Life Casting FX

$500.00

In Vancouver FX’s Life Casting FX workshop, students are taken through the process of life-casting a live model full head and creating quality life-casts and snap molds, including professional techniques and skills used by sculptors, prop makers, special effects make-up artists, and hobbyists. Students will delve into the detailed process of creating a full head and shoulders life cast on a live model from start-to-finish, leading into the process of cleaning, correcting, and preparing the positive cast – a process adaptable to any subject of choice. In this workshop, students will have the opportunity to make a life-cast of their own finger, in plaster, and also learn about casting in life casting silicone.

UPCOMING 2023 WORKSHOPS:

Saturday, September 9; 10AM-6PM

UPCOMING 2024 WORKSHOPS:

Saturday, March 16, 2024; 10AM-6PM
Saturday, August 17, 2024; 10AM-6PM
Saturday, October 12, 2024; 10AM-6PM

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Description

In Vancouver FX’s Life Casting FX workshop, students are taken through the process of life-casting a live model full head and creating quality life-casts and snap molds, including professional techniques and skills used by sculptors, prop makers, special effects make-up artists, and hobbyists. Students will delve into the detailed process of creating a full head and shoulders life cast on a live model from start-to-finish, leading into the process of cleaning, correcting, and preparing the positive cast – a process adaptable to any subject of choice. In this workshop, students will have the opportunity to make a life-cast of their own finger, in plaster, and also learn about casting in life casting silicone.

This workshop is largely based with hands-on learning and also includes live demonstrations and lectures by the instructor. All products, materials, and tools needed for this workshop are included in the tuition fee. It is encouraged to bring a notepad to take notes and a camera to document your progress as you learn. Upon finishing the workshop, students will receive a certificate of completion signed by the instructor.

NOTE: No previous life-casting or art experience is necessary prior to taking this workshop.

Additional information

Choose Your Starting Date

Saturday, September 9, 2023, Saturday, March 16, 2024, Saturday, August 17, 2024, Saturday, October 12, 2024

Course Outline

       – Shop Safety
      – Life-Casting Product Knowledge & Safety
      – Working With A Live Model: Prep & Safety Procedures
      – Life-Casting: Casting & Creating a Full Head/Shoulders Bust
      – Correcting & Refining Detail on Bust
      – Life-Casting: Creating Snap Molds for Multi-Piece Overlapping Prosthetics
      – Correcting, Re-Casting, & Preparing Snap Molds
      – Life-Casting: Full Body & Body Part Casting Techniques – Correcting & Refining
      – Casting Other Materials: Clay Pours, Various Plaster Stone, Rubber Latex

Instructor

Vancouver FX Studio Founder and Lead Instructor, Dallas Harvey, is a special effects artist who works with both practical and digital mediums, with over 15 years of digital concept and CGI experience, Harvey has been credited with roles including lead special effects designer, key makeup effects artist, and puppeteer on many film, television, and music video productions.

In addition to taking role as author and previous-instructor of the Digital Make-Up Design curriculum for Blanche Macdonald Centre, Harvey was also responsible for curating the IMATS Vancouver Make-Up Museum 2012-2014 and featuring some of his work in Make-Up Artist Magazine, including written columns in the magazine’s Lab Tech section!

Most recently, Harvey designed special effects for The Exorcist Season 2 for Fox TV network including puppeteering custom builds, creating realistic props and silicone body duplicates, blood rigging, dental acrylic teeth creation, as well as custom sculpting fabrication and concept design.

To contact him by email click here.

View Harvey’s full credit list on IMDB.

View Harvey’s Linked-In Profile here.

About The Instructor

Dallas Harvey – Instructor & FX Artist

Dallas Harvey is a special effects artist who works with both practical and digital mediums. He has over 15 years of digital concept and CGI experience and has been lead special effects designer, key makeup effects artist and puppeteer on many TV, Film & Music video productions.

His special effects make-up designs have been published numerous times in the world-wide publication Make-up Artist Magazine. In addition, Harvey is a twice published author in the Lab Tech section of the magazine, and was curator of the IMATS Vancouver Make-up Museum 2012-2014. Harvey has also authored and instructed the Digital Make-up Design curriculum for Blanche Macdonald Centre. In 2015 he was a LEO Award nominee for Best Make-up in a Short Drama for Telefilm Canada sci-fi production Gord’s Brother.

Most recently Harvey designed special effects for The Exorcist Season 2 for Fox TV network puppeteering custom builds, creating realistic props, silicone body duplicates, blood rigging, dental acrylic teeth, custom sculpting fabrication and concept design.

Dallas Harvey is the founder of Vancouver FX Studio where he designs and consults on local and international TV, Film & Music Video productions.

To contact him by email click here.

View Dallas full credit list on IMDB.

View Dallas linked in profile here

Class Dates & Times

      This course has one Saturday class.

2023 Start Dates

Saturday, September 9; 10AM-6PM

2024 Start Dates

Saturday, March 16, 2024; 10AM-6PM
Saturday, August 17, 2024; 10AM-6PM
Saturday, October 12, 2024; 10AM-6PM