FX wizard Shannon Shea (JURASSIC PARK, PREDATOR, MEN IN BLACK 3) teaches you to make monsters on a tight budget in this follow-up to his Garage Monsters - Part One tutorial.

Drawing upon his nearly 30 years of experience at the forefront of Creature FX, Shannon guides you through the numerous steps that go into creating a latex hand puppet, all by using affordable materials that you can find in your own neighborhood.

Beginner Level

4h 4m of duration

English (auto), Spanish (auto)

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Curriculum

1. Title - 15s

2. Intro - 2min

3. Why We Use a Hand Puppet - 3min

4. Planning Out the Look and Scale - 5min

5. Reasons For Sketching Out Your Design First - 1min

6. Building Your Armature - 9min

7. Sealing Your Armature - 1min

8. Roughing Out the Sculpture - 2min

9. Making the Mold - 2min

10. Prepping the Mold Walls - 7min

11. Pouring Latex - 5min

12. Pouring Latex - 3min

13. Pouring Latex - 2min

14. Opening the Mold - 2min

15. Safety First: Creating a Polyfoam Master - 2min

16. Seaming & Patching the Latex Skin - 6min

17. Cutting Away Excess Latex - 5min

18. Patching - 5min

19. Creating Teeth - 4min

20. Creating Teeth - 3min

21. Creating Teeth - 15min

22. Painting the Jaws - 2min

23. Masking the Teeth with Latex - 2min

24. Painting the Mouth - 9min

25. Painting the Mouth - 3min

26. Removing the Latex Masking From the Teeth - 2min

27. Painting Washes On The Teeth - 7min

28. The Tongue - 15min

29. Assembling the Tongue - 6min

30. Freckling - 11min

31. Reconnecting the Mouth Hinges - 7min

32. Prepping the Skin for Palette Assembly - 6min

33. Placing the Palette In The Skin - 2min

34. Hiding Rough Spots: Laying In The Spandex Membrane - 21min

35. Attaching the Spandex Throat Sac - 8min

36. Texturing The Spandex Throat Sac - 3min

37. The Throat Sac Balloon Bladder - 8min

38. Painting - 16min

39. Creating Contrast With Darker tones - 8min

40. Painting The Eye - 18min

41. Glossing The Eye - 4min

42. Wrap Up - 2min

Materials

CLICK on the links below to find the materials you need for this lesson.

Some items might be harder to find, but a little internet scouring usually finds you everything you'll need.

Mouldlife USA

Mouldlife Europe

Naimie's Beauty Center

McMaster Carr

Reynolds Advanced Materials

Smooth-On Inc.

Monster Clay

GreatArt UK

FOR YOUR WORK STATION

Head Lamp

Latex Gloves

AIRBRUSHES

Tester’s Model Master Airbrush

CLAYS/PLASTERS

Casting Plaster

Oil-Based Plasteline Clay

Pottery Plaster

CLEAR COATS/GLOSSES/MATTING AGENTS

Krylon Crystal Clear

Shellac Varnish

EPOXYS/GLUES

5 Minute Epoxy

Contact Cement

UGlu Sticky Tape

FABRICS

Leather Scraps

LATEX/SILICONE/FOAM

5 Gallon Bucket Casting Latex

10 lb Urethane Polyfoam

Latex Mold-Making Compound

PAINT/BRISTLE BRUSHES

Chip Brush

Small Paintbrushes

PAINTS

Acrylic Paints

Aqua Gray

Black

Blue

Burnt Sienna

Burnt Umber

Pink

Raw Sienna

Raw Umber

Red

White

Yellow

Yellow Oxide

Design Master Perfect Pink Spraypaint

Rubber Cement Paint (self-mixed)

Rubber Cement

Naptha

Universal Tints

RESINS

2 Part Resin

THINNERS/SOLVENTS

99% Alcohol

TOOLS

Bits & Indexes

Dremel Burnishing Bit

Dremel Cutting Wheel

Dremel Sanding Wheel

Crimping, Pliers & Gripping Tools

C-Clamps

Mold Strap

Needle-nosed Pliers

Cutting Tools

Nail Clippers

Scissors

Small Detail Scissors

X-Acto Knife

Drawing Tools

Brown Paper

Pencil

Measuring Tools

Calipers

Flexible Measuring Tape

Retractable Tape Measure

Power Tools

Cordless Drill

Dremel

Punch & Press Tools

Center Punch

Hole Punch

Screwdrivers

Philip’s Head Screwdriver

Sculpting Tools

Dental Scraper

Dental Tool Spatula

Torches, Solder & Accessories

Small Blowtorch

Soldering Iron

Other Tools

Staple Gun

Texture Makers (custom made)

SUPPLIES

2x4 Boards

3/8” Screws

4-40 x ¼: Nut & Bolt Pack

Balloon

Burlap or Sisal Fiber

Chicken Wire

Clear Plastic Report Cover

Dry Cleaning Plastic Bag

Floral Wire

Mixing Tub

Painter’s Tape

Paper Towels

Petroleum Jelly

Pink Tights/Spandex Material

Pipe & Flange for Armature

Plastic Cups

Q-tips

Sharpie Marker

Small Washers

Strip of Brass

Tongue Depressors

Vinyl Tubing

Water

Wax Paper

White Thread

Wooden Board for Armature

HEALTH/SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

When working with toxic and/or dangerous materials or tools:

ALWAYS read labels for appropriate use guidelines

ALWAYS wear a high-grade respirator

ALWAYS work in a well-ventilated area

ALWAYS protect your skin

ALWAYS wear eye protection

Artist BiographyShannon Shea

Special Effects Character Creator & Monster Maker, Character Creation supervisor at Stan Winston Studio, KNB EFX Group & Cinovation Studios

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