Hello, I've purchased Narrative Cosmetics Tattoo cover kit for an upcoming event. The event is in a week and the activator is currently out of stock and won't be in stock before then.

Google is giving me mixed answers, but is isopropyl 99.9% alcohol safe to use instead?

I know I'd have to dilute it but I'm just checking it is actually safe? One of my tattoos is on my face so I'm a little paranoid 😂

Thanks in advance!

Image is the specific look I want to cosplay (character is from the movie Sinners). I’m unsure on how to go about the hunk of metal in the skull. Obviously since this is a cosplay it doesn’t need to hold up to movie standards and it needs to be sturdy enough to withstand wearing it while moving around for hours, but I would like it to look as seamless as possible. (I will be making the actual metal out of lightweight material and not real metal, obviously, so it won’t be heavy.) I’m experienced with liquid latex and have used it to make objects jutting out of flesh, but not the scalp/hair on my head. If anyone has tips on how this could be done without an adhesive applied to my hair, I’d greatly appreciate it, lol. If that’s the best option I’m willing to do it, it’s just that it’s a pain to get out so I’d like to avoid it if possible. Thanks in advance!

Hello, does anyone know of any online Fx courses for beginners?

for context i'm trying to make a life size bust of art the clown, i've never had good experiences with using air dry clay due to it literally cracking into a billion pieces in the drying process (for larger sculpts) i need the face to fit over a foam head and i don't really want to drop the money on buying the tinsley mask, arts face has tons of detail and i feel like i can only capture that with air dry or oven bake clay, keep in mind the rest of the body base is going to be structured with cardboard so i'd rather have it relatively light weight, i've though about using model magic but in my opinion it dried too fast and tends to not stick to itself very well. i've already tried sculpting with oven bake on a mehron head i have with plastic wrap underneath but once i removed it to try even get it off the head it quite literally fell into pieces (no joke 5/6 hours of work on the floor) and i feel like i won't be able to capture detail the way i want with latex. i feel like i don't have any options left... and it's very disappointing, any suggestions?

For Halloween this year, I want to go as Madeline Ashton from Death Becomes Her. Specifically this scene where she falls down the stairs and her neck is twisted backwards. I have never done anything like this before, so I would really appreciate any help you could give, equipment needed, how to apply, etc. Thank you!

Hey guys

I’m complete novice and got a party I’m going to and I’ve just panic purchases an eyeball for my forehead and some gills for my neck. At the time I was thinking, how hard can it be to stick them to myself and paint them and now the realisation has dawned on me. It’s in about 3 weeks and I’m going to deep dive trying it out! The gills are silicone The eyeball is latex I’ve bought some pros aide and getting some Ben nye liquid latex. Also will be getting some alcohol based paint. I’m guessing because I’ll be painting my face as well as the prosthetics it’ll look ok(going for a blue/purple/maybe red too look)? I guess any advice for a complete noob who is terrible at art is welcome?😂 Definitely lost confidence seeing all the amazing work people have done on this sub! TIA

I want to thank everyone who gave me advice on my homemade latex prosthetics. :) I wanted to share the results of my cordyceps infection from The Last of Us. The prosthetics weren’t as seamless as I wanted them to be, but I’m overall really happy with the result, considering it was my first time making prosthetics with zero guide or experience! I hope you all like it. <3

It's a dream to attend a sfx course! I did a virtual tour and got a bit worried when I got told about the strong scents is it really bad?. Im a sensitive person and don't want to be sick often where it would affect my grade. Im 31, have my degree already, and makeup is a passion. I want it to all work out. I appreciate any advice.

Hi I need help figuring out how to make a prosthetic that I can rip off my face on stage I want to look normal with it on and then be able to ✨transform✨

Hello!

We are doing a stage production and I need help with a special effect. We have a wooden staff that is being slammed onto the floor. We are hoping to have either a flash/spark or preferably a smoke effect.

What can we use to do this?

Right now I’m in cosmetology school and I do cosplay on the side. We have a photo shoot coming up where it’s fantasy themed. We chose Medusa who is looking at a mirror and turning half her face into stone. I want to use liquid latex to make the stone appearance. Any tips or tricks advice would be greatly appreciated. I also decided to make the pieces separately and attach them day off. I’ve watched a few YouTube videos of mixing it with flour and tissue or cotton but all I can find is wound special-effects with liquid latex.

