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#5 – Colour theory In Practice

Colour theory is a crucial part of makeup, especially if you are in the business of trying make a portion of the face out of rubber and make it look like it belongs there and is the same as the real skin which surrounds it. This is especially true when mixing your skin tone into …

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#9 – Symmetry, Schools & Fools

Symmetry in sculpting appliances Whilst teaching a class recently, a student was hung up on getting the nose perfectly symmetrical. I explained as I often do that the human face isn’t symmetrical, so going for complete mirror image reflection necessary. That said, asymmetry owing to sloppy work isn’t good either – the fact that there …

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#8 – Start Making & The Lowdown On Cap Plastic

Blog post on this podcast is here: It seems it would be handy to have some sensible steps to actually start making things. So check out the podcast on this very subject and also the lowdown on cap plastic. After all, the longest of journeys start with a single step, so having some steps in …

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#7 – Geoff Portass Interview (pt2) Raising Hell. Again.

In the second and final part of the interview with Geoff Portass, we talk more Ken Russel, Pinhead and FX stories plus some insights into the right way to go about learning some of this crazy stuff.

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Raising Hell with Geoff Portass

Geoff applies the iconic ‘Pinhead’ makeup. It’s just me today as Todd is pretty sick with a bad cold, so get well soon Todd. Hope you get fixed up and back on track soon, fella! We’ve got a great interview with someone who was the first person I ever got in touch with. Geoff Portass …

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#4 – Appsolute fools

Apologies for such a lengthy radio silence, only for us last year kicked off early and didn’t stop until last orders. There was a couple of movies and then a long stint on season 5 of HBO’s Game of Thrones which was fun. If you watch the show, you will no doubt imagine the kind …

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#3 – Shooting at Meat. No, really.

This time we take an interesting approach to capturing the tissue damage caused by gunshots and being able to safely recreate the three-dimensional effects by moulding the results. It’s a novel way of testing out some theories. All we need is some sides of meat, a range of firearms, some privacy and an afternoon in …

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#2 – Lifecasting tips and tricks

Lifecasting is an essential, basic skill used in makeup effects and prosthetics – whether to create a custom fit appliance or to make a lifelike prop without sculpting from scratch. In this podcast, Stuart & Todd share cool tips and tricks about this important yet varied subject. We had a couple of questions regarding lifecasting, …

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