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I was inspired by the animated movie Coraline, and really fancied seeing what the buttons stitched in the eyes would look like first hand on a person.  This was my take on it. Naturally I decided to document the process … Continue reading →

This post takes a look at creating wrinkles and breaks down a straightforward method which takes the mystery out of how to make them much more realistic every time. You may want to create a subtle ageing effect or maybe … Continue reading →

Prosthetic Sculpting Video Tutorial Part 3: creating skin textures Here is part 3 of the basic prosthetic sculpting series.  I now need to start another and apply these techniques to a design.  I have one planned, I have booked the … Continue reading →

Prosthetic Sculpting Video Tutorial Part 2: refining the surface Here is part 2 as promised…took a little longer because, well, the weather here has been astounding and my kids can make a bowl of cereal last for 14 hours of … Continue reading →

Prosthetic Sculpting Video Tutorial Part 1: blocking out Well this is fresh off the press…just edited part 1 and working on the next couple.  I will get them up here asap!  As ever, I would love to know what you … Continue reading →

Sculpting Tools For Prosthetics Sculpting tools are many and varied.  I have bought  – and made – a fair few too many over the years simply because I like them. However, there are only really a few sculpting tools that … Continue reading →

BBC’s Waking The Dead – Behind The Scenes of Prosthetic Makeup Application The Bleeding Knife tutorial was based on a gag for a scene in the BBC TV show Waking The Dead which I did last year, working for a … Continue reading →

Creating good edges is kind of like personal hygiene… if you do it properly it goes unnoticed. It’s only when you stop washing that it attracts any attention! Thus, by definition ‘ good’ edges are not noticed – if you … Continue reading →