Author Archives: Stuart

The last time we talked about making foam latex, the craft and materials involved in actually producing the foam. This time around, we figured it would be a good call to look at painting and art finishing. Now, there’s a … Continue reading →

Podcast #10 – Foam Latex: It’s Smelly But Good! Foam Latex was the main material appliances and pretty much anything skin-like was made of for long time. It is only relatively recently that silicone has taken it’s place, and with … Continue reading →

What Is Master Moulding & Why Would I Do It? After you’ve taken a lifecast of a performer, you have a solid copy of their face. This is presumably an accurate copy which has recorded the surface of their anatomy … Continue reading →

Podcast #9 – Symmetry, Schools & Fools Or on iTunes Here! 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 … Continue reading →

Sometimes appliances can be simple individual appliances. Sometimes they need to be a bit more complex. Typically, a makeup is sculpted as one thing, so the complete look can be seen as a finished entity. That way you can be … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

The first time I’d seen real innards moulded and used for an effect was in Alexander the Great (2004). (Scroll down – this one has a podcast) We needed to make some bull guts for a scene in which a … Continue reading →

The last post looked at the claws, horns and nose from a BBC TV comedy show. This post will look at the last couple of gags from BBC TV’s It’s Kevin, with Kevin Eldon.– the oversized moose antlers from a … Continue reading →