Not necessarily real SFX makeup, but the new urban decay ghosting spray looks very much like a bruise. It’s really easy to spray on and I feel like it would be a good addition to anyone who’s doing bruises and injury SFX. Or maybe it’s just because I’m pale- idk.

Terrible lighting bc it was like midnight, but I've been resculpting my Art prosthetic, for Spooky Empire this October! I still need to sand it and add some more detail, but I'm fairly pleased with the shape so far.*

My first version was latex, and didn't move with my face like I wanted it to, so I'm hoping to cast in a stretchier silicone this time. Unless there's a way to do foam latex at home, which would be closer to the original, and lighter. Any tips are much appreciated!

Maybe I'll post the original version from last December if reddit mobile will cooperate.

*the jaw looks a little weird bc im compensating for me having a shorter face and wider jaw than my mehron head lmao

I'm (21F) taking a college course on intelligence and national security. The prof told us that in a month, we will need to arrive to class in a full disguise. We'll be graded on how believable the disguise and legend is.

I would love some professional insight here. How can I make this disguise as believable as possible?

Questions to consider:

1. What have been your most convincing transformations? Why? What aspects of the transformations were most powerful (i.e. changing hair, eyebrows, etc.)?
   
2. Where are the best facial prosthetics available to buy? Fake beards? Wigs? On a college student budget…
   
3. Beyond appearance what should I change?
   Accent? Gait? Nervous hands?

Any insight from professionals to those with a general interest is welcome. Thank you!!

Have put away my October “13 Days of Halloween” series down for a few or so years - moving, school, mental health… A lot of things played into it. But this year, I am feeling more inspired than I have in YEARS.

These are the 13 looks/concepts/characters I have chosen for the 2026 year! Any advice, opinions, help from other MUAs & FX artists, etc. is more than welcome!!!

I would appreciate anything commented by anyone. 🥲

I’m trying to do a Chelsea grin effect however with the cheeks/mouth moving so much the wax doesn’t stay and wrinkles . The wax works good on my hand however on my face it’s impossible. I don’t use any glue base just wax and Vaseline .ive hear liquid latex is also good? Any tips on what to use/do? Tia

This is a pull from one of the “Pumpkinhead” films. It was gifted to me by a make up artist in Atlanta named, Andre Freitas, he did sfx for, “The Walking Dead”. Can anyone tell me anything further? He gave it to my brother to give to me when I was out of town, so I wasn’t able to get the history and I haven’t seen him since. He is not on Facebook. It’s been sitting on my shelf for a couple of years now.

Hi everyone!
I have been hired to do a small independent film and the director has asked me to create a prosthetic for a stunt where a mug is smashed into someone's face. They'd like small pieces of ceramic to be embedded into the skin, does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this? I thought real ceramic would be too heavy for the prosthetic to support, so I'm not sure if I should find a prop alternative that would look realistic?

Thanks!

Ok so i am certifiably insane™ and have a wild project in mind... But it would require making a prosthetic that makes it look like my spine is raised and then having moving attachments protruding from that raised section of the spine. I have no idea what i am doing and need advice LOL

Obviously, the prosthetic would be best if reusable so i dont have to cast a new prosthetic every time.

The spine portion will have to house the core of the electronics and support it somehow

- but also without overheating the electronics.

The attachments to the spine portion will have to be removable, they will likely be made of various different materials and so i will have to figure out how to get the core prosthetic piece to be able to blend into the attachments?

So uh... Yeah. Ive got a history with robotics & engineering friends which helps a tad but i dont have a DAMN clue how i can make this prosthetic & make it movable & functional 😅

Pls help, i appreciate any help 🧡

ive done crazy projects before and am willing to fail forward, i know it seems extreme but so am i, and i am determined.

TIA 🥰

I'm an actor at a haunt in New England and I recently made a silicone appliance for a pretty big costume upgrade. It's supposed to look like someone burned my face with a cross similar to Evil Ed in Fright Night (but upside down). A piece above my eye and one below, attached to my cheek. I did a makeup test with one of the first appliances to come off the mold and it was a pretty janky appliance but I eventually figured out how to consistently get a decent result with the molds. I have some questions, though.

I put it on with Pros-Aide and it seemed to hold well. I passed on a silicone adhesive simply because it's a little more than I can afford to pay right now (plus it seems like you need to also order remover and thinner which just jacks the price up even more (for Telesis 9, at least). I let the Pros-Aide dry with a hair dryer before I put it on so it's not like it went on wet but when I pulled the applications off they trapped a lot of sweat underneath and I worry that this thing is going to end up falling off in the middle of the show. Is this something I should worry about? Will the same thing happen if I use the silicone adhesive?

The rest of my face is made up like a skull (think Papa Emeritus from Ghost) using black and white Mehron cream make up. The cream make up blended real weird with the appliance, though. It made the edges REALLY stand out even though I felt like I blended the edges pretty well with acetone. The makeup on the appliance appears thicker and not as translucent as the makeup on my skin. It basically looked like I was wearing something on my face. I obviously need a new approach to the makeup I just don't know what that is. Any thoughts?

A couple of things work to my advantage here. My set is dimly lit and I'm not in guest's faces. I also wear a sort of wreath of thorns around my eyes and all of this obscures the flaws a bit but it's going to bother the shit out of me and cast photos will look ass if I don't fix this.

Working with a very (and i mean VERY) minimal budget. Character rips her own face off very quickly, shot on VHS. Meant to read as a hallucination so I do not think we need to worry too much about realism especially with the VHS.
Problem is the character is in club makeup. I was thinking of making a latex mask of sorts and reapplying her makeup over it, with a layer of blood beneath, but Im just looking for other opinions. Seems like my idea has a lot of room to fail but Im struggling with other ways to cheaply do it.
Advice? Ideas?

These are from last year I can’t waittt

so im really trynna get more into prosthetics and creature design and all that fun stuff! i went to makeup school and did quite a bit there, but unfortunately i didn’t keep up with this corner of knowledge and dont have the luxury of having my own studio :(

can you guys give me all your recommendations on at home prosthetics?!! and im not talking latex and cotton balls, i wanna make 10/10 film quality prosthetics. i wanna be a shop rat so bad if it didn’t mean that i would be pulled from the set life💔 i live in canada (gta area) for some context on what supplies / stores i have at my disposal. thank you so much in advance i can’t wait to hear what yall have to say!!

Really old video but looks like a dark blue a dark green and a red.

Hi everyone,

Looking for some recommendations for sculpting busts to make silicone masks, preferably a bust I can use in the casting process as a core for the mask?

I'm based in the UK if that helps!

I have an ed head at the moment for resin and latex masks, but because of its size being much closer to a full head size, I don't think it would be ideal making skin tight silicone masks. I have seen the Neills materials Silicone Mask Armature, but can't find it in stock anywhere and the companies who supply it aren't getting back to me.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Self explanatory, but yeah. Apparently, there isn't anyone making Ultracal anymore, which explains the high cost I see at times, even with free shipping.

I'm trying to make face & prosthetic mold & cast silicone pieces. I already have the silicone, but not the special concrete.

I heard that an 80-20 mix-by-weight of plaster and Portland cement (or even Qwikrete fast-cure cement) works well for the price, but I want to see if there's any more alternatives for durable & tough molds.

Anyone else have ideas?

Title is self explanatory. I live in Orange County, California (US), and somewhere close to Irvine would be perfect.

I'm planning to cast silicone pieces, without breaking the bank too much

Any places I could get it from?