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Master of How movie magic makes monsters with modern prosthetics
007skaty Makeup artist Dick Smith transformed special effects with his split-mold technique
007skaty Dick Smith's Split-Mold Breakthrough
Split the mold, split the mold, let the feelings break through.
007skaty The silent film star altered his face using wire, fishglue, and dental plaster to pioneer new makeup techniques.
007skaty Jack Pierce's monster designs standardized character makeup during Hollywood's golden age.
007skaty Drag and blend foam latex pieces to discover how Hollywood transforms actors into monsters.
Frankenstein's head: Boris Karloff's iconic flat-headed monster look was actually patented by Universal Pictures to protect their design.
A lightweight, flexible rubber material produced by whipping liquid latex and baking it in a mold. In 1939, makeup artist Jack Dawn pioneered this material to create character appliances for The Wizard of Oz.
What did actor Lon Chaney use to create the illusion of a broken nose in his early character makeups?
007skaty Jack Pierce created the legendary makeup designs for Universal movie monsters.
Which 1925 silent film featured Lon Chaney using painful wire clamps to pull his nose up for his monstrous look?
Why did makeup artist Jack Pierce paint Boris Karloff's face green for the 1931 film Frankenstein?
Which material did Jack Pierce use to build up the forehead of Frankenstein's monster?
Which classic 1939 film was the first major production to extensively use the newly invented foam latex for its characters?
What is the main chemical process used to turn liquid latex into foam latex for prosthetics?
Which actor did Dick Smith transform into a 121-year-old man using overlapping foam latex pieces in 1970?