I was already a Spaced fan – the TV show from Edgar Wright which had put the cast into public consciousness and rekindled the (at the time) …
#54 – Approaching Workshops
Folio under your arm, at some point you may wish to appeal to those who could give you a job. It’s nervewracking to be judged by anyone, but your folio is maybe pages of your heart and soul now made visible for others to assess and rate. The main way anyone gets work is simply …
#53 – 5 Big Questions Commonly Asked About Prosthetics
There are a number of questions about prosthetic makeup that get asked often. We put together the top 5 that keep cropping up and do a deep dive into our responses. 1. How do I match an appliance to a person’s skin tone? In this response, we are going to assume the face is not …
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#52 – Brandon & Jacquie Ryan
Todd talks with his good friends and fellow artists, Jacquie & Brandon Ryan. This episode looks at how people teach, learn, and maybe don’t learn. We all need a motivation to learn, and many of us will require different styles of learning such as visual, auditory, practical hands on tasks or live demonstration to get …
#51 – Neill Gorton
I first met Neill with a folio tucked under my arm for my interview I had managed to arrange at Ealing Studios in 1995. My first job with him was making oversized Casio watches, which were fibreglassed out of silicone moulds to make G-Shock watch display units. One thing I have always noticed about Neill …