FX Masters: Rick Baker

Hi everyone!

Rick Baker is actually one of the mostly known special effects makeup artist (SFX), because he uses techniques that allow him to achieve a realistic look at his characters. Some of the films where he has workedare: Men in Black, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars and An American Werewolf in London. Today you will learn a little bit of his history and some of his most representative works.

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FX Masters: Dick Smith

Hi everyone! Welcome back to the blog.

If you're a fan of FX makeup surely you know the magnificent work of make-up artist Dick Smith, recognized worldwide for being the makeup artist who transformed Linda Blair for the film "The Exorcist"; but his contribution to the world of makeup is far beyond that and that’s why I want to review the history of one of the great masters of FX: Dick Smith.

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How to block eyebrows

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Blocking eyebrows is a common practice in artistic and FX makeup, as this allows us to give a frame to the face by leaving a blank space to remake the eyebrow area, either with makeup or prosthetics.

There are many ways to do this, everything depends on the work you need to do; today we will see how to block eyebrows in an easy way to do artistic makeup.

Make-up inspired in Dustin Bailard

Hello everyone! Instagram’s world is amazing, not only because you can share your work or favorite pictures but you also are able to know a variety of artists that inspires you; in this case I’m going to talk about Dustin Bailard, a painter who creates stunning images of fantasy, especially women with huge eyes and strong attitude.

Halloween Tutorial “Half Skull”

Hello! The third Halloween make-up is inspired in the “Vampire Queen” mask featured in the book A Complete Guideto Special Effects Makeup. I wanted to make the mask, but didn’t have enough time to do it; I promise to make it soon and share the process. Today I’m going to show you a mini-tutorial with images of how I made this character: “Half Skull”.

Halloween “Broken Gothic Doll”

I must confess that porcelain dolls don't inspire me much confidence (to be honest they really scare me), and this inspired me to create this second make-up for Halloween "Broken Gothic Doll". First, I was a little reluctant to do this kind of make-up, but I succumbed to temptation and give it a gothic touch to make it friendlier (at least for me).

Halloween “Dr. Frank -N- Furter”

Halloween is coming and as a good horror movie lover this time of the year is very special for me, that's why I decided to create (or/and re-create) a different make-up look for each week of this month to celebrate this festivity.