Soph DJs and goes to mental awesome Goth nights, where dress up is essential. She showed me some pics and … More
Category: Make-up
NEXT GEN MUC
Baby sitting today for my sisters wedding anniversary, so Twinniness and face paints. They took to it like pro’s happily … More
MUC reboot ;)
ITS BEEN A WHILE – Last evening the fabulous Kate T came over for her baptism by fire and introduction … More
Happy Halloween ò_ó
Grunge J-POP Shoot
Old skool style – Just me and Mrs Maraj and a whole heap of plushies.
Queen Papillon
MUA & Model – Kate Maraj, Art direction, Styling and foam fabricated headdress – Karen Penman Photographer – Greg Kitten … More
The Butterfly Collector
This really didn’t go to plan but on reflection I like the photos and I really enjoyed the fabrication.
Carnival / Circus Shoot
Finally FINALLY we managed a full MUC with Gregs behind the camera and what a treat it was. A little … More
MUC 2016 – Medusa
This was my foam fabrication headdress I made for halloween, during my foam/heat gun obsession. It deserved a proper photo, … More
Happy Halloween
Medusa foam snake headdress for Me and BeetleJuice for Bobs
Creepy Pollyanna, she only wants to play with you
MUA Kate Maraj / Model Karen Penman – Halloween hard body baby and Trevor the pig came in handy for … More
Cotton Candy Powder blue
FINALLY, been playing with this blue wig since the start of Summer, it was for the I heart Candy brief, … More
Voodoo
Its a reuse fabrication from a horned skull I made many moons ago, a stick that was left over from … More
Skull Latex Prosthetic – Two looks
I was showing Kate how to sculpt and cast for work and made this skull mask to demo with. Poured … More
The Little Hellmouth Bucca
I did want to do both eyes but alas this didn’t go to plan, face chart was far more sultry … More
DRAG PUNK ROCK
Embracing my 80′s glam – MUA Kate Maraj and I did the hair work, its a mohawk weave pinned into … More
FOAM FABRICATION
I bought an heat gun and had a play with fabricating a foam wig. Twisted and cut foam, painted with … More
Zombie Librarian
This was meant to be an MU for Kate and I wanted to airbrush, I was gonna get her to … More
ROBOTIC KATE
I had fun, sculpting, casting and molding the prosthetic back piece. Face circuit board pieces molded in latex with resistors … More
INSECT QUEEN – MUC returns :)
Kate as my insect queen, Bobby bought me bugs for Christmas and this sparked an idea. I wanted to reapply … More
THE DEMEANOUR PROJECT
Test make up one for the other Demeanour sister. Just having a play – sold on the fingers but will … More
Fantasy Class MU challenge
For the first years I set a Fantasy class MU challenge – Any make up they like under the banner … More
Alienesque – Having a play
Just made it up as I went along, just wanted to test out the semi permanent tattoo pens, nice tips, … More
IMATS
Its been a horribly long time since my last post, no excuses – I’ve been rubbish but life as always … More
Rainbow Kitty
Felt like doing a fill face paint something abstract. Gonna spend a little time sculpting and casting from here on … More
Zombie Alice in Wonderland
It was my birthday last weekend and I requested fancy dress poker for our regular Friday night game. I reused … More
Tester MU for Grudge RED Variation for Lee’s short
Gonna have a play Sunday with some make up for Lee’s short (It will be the morning after my Birthday … More
Third Degree Zombie teeth
Been meaning to have a play with the third degree for class and decided to do some false nail zombie … More
Ripped face Elphaba – WICKED
I’ve been off work poorly and missed out on getting to see my class to their own variations for the … More
‘Everyone else, clear the corridors and stay the fuck out of our way until the shooting stops’
Mama from Dredd using the Collodion Kyolan scarring material – the more you coat the deeper it scars, used on … More
WHY SO SERIOUS?
