ABSTRACT
Prosthetics is the process of creating an effect in makeup by sculpting, molding, application, and painting. Prosthetic makeup is widely used today for wounds, to simulate illnesses, to change the shape of a face, or to create a whole different face. Countless monsters and creatures are created using prosthetic makeup. Your imagination is all you need, plus skills in the art of mold-making, applying, and painting the final outcome. Finding the right tools and products will help you to create anything the director has asked for. You might find yourself behind and in trouble on occasion if you can't produce or help a department head in making, laying, or painting a prosthetic piece. Directors and Makeup Artists are much savvier and expect high-end, quality work. The process in prosthetics starts with molds, making molds, and casting chosen materials to go into the mold to cure. There are many different ways to do this, and we'll go over the steps later on in this chapter. In today's market, there are many ways to shorten the path of mold-making because of the advances in products being used. There will be many times when you need to rush something out, a request has been made for a last-minute makeup effect, or you need to reuse a prosthetic piece over and over again. Whatever the case, there are easy
ways to do this right on location.
