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Information Archives
Click HERE to see a wide selection of FX related information gathered from past postings on "The Monster Lab" site and elsewhere.
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FX Articles The following articles and tutorials were provided by fellow Lab members. (They are in the general order of the FX process itself, example: sculpting first, then lifecasting, etc.) |
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Sculpting
With Character
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Joe Lester discusses the process and issues involved in
sculpting with character.
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The
Slayer Sculpture Demo
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Casey Love demonstrates sculpting a maquette in WED clay
through step by step photos and descriptions.
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Facecasting
Basics
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Christian Hanson demonstrates the basic process of casting
a face for prosthetics.
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Multi-Piece
Prosthetic Makeups
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Bill Barto discusses the history and technique of fabricating
multi-piece, foam latex overlapping prosthetic makeups.
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Multi-Piece
Prosthetics Demo
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Dan Kurz demonstrates fabrication of a multi-piece prosthetic
makeup.
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Cold
Foam Prosthetic Fabrication
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Anthony Veilleux demonstrates the process of fabricating
a facial prosthetic out of cold foam.
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Aging
FX with latex stipple
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Bill Barto demonstrates the process of aging an actor
using stipple latex formulas
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Airbrush
Basics
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Vance Hartwell provides his thoughts and tips on working
with an airbrush.
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Realistic
Skin Painting
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Vance Hartwell describes the steps and techniques for
painting a foam rubber piece to match the varying tones of human skin.
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Hair
Punching
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Dan Kurz demonstrates and details the procedure for
punching hair into a piece.
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Molding
a Skull in Silicone
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Vance Hartwell outlines the process of making a silicone
mold of a human skull.
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Silicone
Matrix Molds
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Vance Hartwell gives a quick step-by-step primer on
fabricating a silicone matrix mold.
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 The
techniques and processes described and discussed at The FX Lab are provided
in good faith. The health and safety of readers attempting anything described
here are the sole responsibility of that person and/or persons. Authors
of posts on the message board, and tech articles here, assume no liability
whatsoever. It is very important to familiarize yourself with, and
practice the standard safety precautions when working with materials such
as polyfoams, urathane resins, plasters, etc. Contact your product suppliers
for Materials Safety Data Sheets and follow the prescribed precautions.
Those under 18 should not work with such dangerous materials without adult
supervision, if at all. |