Bio

I am a special effects makeup artist. My passion for watching horror movies an seeing the behind the scenes sparked my interest in the special effects side of it. Seeing on screen the work of John Chambers, Ricker Baker and Tom Savini has always amazed me and made me interested in studying at Tom Savini’s Special Effect Program at Douglas Education Center. Not having any art experience prior, I learned many new skills such as sculpting, mold-making, air brushing, hair ventilating, prosthetic application, eyes and teeth fabrication, prop making and more. I’m always looking to learning more and new techniques on how to do things.
While in school I found I really enjoy sculpting, molding, and making mask and bust of different characters. Weather I am making a new character or recreating the likeness of one from a film I collect references and begin sculpting. I have used Chavent clay, Super Sculpey and WED clay. I like working with all three for different reasons. I usually us WED clay when making a mask because of how easy and fast it is to work with.
While I do recreate monsters, I like in films I will try to add some more details like more texture or a slightly different paint job. Many of my own creations have been inspired by stuff in films or nature. Creating something to have a likeness can be challenging so while I sculpt, I will try getting options from others and get the likeness as close as possible.