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Realistic cuts using wax – video tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to create great incision effects using scar wax. Scar wax is a great material for low budget effects, but is often used incorrectly or just simply not to it’s full potential. One of the biggest … Continue reading

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Simple & effective scratches

I thought it would be useful to do a series of video tutorials using really basic kit to produce great makeup effects.  To that end, I have planned them and this is the first: simple & effective scratches. As with … Continue reading

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Sculpting

A little musing on the fear of sculptors everywhere. I found out my talented boss even suffered from it and that made me feel a whole lot better! Continue reading

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Mixing skin tones with help from Photoshop

One of the most common difficulties faced by those of us who foolishly stick bits of rubber onto faces for fun is matching a persons skin tone realistically. Whether you are mixing up a colour to paint a big rubber … Continue reading

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Bleeding Knife Gag (video tutorial)

I recently did a few effects for a TV show, and one involved a torture scene with skin being cut by a knife with bleeding live on camera. There was no budget or time to make a series of fake … Continue reading

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Reference…why you need it, and where to get it!

I believe the single most important aspect of makeup effects is to use reference!

It doesn’t matter what kit, materials or products you use – without basing the work on something real, it just won’t look right. Even the greatest sculptors who seem to work from memory are using a memory fed with reference! Continue reading

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