PROSTHETICS Issue 1 Quiz
How well do you know Issue 1 of PROSTHETICS Magazine? Put yourself to the test!
'Cochise' the character on the front cover of Issue 1 can be seen in which television series?
Falling Skies. Character creation by MastersFX. Image courtesy of Todd Masters. In this issue there is a profile feature behind Todd Masters' trailblazing work in combining prosthetics and CGI!
The Strain
Falling Skies
For how many months were Millennium FX creating work for 13-part medical series Critical?
Creating work for the 13-part series took Millennium FX 13 months, a mammoth 15,600 man-hours and a whopping six-figure materials bill.
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With an interview feature in this issue, who said "To me, being an artist is not a choice you make; you simply are an artist or you are not."?
Jordu Schell is a world-renowned creature designer and sculptor. In the industry since 1987, his more recent credits include Avatar, The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian, 300, Hellboy, Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem, Men in Black and Batman Returns to name only a few. He also teaches internationally.
Jordu Schell
Allan Apone
In this issue's edition of FX Cribs, inside which studio does Neill Gorton take us?
Fractured FX are one of the leading make-up FX studios on the West Coast, East of Hollywood. Most recently they have supplied prosthetics to movies such as the Insidious series, 300: Rise of an Empire and high profile television shows such as The Knick and American Horror Story.
BGFX
Fractured FX
In the fantastic tutorial from Andrew Sinclair ARBS titled 'How to Make An Armature', how many heads high does Andrew state is the perfectly-proportioned human figure?
Andrew's perfectly-proportioned human figure stands 7.5 heads high to be modern - though fantasy hero figures in the best known comics are traditionally 8 heads proportion.
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In the first of an exciting 3-part series Neill Gorton interviews 3 companies as 'Rising Stars' of the industry. Created by Odd Studio, name the film for which this prosthetic make-up features?
Odd Studio in NSW, Australia, are an award-winning company directed by the team of Adam Johansen and Damian Martin.
The Gods of Egypt
Mad Max : Fury Road
In his tutorial Todd Debreceni takes us through his process for creating film-quality temporary tattoos. But as well as being a screen and theatre prosthetics artist and teacher, Todd wrote the international acclaimed...
Todd and his Colorado based company BaPoFX are dedicated to fostering the education and artistry of make-up effects around the world. Don't miss his tutorial about the "film-quality tattoos you can make yourself in a way that is far better suited to maintaining continuity over multiple applications and multiple days if necessary."
Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen: Making and Applying Prosthetics
Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen: The Art of Silicone Prosthetics
In the feature 'Going Viral', Lisa Gorton talks to two European artists whose work has speedily thrust them to fame on social media. But what does UK artist Nikki Shelley say is her main pro for painting her own face?
"The main pro, I think, is that I can use my own facial structure, so when it comes to placing cheekbones, or eyes for example, I can just feel around on my face and use my natural contours which I think makes the painting look more realistic."
You use your own facial structure
Everything is backwards
Arvin Clay's feature 'A Brief History of Silicone' takes us through the origins and the key players involved in its development. At the first International Make-up Artist's Trade Show, Gordon Smith announced the first commercially available silicone prosthetics system made specifically for the SFX industry. What year was this show?
This particular system had a synthetic rubber encapsulator that was mechanically bonded to the gel via a layer of flocking adhered by prosaide!
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Recognising the achievements of Justin Neill at Mouldlife, this feature looks back at the rise of the company with a pivotal role in the advancement of silicone prosthetics. Platsil Gel 10 with Deadener has become the choice system for prosthetics. How many Platsil Gel systems are currently available?
There are 3 Platsil Gel systems. Platsil Gel 00, Platsil Gel 10 and most recently Platsil Gel 25. Alongside the release of Platsil Gel 25, we also welcome a new low-viscosity deadener, Deadener LV, as well a new hardening additive, Part H Hardener. These new additions to the Platsil Gel range, keep this product as the recognised leader for silicone prosthetics.
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