In this extensive course, you will learn the skills to become a well rounded Makeup Effects Artist for a successful career in the film, television, and entertainment industries.
This course is perfect for both beginners and those with experience. We will lead you through each step of your design and creation. Low-key and light-hearted, these workshops are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to create movie-quality characters & FX.
What You'll Learn:
- Silicone Mask Making
- Gore & Blood FX
- Advanced Prosthetics & Blood FX
- Burn Makeups
- Character/Creature Makeups
The breakdown for the week is as follows:Silicone Mask Making (Jan 26th - Feb 6th)
- Day 1: Intro to design and concept
- Day 2: Intro to sculpting techniques
- Days 3 & 5: Sculpting
- Days 6 - 8: Intro to two-part mold making
- Day 8 - 9: Silicone casting & demolding
- Day 10-11: Seaming & patching
- Day 12: Airbrushing
Gore & Blood FX (Feb 10th - 14th)- Day 13 & 14: Sculpting
- Day 15: Demo & mold making
- Day 16: Colour matching, encapsulation, running prosthetics & bladders
- Day 17: Application & Gag reel
(Feb 15th - 16th) OffAdvanced Prosthetics & Blood FX (Feb 17th - 26th)
Covering Advanced techniques in:
- Day 18 - 20: Basic life casting
- Day 21: Intro to design & anatomy
- Day 22 - 23: Sculpting
- Day 24: Designing bleed points & bladders
- Day 25: Intro to mold making –demold
- Day 26: Encapsulation, colour matching & casting.
- Day 27: Painting, detailing & application
(Feb 27th - 28th) OffOut of Kit Burn Makeups (March 1st - 2nd)
- Day 28: Creating materials for burned skin & demo
- Day 29: Chemical burn & flame burn
Character / Creature Course (March 3rd -14th)- Day 30 - 33: Basic lifecasting – front of the face and teeth casting
- Day 34: Intro to design and concept – Intro to sculpting
- Day 35 - 36: Sculpting
- Day 37: Intro to mold making –demold and casting
- Day 38 & 39: Painting, detailing & application
