Gore Queen FX offers a variety of moulage courses taught either at your location or in Albuquerque, New Mexico. All materials are provided and students will learn a variety of skills and techniques from our internationally recognized special effects makeup artists. Each class has a max of 10 students (with one instructor), but we can offer additional instructors for larger classes. Each class runs from 6-8 hours with a 1 hour lunch break. A multi-student discount is offered for over 5 students per class.
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Basic Moulage
Course Description: A lecture & hands-on workshop designed to provide the participants with knowledge and demonstrations of cutting edge products & techniques currently used by both the special effects movie industry and Gore Queen FX.
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply basic moulage makeup and fabricate custom effects
- Apply small silicone prosthetics and create small silicone free-form prosthetics using demonstrated techniques & products
- Learn about makeup products currently utilized in the Special FX industry and practice with a wide variety of brands of special effects makeup
- Discuss creative solutions for issues regarding moulage makeup for training scenarios
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Basic PROSTHETICS MAKING
Course Description: A lecture & hands-on workshop designed to provide the participants with knowledge and demonstrations of cutting edge products & techniques in custom prosthetic making currently used by both the special effects movie industry and Gore Queen FX.
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the three different types of silicone prosthetics
- Use current techniques and materials to sculpt small scale moulage effects in clay
- Identify different types of prosthetic molds and make custom introductory level molds
- Identify different types of silicones, urethanes and molding materials and their applications in the special effects industry
- Use silicone & coloration products to achieve varying effects during prosthetics creation
- Manufacture silicone prosthetics from start to finish using custom molds
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BASIC & INTERMEDIATE LIFE CASTING
Course Description: A lecture & hands-on workshop designed to provide the participants with knowledge and demonstrations of life casting, the process of using special effects materials to create an exact replica of a human body part, currently used by both the special effects movie industry and Gore Queen FX.
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify techniques and challenges associated with life casting
- Identify different types of silicones and molding materials and understand their applications in life casting
- Implement proper & safe techniques to create a small scale life cast mold (fingers, toes, ears, or tongue - one per student)
- Implement proper & safe techniques to create a medium scale life cast mold (arm or leg - one per class)
- Use silicone & silicone coloration products to create an exact replica of the associated body parts molded
- Identify additional materials & techniques to take life casting to the next level
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Advanced life casting
Course Description: A lecture & hands-on workshop designed to provide the participants with knowledge and demonstrations of life casting, the process of using special effects materials to create an exact replica of a human body part, currently used by both the special effects movie industry and Gore Queen FX.
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify techniques and challenges associated with advanced life casting
- Identify different types of silicones and molding materials and understand their applications in life casting
- Understand safety issues and how to choose a proper model
- Implement proper & safe techniques to create large scale life cast (full bust - one per class)
- Use silicone, silicone coloration products and silicone foam to create an exact replica of the model's head
- Identify additional materials & techniques to take life casting to the next level
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Basic airbrush skills
Course Description: A lecture & hands-on workshop designed to provide the participants with knowledge and demonstrations of cutting edge airbrush products & techniques currently used by both the special effects movie industry and Gore Queen FX.
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the different types of airbrushes, compressors, airbrush paints and accessories
- Identify common issues associated with airbrush makeup and troubleshoot potential issues that may arise
- Use proper techniques and products to set up a successful airbrush system
- Use current techniques and skills to learn introductory airbrush skills for moulage (bruising, burns, cyanosis, small lacerations and entrance wounds, rashes, etc.)
- Use proper techniques for airbrush disassembly, cleaning and storage