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Welcome to the OFFICIAL Tumblr blog of FACE OFF Season 4 Champion and Award-Winning Artist J. Anthony Kosar. Here is some of my work, as well as other interesting things on Fine Art, Illustration, Concept Art, Sculpture, Make-Up, and Special FX. If you want to learn the Art of FX, take classes from me in Chicagoland at www.KosartAtelier.com

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Say cheese and DIE! ... “One picture is worth a thousand screams!” ... so here are two! (at REAL BODIES at Bally's) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzB5blahg0U/?igshid=1iz75ii8bhcu3

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Cool shot of my “Boaris Frankenswine” with my demon pair “Smokey Joe and the Inferno,” and my “Count von Sterben” at Mask Fest a few years back... gotta get back there one day if projects allow! Thanks for sharing MaskFest! #Repost @maskfest ・・・ Work by @kosarteffects at @maskfest . Mask-Fest returns to Indianapolis (September 6-8) at the Indiana Convention Center - Link in bio! BE THERE! . . . . . . #maskfest #anthonykosar #spfx #latexmask #horror #horrorart #creaturedesign #maskcollection (at Horrorhound Weekend) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQvZYvheAR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xcljgiiahsfv

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#WerewolfWednesday 🌕 🐺 ... Here’s a werewolf sculpt I quickly blocked out for my demo in my ART OF MASK MAKING 5-Day POP-Up Masterclass at #KosartStudios last week... hopefully I can make some progress on this guy between our busy projects and keep him from my sculpture graveyard! (at Kosart Effects Studios - The Art of J. Anthony Kosar) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxOGceDhO9H/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x8yse2tt483t

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Get ready for COMPLETE AIRBRUSH FX! 🧟‍♂️ LEARN how to PAINT masks, prosthetics, make-up FX, props, sculptures, collectibles, and cosplay in COMPLETE AIRBRUSH FX 5-Day POP-UP Masterclass at Kosart Studios June 3 through June 7, 2019! 👽 Learn three different painting approaches to airbrush a CREATURE mask, a ZOMBIE mask, and an ALIEN mask, each sculpted by J. Anthony Kosar! Create realistic human eyes, zombie eyes, and alien eyes! Simulate skin tone! Paint decayed Flesh! Create alien skin patterns with bold color! Paint horns and teeth! 👹 Enroll by Friday May 3rd and SAVE with our EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT!! 🧟‍♀️ Full Price ENROLLMENT DEADLINE is Friday May 17th. 👽 More Info and Enroll at link in bio or visit https://www.kosartstudios.com/now-enrolling !! 👹 (at Kosart Effects Studios - The Art of J. Anthony Kosar) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw7rjO_hUB1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rf6m6se5icb8

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Get ready for COMPLETE AIRBRUSH FX! 🧟‍♂️ LEARN how to PAINT masks, prosthetics, make-up FX, props, sculptures, collectibles, and cosplay in COMPLETE AIRBRUSH FX 5-Day POP-UP Masterclass at Kosart Studios June 3 through June 7, 2019! 👽 Learn three different painting approaches to airbrush a CREATURE mask, a ZOMBIE mask, and an ALIEN mask, each sculpted by J. Anthony Kosar! Create realistic human eyes, zombie eyes, and alien eyes! Simulate skin tone! Paint decayed Flesh! Create alien skin patterns with bold color! Paint horns and teeth! 👹 Enroll by Friday May 3rd and SAVE with our EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT!! 🧟‍♀️ Full Price ENROLLMENT DEADLINE is Friday May 17th. 👽 More Info and Enroll at link in bio or visit https://www.kosartstudios.com/now-enrolling !! 👹 (at Kosart Effects Studios - The Art of J. Anthony Kosar) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw7jdtohfu_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qn2ws5wyn08y

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... But the BEST part of @monsterpaloozaofficial ??? Getting to celebrate meeting this angel @tlctiff at the show exactly one year ago! It’s been an amazing adventure ever since and I cannot wait for our many adventures to come! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #flashbackfriday (at MONSTERPALOOZA) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwumRXpBGRQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2g3nwcllt6nx

