OZ Witch Inspiration

[bwsfx]

Hello all

Been awhile since I posted.

This was a makeup I did last year on my wife as an homage to the great makeup done by KNB EFX co owner Howard Berger assisted by Peter Montagna.

I was giving a presentation on silicone prosthetics and since the movie had just come out, I thought this would be a good inspiration.

I tweaked the design a bit so it is not identical from the movie. Int he film, it was done with foam latex as it held up better for the long shooting days. I decided to create it in silicone. I also split the piece up to a forehead/nose/cheek prosthetic and a separate chin, whereas the movie had a full lower face including jaw and a forehead/nose piece.

I also chose to paint the prosthetic in a flesh tone first to create one look and then slowly take it up to a classic green look. I added some goldish/green to bump up the highlights.

This was alot of fun, and done, again, to pay homage to the really great makeup done by the KNB team.

Thanks for looking



flesh tone version



silicone piece before application



sculpture

 

[Ronan87]

That's VERY impressive!!!

 

[bwsfx]

Thanks Ronan!

 

[booksandcorsets]

Beautiful job with blending. Did I read correctly that you painted the green on the flesh tone, which assisted in the blending process/getting the skin the same color as the prosthetic?

 

[Pigeonnuggets]

Simply gorgeous! I love the hyper realism that silicone can achieve.

Question; Might I ask what the shallow circular holes are, on the side of the lifecast positive/etc?

 

[VilleLeskinen]

Really amazing work! :love

 

[Drac]

Wow stunning :thumbsup

 

[chuckyAPP]

Super cool, i keep going back to the photos looking for seams, can't see any. That mold is beautiful too.

 

[Hexvas]

I was just watching this movie again earlier today, and since I've first seen the movie I had always been at odds with Mila Kunis's transformation. But your take on it is great and dare I say even more menacing than the very thing it was inspired from. Great work

 

[Stoney]

Wow looks fantastic :love

 

[falconNL]

This is stunning! I have been thinking about doing a similar piece for the Wizard of Oz play with my niece in it. Any good pointers to watch out for?

 

[kreaton76]

First off, your wife is gorgeous as the witch! She rocks it.

Second, HOLY CRAP I think prosthetic work is more confusing to me than injecting full masks. I don't understand the runway grout line and the dimples. Are they overflow runways or what? I never seem to see any silicone there and I don't understand how they function. I guess that's something I need hands on experience to catch.

Wonderful looking work none the less!

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Witch make-up looks amazing !

Great job.

 

[Pookie]

That is amazing.

 

[bwsfx]

Thank you all so much for the comments.

So to answer a few questions:

I decided to paint her flesh tone first for a few reasons. First, I wanted to see how the prosthetic would read in natural tones. Second, I felt that just airbrushing green tones straight away would not give me the most realistic look. Instead, I thought that the green tones should be built up slowly over a flesh undertone so it read more like real, translucent skin with blood still flowing through it. So in the final makeup, there are still those red undertones coming through the green overtones.

As far as the shallow circles, these are contact points for my negative mold. These ensure that there is a good tight fit with no rocking of the molds and this is essential for getting a good, clean edge which is crucial for creating seamless makeups.

I use Platsil Gel 10 silicone with Super Baldies encapsulating plastic so I can blend the edges into nothing on the skin. Even up close, if the edge is created properly, it cannot be seen by the eye.