Terminator Makeup FX Part 2: Prep, Apply & Paint

Steve LaPorte

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Learn how to prep, apply, paint, and finish a Terminator-inspired prosthetic makeup with Academy Award-winning makeup artist Steve LaPorte (Terminator 2 & 3, Beetlejuice, The Lost Boys).

In Part 2 of this 2-part course series, Steve takes you step by step through the process of prepping the silicone and urethane prosthetics, applying them to an actor, and then finishing the battle-damaged cyborg look with hair laying and detail painting in a film-quality homage to the iconic makeup that he and Jeff Dawn helped create in collaboration with Stan Winston Studio for Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

This DVD is a 2-Disc Set.

Advanced Level
5h 17m of duration
English (auto), Spanish (auto)

Curriculum

Materials

CLICK 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.

 

Coast Airbrush

Reynolds Advanced Materials

GreatArt UK

Mouldlife USA

Mouldlife Europe

Smooth-On Inc.

PPI Premiere Products Inc.

 

FOR YOUR WORKSTATION

  • Airbrush Compressor
  • Fitting Template 
  • Hair- or Blow Dryer
  • Mixing Palettes (Wax Paper and Silicone)
  • Pros-Aide Bullet Hit Transfers
  • Silicone Terminator Prosthetic Appliances
  • Urethane Endoskeleton Prosthetic Appliances
  • T-800 LED Eye Prosthetic

AIRBRUSHES

  • Single- and Dual-Action Airbrushes

HAIR AND CREPE WOOLS

  • Hair in Various Colors (Yak or Human)

THINNERS/SOLVENTS

  • 99% Alcohol
  • 244 Fluid
  • Acetone
  • Baldiez Liquid by MPFX
  • Edger (Acetone Mixed with Skin Illustrator Color)
  • PPI Telesis 5 Thinner
  • Skin Illustrator Activator

TAPES/ADHESIVES

  • 3M Blenderm Surgical Tape
  • Hair Spray
  • K.D. 151 Extra Strength Ultra Matte Lace Adhesive
  • Opsite Flexifix Transparent Adhesive Tape
  • PPI Telesis 5 Silicone Adhesive 
  • Pros-Aide Adhesive
  • Pros-Aide Cream
  • Schwarzkopf göt2b Styling Spiking Glue
  • Spirit Gum

RELEASES

  • PPI Telesis Super Solv Plus Adhesive Remover and Moisturizer
  • PPI Telesis Waterproof Makeup Remover

PAINTS/PIGMENTS

  • Black Sharpie
  • Black PAX Paint
  • Chrome Paint Marker
  • Createx-Colors Bloodline Colors by Tim Gore in Color Brown
  • Fleet Street Bloodworks - Drying Bloods in Various Shades
  • Red Flocking Mixed with Telesis

SKIN PRIMERS

  • Skin Cleaner
  • Skin Saver Barrier Lotion

SKIN PAINTS/POWDERS

  • Cream-Based Palette by William Tuttle (Rereleased by Greg Cannom)
  • Colorless Powder
  • Skin Illustrator Basic Palette
  • Skin Illustrator Code Stat Palette by Steve LaPorte
  • Skin Illustrator Lost Island Palette by Steve LaPorte

PAINT/BRISTLE BRUSHES

  • Angled Makeup Brushes
  • Fan Brushes
  • Flat Makeup Brushes
  • Glue Brushes
  • Painting Brushes
  • Powder Brushes

SPONGES/POWDER PUFFS

  • Makeup Sponges
  • Powder Puffs
  • Stippling Sponges

CUTTING TOOLS

  • Cuticle Scissors
  • Safety Scissors
  • Small Electric Shaver or Razor
  • Trimming Scissors

HAIR TOOLS

  • Combs 
  • Flat Curling Iron and Stove

OTHER TOOLS

  • Metal Spatulas
  • Tweezers

SUPPLIES

  • Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer
  • Brush Cleaner
  • Cape
  • Cotton Swabs/Q-tips
  • Mixing Cups
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Paper Towel
  • Spay Bottles for Alcohol
  • Squeeze Bottles
  • Towels
  • Viva Paper Towel (or any high cotton content paper towel)

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 BiographySteve LaPorte

Academy Award and Emmy-winning Makeup Effects Artist
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