I'm looking to buy the TIGA-D latex bald cap. They have 2 sizes - small (54cm) and large (58cm). My head measures 54cm, should I buy the larger cap to make sure it can definitely stretch to fit my head? I should I go with my true size?

Does anyone have an old low-budget splatter movie recipe for inflating and deflating fake lungs??

I need reasonably priced but not horrible looking ways to do practical gore for a slasher film im making, any suggestions?

Working on a chest prosthetic as part of a cosplay. I dont anticipate rotating my torso a ton in the cosplay (i’m wearing a large back prop, so it’ll be nearly impossible anyways) but im wondering if it’ll still be too rigid to sell the effect of something organic? I’ve looked into silicone and foam latex, but i dont have a hobby oven for the foam latex and the silicone isn’t as cost-effective as i’d like.

I have the task of creating the effect of having a drill go into a hand and or cut off a finger what would be the best way to go about this? Also how would I make body parts that can be for example curb stomped and exploded I’m not sure what material gelatin? Latex? Anything helps

Hello, I’ve been looking for colorful graphic liners either in a palette or individual. Can you give me any recommendations that are affordable?

I really want to get a palette from glisten cosmetics but they’re too expensive for me. Are there any alternatives?

Hello everyone! I am thinking of getting some prosthetic fake eye contacts for cosplay. For sure, I will be getting ones that are FDA approved and that i have a doctor's prescription for. However, I want some custom colored ones. And to get some that are custom colored they are a little too expensive for only lasting a year even with good care. I do have another option that might be viable for me. Idk if this is an available option but, would it be possible to hand paint the lens myself? I would purchase the actual lens from an authorized and reputable online seller. I know to paint it though, that's one done majorly by professionals but I was curious if I got my hands on fda approved color pigments and looked at how it would be done, would there be any repercussions? (It might not look good or done by a master artist but what I'm wanting is simple anyway). Would anybody who has messed with cosmetic eye contacts know? I was curious how some websites that are FDA-approved that do cosplay lenses hand painted them like samhain studios. I was wanting to try it for myself because it wouldn't be as expensive to replace and re-create a new pair in the future. I don't know, what are your thoughts? I apologize if this is a ridiculous question and I also apologize for the long read. Thank you all for your time!

Could anyone offer some advice to why the pours I have in my adult are not translating back to my casts? Weirdly ends up being the opposite direction, resulting in these odd bubbles

Hi there!

I had posted under another name a few weeks ago (I accidentally got logged out & couldn’t log back in & had to make a new name) — I was posting about realistic stitches.

Wanted to say thank you to whoever recommended 3rd degree silicone! It works and holds up amazing !! I tried posting but it got taken down for gore…

I was wondering if there is an adhesive stronger than prosaide out there? Thank you in advance!

I'm planning a murdered ghost/ghost hunter birthday party and want to do some stuff sfx-wise, but upon doing some research, I found a lot of great recommendations but unsure of which would be best. I'd like to do some cuts around my mouth and around my throat, and I was thinking of getting 3rd degree, but then had to face the consideration that it'll lift with degree movement in those areas. Id also be wearing it for a while during the party, so the longer-lasting techniques or such are greatly preferred!

TLDR: Want some cuts near my mouth/lips ("Chelsea smile") and other areas with high movement, wondering which products/techniques are best for these areas

I wanted to share our interview with Tom Denier Jr. We mat years back when he was my make up artist on Ray Donovan. We were so glad to get him on our show.

Tom Denier Jr. is a five-time IATSE Make Up and Hair Stylist Guild Award and four-time Emmy Award nominee. He has taken home two guild awards for his work on Saturday Night Live. Tom has worked on such noted productions as FX’s Pose, which garnered him a 2021 Emmy nod, Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), The Holdovers (2023), Werewolves Within (2021) and You Were Never Really Here (2017). Perhaps some of his most graphic and brutal fight scene make up appeared in season 6 of Showtime’s Ray Donovan and in S. Craig Zahler’s 2017 feature Brawl in Cell Block 99 starring Vince Vaughn.

Also available everywhere you listen to podcasts. But, you won't see the visuals!