Prosthetic makeup is the process of using prosthetic sculpting, molding and casting techniques to create advanced cosmetic effects. Prosthetic makeup was revolutionized by Dick Smith in such films as The Godfather, where they first used squibs to simulate gun shot wounds. It was later led by such people as Tom Savini (Friday the 13th, Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow), Rob Bottin (The Thing, Total Recall), Rick Baker (The Nutty Professor), Screaming Mad George (Predator, Society), and Stan Winston (Jurassic Park, Interview with the Vampire). A United States soldier demonstrates Foosball with two prosthetic limbs In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing part of the body. ... Special effects (abbreviated SPFX or SFX) are used in the film, television, and entertainment industry to create effects that cannot be achieved by normal means, such as depicting travel to other star systems. ... Dick Smith (born 18 March 1944) is an Australian businessman and aviator. ... The Godfather is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name (see The Godfather (novel)) written by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. ... A squib otherwise refered to as an electric match is a small explosive device which is used in pyrotechnics and display fireworks. ... Tom Savini (born November 3, 1946, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an award-winning actor, stunt man, director and special effects and make-up artist, and probably the only person in Hollywood who can claim all four titles. ... Friday the 13th is a 1980 slasher film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller, admittedly made to cash in on the success of Halloween, the films theme was to take mom and apple pie and turn it on its head. ... Dawn of the Dead is a zombie horror film, the second in George A. Romeros Living Dead series of films (following 1968s Night of the Living Dead). ... Poster of Creepshow Creepshow is a 1982 horror movie directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King. ... Rob Bottin was born in 1959 in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte. ... The Thing is a 1982 science fiction film directed by John Carpenter. ... Total recall may mean: Total recall (memory), a term for Eidetic or Photographic memory. ... Richard A. Rick Baker (born December 8, 1950 in Binghamton, New York, USA) is a Hollywood special makeup effects artist known for his realistic creature effects. ... The Nutty Professor is the name of a 1963 comedy film starring Jerry Lewis. ... Predator is a 1987 science fiction movie that was directed by John McTiernan and released on Friday, June 12. ... Society is an American horror film released in 1989 . ... Stan Winston and friend Stan Winston (born April 7, 1946), is a professional special effects and makeup artist. ... Jurassic Park is a novel written by Michael Crichton and published in 1990. ... Interview with the Vampire is a novel by Anne Rice written in 1973 and published in 1976 by Alfred A. Knopf. ...

One of the most important and essential techniques of prosthetic makeup FX is called "lifecasting" - it is the process of taking a mold of a body part (usually the face) to use as a base for the sculpting of a prosthetic. Never use plaster directly on the face! The material used is alginate, a substance derived from seaweed. A hard shell to support the alginate goes on top, typically made of plaster bandages (kids, don't try this at home, and individuals new to the technique should consult one of the many good makeup books before attempting a home lifecast). Another tip: always cover all facial/body hair with vaseline, and leave breathing holes for the nose. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... A United States soldier demonstrates Foosball with two prosthetic limbs In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing part of the body. ...

Once a negative mold/life cast has been created, it is promptly filled with a hard sedimentary material called ultracal to make a "positive" mold. The form of the prosthetic is sculpted in clay on top of the negative. The edges of the clay should be made as thin as possible, for the clay is basically a "stand-in" for what will eventually be the foam latex (or silicone, or foam gelatine) prosthetic piece, and only thin edges will blend seamlessly into the face. Along the edges of the mold, "keys" or mold points are sculpted in, to make sure that the 2 pieces of the mold will fit together correctly. Once this second sculpt is completed, a second mold is made. You now have two pieces of a mold - a positive of the face, and a negative of the face with prosthetic sculpted in. The prosthetic material - be it foam latex, gelatine, silicone or similar, is cured within the two part mold - thus creating the beginning of a makeup effect.

The makeup gallery

• Jennie Bond: Posh Swap (and makeup application)
• Nina Bott: Stern TV fat makeup (before and after; makeup process).
• Vicki Butler-Henderson: Celebrity Swap.

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• Samantha Fox: Race Swap and makeup process.
• Julie Goodyear: Age Swap and makeup application.
• Rebecca Loos: Gender Swap and makeup application.
• Kelly Lynch: [Mr Magoo] (various disguises, the old lady and makeup application, the balding man).
• Larissa Meek: Average Joe Hawaii (plus makeup application and unmasking)
• Melinda Messenger: Celebrity Swap. (The makeup application for Melinda)
• Caroline Palmer: The Sun photoshoots (fat and race swap).
• Siân Phillips: Dune; I, Claudius and makeup application.
• Katie Price (a.k.a. Jordan): Jordan Gets Even and makeup application.
• Linda Robson: Celebrity Swap. (Linda’s makeup application)
• Melena Scantlin : The completed makeup and the reveal scene and the makeup process.
• Carol Smillie: Gender Swap and makeup application.
• Lea Thompson: A Will Of Their Own; Back To The Future Part II and Back To The Future (including [makeup application]).
• Tyra Banks - ABC News: Tyra Banks Experiences Obesity Through Fat Suit - to be shown on 4 Nobember 2005

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• Vanessa Minnillo - Vanessa: A Day in a 'Fat Suit'!, Vanessa makes the transformation (Vanessa tries on her fat suit), Vanessa's experience in the fat suit (Vanessa Minnillo in her "fat suit" and Vanessa walks in public disguised as a 350-pound woman)

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Vanessa Undercover: After the 'Fat Suit'

Vanessa talks about her experience ("People were completely treating me like night and day," says Vanessa Minnillo. "It's really amazing how obvious some people are about [prejudice]," says Vanessa.)

Return of the 'Fat Suit' Investigation

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