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#throwbackthursday again to @monsterpaloozaofficial! It was a very successful show, I sold most of the pieces I brought to display on my table. I still have some wall-hanging display half-masks left, which I will eventually post if anyone is interested. But here are a few of the good people who gave some of my monsters a home! @andrewcosby took home my Inferno and my U-Cifer! @cmonsterslayer got my Aleen and I got one of his awesome creatures from his Shallow Water film! @benbayouth took my demon brothers home, Smokey Joe and the Inferno! @artguy79 took home a Toxic-Punk Zombie! @sffxstudios got my Clown Zombie! And my Pink Punk Zombie also sold! Unfortunately I didn’t get a pic of everyone who purchased a piece, but happy I was able to get these! Thanks again to everyone who came by my booth at Monsterpalooza and to all the collectors who took one of my monsters home with them! (at MONSTERPALOOZA) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bws7UfFB6sz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xg1hnp6k26yi

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#throwbackthursday is a good day to post some pics from @monsterpaloozaofficial! #monsterpalooza is always a great place to see my artist friends and meet new ones! Though I see so many of my creative friends and colleagues that weekend, here are a few I was able to snag a photo with this year!! With @actordougjones, Brandon @shiflettbros, @adambeanecreates, @george_tsougkouzidis, @fxcreator and @vladtaupesh with 2 of their incredible creations, @dr_brown as Doc Brown, @deckard100, @cesculpture, and @derekriggsart ! (at MONSTERPALOOZA) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwsk380By_q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=aq60uzk94f0c

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Here is my “John Merrick” makeup demo that I did on stage at the @ppipremiereproducts booth at @monsterpaloozaofficial ! I love seeing the photos that keep coming in! These photos were by @tiffykphotos. Model is @cable3113. @wintermadness88 helped apply the cowl. @annacalimakeup helped with in studio labwork. I will be posting more but here is a repost from PPI: #REPOST @ppipremiereproducts .... The John Merrick prosthetics were designed and sculpted by Anthony Kosar (@kosarteffects) for John Malkovich in 2016 for a short film "Psychogenic Fugue" (by Sandro with Squarespace and the David Lynch Foundation, and was inspired by Christopher Tucker’s original makeup for the David Lynch film “The Elephant Man.”) All lab work and foam-running by Kosart Studios. The prosthetics were spattered and airbrushed with Liquid Skin Illustrators, with hair pre-applied with Telesis Spirits. Since the foam-latex cowl is large and has some weight, he used Beta Bond Plus to adhere the cowl to the model's forehead and cheeks. He used Black Skin Illustrator to blacken out the model's upper teeth, then used Telesis 5 and Thinner to apply the 3 foam-latex face prosthetics. The prosthetics were then blended into the skin with home-made cab-o-patch and MelGel. He painted the prosthetics and continued into his skin with a base coat of MelPAX paint, followed by spattering and stippling various colors from the Skin Illustrators Fleshtone Palette, Complexions Palette, and FX Palette, followed by airbrushing several Liquid Skin Illustrators of the same color palettes for additional highlight and shadows and color matching. "Of the many colors I used, I primarily used Rice Paper for highlights, Lividity for shadows, Light Mauve for subtle mottling, and an overspray of Olive Adjuster and Prime Yellow to sink the colors back a bit. I then gave some final touches with colors from the three palettes and a paintbrush". Ben Nye Ultimate FX Palette Creme makeups was used around the eyes. Prosthetics were removed with Beta Solv and Telesis Super Solv. (at MONSTERPALOOZA) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwpkgJ4BmiN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ajrf8tgiwexe

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Wait for it!!! 😂 It’s the last day of @monsterpaloozaofficial in Pasadena, CA! Come by the Kosart tables # 308, 309, 310! Several masks sold but there’s still some left! Come take home a monster today! (at MONSTERPALOOZA) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwPvWRtBlCS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gn64greb1u9q

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From yesterday’s demo of Joseph Merrick “The Elephant Man” at @ppipremiereproducts booth at @monsterpaloozaofficial ! Come see me today and tomorrow at my tables # 308, 309, 310 under the Mutant banner! (at MONSTERPALOOZA) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwNW63wBxpC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j3mo7bvfkko3

