Meraki

kate. 23. trainee special effects technician. i use this blog mainly to post inspiration, and tutorials from other artists. sometimes i update it with my own work too :) + special effects. surrealism. fine art. sculpture. visual effects. film. cinematography. photography. textiles. sketching. experimental film. architecture.

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Photographer Creates Sci-Fi Effects With Miniature Toys & His Imagination

Mexican photographer Felix Hernandez Rodriguez is a child at heart. The skilled photographer creates lively and highly imaginative photos using miniature toys and his prowess on Photoshop allows him to devise an scale illusion with a mixture of real and digital components. Dependant on the “form-stacking” technique which imposes multiple images as one with a macro lens permits him to produce whimsical scenes played out by his action figures.

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Mutant Bust: Final Major Project.  Here is the progress on one of my final projects at University of Bolton.  We were allowed to focus on any area of special effects that we wanted, and I chose to centre my project around creating a hyper realistic mutant character bust.  These pictures are of the last 2 weeks of work. In the next few weeks, I'll be finishing the sculpt, and moulding and casting the piece, in order to get a silicone copy, which will then be painted and finished ready to submit :D -Polysterene head form, blue foam and mod rock core -Monster Makers Clay -SG2000 eye blanks, made using Ken Banks eye ball mould -Acrylic teeth

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In sectoral heterochromia one part of the eye is different from it’s remainder. Heterochromia, in general is the result of excessive pigment. It can be inherited or caused by disease & injury. 

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reference for an upcoming project.

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One of my current projects :) 

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Final images from today's application, working for Shaune Harrison.  Words cant express how proud I am of myself right now.

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Don’t worry, Cthulhu is still fast asleep and no one has heard from the Kraken for centuries. This nightmarish maw is the beak of a female colossal squid, one that weighed 770 lbs (350 kg), measured nearly 11.5 feet long ( 3.5 m) and was recently dissected by scientists during a live webcast from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, New Zealand. The squid was found by Captain John Bennett and his crew in Antarctic waters back in December 2013. She’s only the second intact colossal squid specimen ever recovered, providing an extraordinary opportunity for scientists to learn more about this mysterious species.

The squid’s eyes measured nearly 14 inches in diameter. The better to see you with, my dear. She also had three hearts, all the better to love you to tiny, bite-size pieces.

Click here for additional images, courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Learn more about the colossal squid here.

Click here to watch the entire dissection.

[via Business Insider Australia and The Huffington Post]

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Glassed-Face makeup I made over the weekend. It’s encapsulated silicone out of a flat-mould. 

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Lee Hurley of HurleyFX is putting together an absolutely stunning Groot cosplay and hopes to have it finished by DragonCon.

In the height comparison photo, he is shown standing next to his wife, who is 5’9”.

His wife, Lauren, will be cosplaying as Gamora:

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ho-ly shit

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that paint job is beautiful

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RIP Mr. Dick Smith 😔

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To the man that made our industry what it is today, no amount of thankyous could be enough. You will forever be remembered and loved by the people who learnt so much from you.  Rest in peace to a true legend and pioneer. 

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From Facebook - Also sitting up there on the wall was @denisohare with and without burn make up… Miss him so much at TBHQ #trueblood #tbs7 #truebloodhbo #truetotheend

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These are from “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey chronicles II” 

I love the fact they grabbed random staff to put prosthesis on and dress up in full garb just so they can get the look of the dwarven race down. 

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Behind the Scenes on Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

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Evan Campbell is a free-lance sculptor living in California. 

His interest in art started at the age of eight, and it would eventually lead him to the movie business. Over the years, through different studios, he has contributed to many films and TV shows.

His work has appeared in the films of Martin Scorsese, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Mann and Kevin Smith.

We’re Unknown Editors. Check us out on Facebook & Instagram

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After a 101 year old woman offered to sit for a nude portrait session with photographer Anastasia Pottinger, Pottinger conceived of a project called Centenarians, through which she is photographing models who are at least 100 years old.

This body of work was born out of the opportunity I had to photograph a 101 year old woman who volunteered, on her own accord, to model nude for me. It was merely an exercise in documenting her form in a beautiful way. My only instructions from her were to make sure she was not identifiable in the images. She was willing to do anything I asked of her.        When I later reviewed the images on my computer, I knew I was looking at something very special. It was when I began exhibiting the work that the idea to continue the series was born. The response to the images has been remarkable. Viewers are visibly moved by what they are looking at. Whether it’s wondering, “is this what I’m going to look like?” or remembering a loved one – the response seems to be universally emotional on some level.