FIRST TRY – Collodion Kryolan (Scarring material) Going to have another play at burn scarring skin, this looked effective but … More
SKIN SKULL FACE PAINT
SKIN SKULL FACE PAINT Felt like having a play – Snazaroos black, white, bright pink and light brown + kohl lip … More
Cat in the Hat
I saw this on Pinterest and felt like giving it a go. My Christmas make up for my class, Kate … More
Elven Princess Sculpt
Been watching a lot of Faceoff and I think I have a better understanding of the casting the mold and … More
Happy Halloween
Dressing up for Halloween AGAIN Creepy Cat because my contacts arrived in time, whiteouts, redouts, whitey greens, elf eyes and … More
Abstract Lion Alex box inspired for ANIMAL FARM performance
The students are apply the make up to performers for the Christmas production of Animal Farm. This was a 20 … More
“Life is too short for so much sorrow”
My variation on Tate’s skull from the school massacre scene in American Horror Story. The count down for Coven begins. … More
Lesson Time – My extended MUC Crew
Had odd numbers in lesson so I’ve been sugar skulled ALOT. These are my favourite efforts, it’s neat this is … More
MY Tiger face on ME
Angry Tiger face 🙂 Practicing contouring for Animal Farm assignment for class – Mostly kohl pencils and eye shadows, whiskers … More
Till Death do us
Inspired by Virgin Suicides and the fact I had a lot of vases of dead flowers 🙂 which have … More
SFX – The nasty stuff
Kate’s sunning it up on Holiday at the minute and I was getting withdrawals from MUC so I did the … More
Creature Suit TAKE 1
I have started sculpting the Creature face, in essence he/she is a black bear. I’m happy with the first pass … More
Hooks and Eyes
Inspired by pinterest but used ribbon instead of thread and made the cape. Got frustrated when I mucked up casting … More
Haunting Mermaid
I really enjoyed the fabrication with the head dress last week, so decided to sculpt but instead of adding the … More
BLACK SWAN
Using all my ballet skills here 🙂 Love the contouring and the styling worked out too.
MUSIC VID – with T Rex and everything
I had a lot of fun styling this one, not to plan at all (as my glitter girl Ila wanted … More
Zack as a Vampire Noel Fielding (as it turns out)
I’m always boring the techies at work with MUC photos, Zack whose last week it is 😦 requested a make … More
Gelatin Stitches – Rose Take 2
I recast the stitches with much thinner flashing and actually did an OK job at blending, might experiment adding some … More
Making Kate do NOT pretty
Ru dog didn’t like this one bit, it creeped her out. Kate’s wicked job at Muscles, why isn’t it Halloween … More
*TIGER* FACE
Kates (Tiger) leopard face, all done with contouring and no prosthetics. I reckon this would work well with the airbrush, … More
ZOMBIE K
This was a lot of fun, glued down eye brows, scar wax for under eye ridge, latex and tissue for … More
ROSE’S FATE
Kate wanted a back story for motivations so – Meet Rose, Tony’s gun moll, she double crossed him and stole … More
VICTORY ROLLS
Kate looks smokin but the photograph doesn’t do the victory rolls justice and (if I do say so myself + … More
MODERN GEISHA
Half term full day Make Up Club involved having your make up applied, at least 3 times by a 4 … More
Vamp Brow BUFFY style
Drusilla: Do you love my insides, the parts you can’t see? Spike: Eyeballs to entrails, my sweet. I loved being … More
CIA DE LOS MUERTOS
Full face Day of the Dead, base coat using Ben Nye Magicolour white with the airbrush worked a treat, didn’t … More
POP ART WEDNESDAY
Kate excelled, as usual we had the ‘Oh Fuck, what have I done’ face but voila Lichtenstein eat your heart … More
MY GO – Dollface Kate
I need to get better at perfecting my ‘Make-up artist’ face instead of pulling the ‘What the fuck have I … More
The first rule of make up club is…. *kidding*
So Kate come over with her kit and so it began. We had planned to do a make up each … More
Laces for blending edges
I’ve been busy with other stuff and things 😉 but finally got round to applying the gelatine laces, blending is … More
YOU GOT RED ON YOU
Homage to Homage – My first attempt at application, my first time applying make up to someone else, so all … More
TAKE TWO – Pouring the gelatin mold
It was a poor effort last time. This time I marked out the seems of each sculpt in pencil in … More
It wasn’t an unmitigated disaster
The thing I was worried about did happen, ed doesn’t have any weight to him, so I need to clamp … More
Zombie Sculpt for Tel
I have laid the basic shapes down and it needs cleaning and tidying up, but happy with the ripped jaw … More
WAX SFX MAKE UP – razor blade cuts *First try*
It worked well enough for a first attempt, took me about an hour give or take. My book stated you … More
Getting Kitted out
I’m broke and overdrawn but look at all the neato stuff I bought – More mod roc plaster bandages and … More
The CASTS – First Attempt
The day taught me You don’t need to panic, 4 mins is enough time Don’t laugh in the cast it … More
LIFE CASTING
Two molds made and cast and I’m dead happy. My head in a bucket – Creepy right 🙂 My dad … More
MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT AIR BRUSHING
I’m pretty pleased, my brush isn’t great, it took my a while to get the paint thickness right and I … More
THANK YOU MR POSTMAN
My Air brush, Tokyo workshops Special Effects Make up Guide and the Alginate, ModRoc Plaster bandages and plaster for life … More
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
Happy 2013 – Last year me and Archard made a gig pact as a NYR, at least one a month … More
