Andy Mauger

Makeup FX Tech, Concept Artist & Film Nerd

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Friend and photographer Amanda Rebholz contacted me about assisting Erik Porn with a sexy Bride of Frankenstein photo shoot. I was upfront that I wasn’t experienced with application work but both were very welcoming and allowed me to join nonetheless.

With the lovely Snow Mercy as our model (and her pups Moochie and Simon as our cheerleaders), it was an incredibly fun shoot and allowed me to practice with some of the best gang around. More photos to come and thanks again, Amanda and Erik!

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This was one of two main shows that I got to work on from last October to mid March. Many thanks to Howard Berger for bringing on board and getting to work with you, Dirk, Caleb, Mike, Steve, Chris, Richard, Chris, Emily and the rest of the gang at KNB. This one was special for various reasons and can’t wait to finally see it. Here’s to the KNB gang both in the shop and on-set (Tami Lane & crew), Gary Archer & his team, Stan Winston & crew for their work on the original that inspired many of us, and of course to the creator of it all, Anne Rice. If only she could be here to see this.

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Two initial makeup designs I did for a project that I ultimately didn’t get the job for and not sure whatever happened to it. It was my first time doing Photoshop character designs and was a lot of fun to do. Ultimately these were deemed "too realistic" and I was let go from the project without payment. Gotta start somewhere…

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Some more Photoshop fun I did earlier this morning. Just like the witch, I had used a random headshot from the internet and had some difficulty trying to figure out to do. I knew I wanted to do something subtle and deal with age again. Rick Baker’s work in COMING TO AMERICA and LIFE were definitely two big influences on this one. Actually got the mustache from a photo of Obba Babatundé and the forehead from one of Keith David. Was a fun little character piece and hopefully can do more to improve upon the next one. Swipe to see the original photo.

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Shop crew photos we took on the last day of the NERO FORTE/POLLUTION build. We had an amazing crew headed up by our fearless leader Steve Johnson and his right hand Amber C Talarico. Pictured here is Gladys Ramirez, Steve, Carlos Gomez, myself, Madeline Graham, Cameron McPeters, Leslie Felix, Izzy Granack, and Amber. Not pictured but was also part of the build was Veronica Vasquez and Shaina Paulson. Oh, and aside from creating silicone webbing and latex veins, I was also the test model for the cocoons as well which is why I'm in my bathing suit and covered in slime and paint.

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Been playing around in Photoshop again and did these witch concepts. Wanted to do one with realistic flesh tones and another with some stereotypical greenish/yellowish skin that we would associate with witches. Was not my intention but as I went on it somewhat reminded me of Helena Bonham Carter in BIG FISH. Was a fun challenge and onto the next thing to learn from.

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Back in late October 2019, I was fortunate to be brought on by Steve Johnson and Amber Talarico to work on Slipknot’s NERO FORTE music video. I assisted in creating the cocoons, the silicone webbing and latex viens, and performing other lab duties. Aside from that, I was also the test model for the cocoons and it's great to see much more coverage of our work then in the previous video. Shop crew consisted of Cameron McPeters, Gladys Ramirez, Veronica Vasquez, Izzy Granack, Shaina Paulson, Madeline Graham, Carlos Gomez, and Leslie Felix. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to go to set, it was a fun experience and I got to hang out at Rick Baker’s on Halloween. While working on a Slipknot video is something, it truly was a dream come true to get to work with one of my heroes. Thanks for bringing me on board, Steve.

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So true.