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Come see me on stage at the @ppipremiereproducts Booth at @monsterpaloozaofficial THIS Friday April 12. I will be demoing my “John Merrick” make-up that I originally created on actor John Malkovich in “Psychogenic Fugue,” a short film by Sandro with the David Lynch Foundation and Squarespace. It is a recreation inspired by Christopher Tucker’s original make-up for the David Lynch film “The Elephant Man.” Prosthetics sculpted by me @kosarteffects and created at #KosartStudios. The prosthetic application and painting in the photo was done by me and assisted by @annacalimakeup, with regular makeup & hair by @wildergram and Melissa “Maloo” Veal. Final photos and film by Sandro with the David Lynch Foundation and Squarespace. Come see me recreate this makeup at the PPI booth THIS Friday! (at MONSTERPALOOZA) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDXOoXB0ji/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b7ifukds415v

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In one week! ... #Repost @monsterpaloozaofficial ・・・ ANTHONY KOSAR (@kosarteffects) is an award winning artist and winner of Face-Off Season 4. Kosar works in all mediums and has been featured in Spectrum Fantastic Art! J. ANTHONY KOSAR and KOSART STUDIO will be at Monsterpalooza this April 12-14 at The Pasadena Convention Center! Monsterpalooza is quickly approaching! GET YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE! Tickets are available now! ➨ WWW.MONSTERPALOOZA.COM (at Kosart Effects Studios - The Art of J. Anthony Kosar) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv4hcCRhzAn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=669echqtyyhi

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I guess I got ZOMBIE on the BRRAAAAAAIIINNN. 🧟‍♂️ 🧠 (at Kosart Effects Studios - The Art of J. Anthony Kosar) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvxnqcVBf8P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5jibbwxxaxsg

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Watch FULL VIDEO in link in bio! 🎬 Good luck to all the Spectrum 26 Award nominees tonight at the award ceremony in Kansas City, MO and congrats to all the award recipients who will take one of these awards home! 🏆 Look behind-the-scenes of making the Spectrum Awards for Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art @spectrumfantasticart! These awards were designed and sculpted by me @kosarteffects on bases designed and created by my dad Joseph Kosar, with production and assembly done by #KosartStudios. Kosart has created the awards for Spectrum 24, 25, & 26, since 2017. Watch the FULL VIDEO at link on Instagram bio or on my YouTube channel KOSARTeffects here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dx_dGuIG7qE# ... Be sure to SUBSCRIBE, more videos like this to come! (at Kosart Effects Studios - The Art of J. Anthony Kosar) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvp2TC_BA0P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ca7mbqcvx1k6

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Full video link in bio! 🎬Good luck to all the Spectrum 26 Award nominees tonight at the award ceremony and congrats to all the award recipients who will take one of these awards home! 🏆 Look behind-the-scenes of making the Spectrum Awards for Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art @spectrumfantasticart! These awards were designed and sculpted by me @kosarteffects on bases designed and created by my dad Joseph Kosar, with production and assembly done by #KosartStudios. Kosart has created the awards for Spectrum 24, 25, & 26, since 2017. Watch the FULL VIDEO at link on Instagram bio or on my YouTube channel KOSARTeffects here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dx_dGuIG7qE# ... Be sure to subscribe, more videos like this to come! (at Kosart Effects Studios - The Art of J. Anthony Kosar) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvprpzbBjGH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vmwhmpcxq9wr

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Throwback to sculpting my Count von Sterben mask, 2011 🧛🏻‍♂️ Only two days left to take advantage of our EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for ART OF MASK MAKING 5-Day POP-UP Masterclass at Kosart Studios April 29 through May 3, 2019! 🧛🏻‍♀️ Enroll by March 29th, SAVE with EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT!! Full Price ENROLLMENT DEADLINE is Friday April 12th. More Info and Enroll at link in bio or visit https://www.kosartstudios.com/now-enrolling (at Kosart Effects Studios - The Art of J. Anthony Kosar) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvj_U2QBzTo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vgyv9zps93a0