Thursday, July 26, 2012

Here's a few I made as a test....they turned out awesome! Our CUSTOMERS will make these themselves. Everything they need and more will be in their Zombie Makeup Kit.

There's enough to make Zombie prosthetics for you and your friends and probably their friends.

Seriously awesome stuff. But I have a question - what should we call the kit (ok, other than Zombie Makeup Kit!)?

Any ideas?



Tuesday, July 17, 2012

We're cranking up the production belt again & getting ready for Halloween. Except this time, we're not making the prosthetics - our customers are! Don't wanna show much more yet, but Halloween is gonna absolutely ROCK this year if you plan on being a Zombie! You are seriously, SERIOUSLY going to love this kit!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

I make my own Cap Plastic - the product you can make bald caps with or encapsulate silicone prosthetics so that they blend seamlessly into the skin. Other uses include a light spray with an airbrush over your clay sculpture prior to molding. It makes de-molding WAY easier! For FX related uses - if you want a GOOD looking burn (and I'm NOT responsible if you screw this up!), pour a little of the Cap Plastic into a pan of water and light it on fire. BE CAREFUL! This stuff is stuff is EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE - it contains Acetone! After is has burned and "melted" awhile, put an air tight lid on the pan to extinguish the flames. Gently remove the cap plastic and place it on your talent or save it on a piece of silicone paper. When ready to use, just apply to the skin blend the edges with a little acetone. Takes some practice, but works beautifully. But BE CAREFUL!
I've finally given in. This year we'll be offering some of coolest, most realistic and reasonably priced ZOMBIE appliances as Halloween gets closer. OH! The best part? You'll make them yourself! That's right ~ you shell out a few bucks for the molds, then purchase the Zombie "skin" in a bottle and then YOU make the bites, brows, lacerations and dead, peeling skin. And you can make Zombies out of you AND all your friends! And their friends! It's cool stuff, there's no doubt about it..... and you're gonna love it.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Tip For The Day: Wanna make some realistic looking silicone "fat" for that next gore project?
Thicken your already fat-colored platinum silicone with Thi Vex or something similar, apply it to your piece and wait till it just begins to kick.

When it does, take 99% alcohol and using a small, stiff brush, apply the alcohol to the "fat" and push it around, up and down, and side to side until you get it looking the way you want it. Keep it wet with alcohol until it's looking like the real thing. This method works!

By the way - the absolute BEST "fat" pigment for silicone is sold by FuseFX under the name "Fatty" (duh!).

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Things are crazy nearly everyday at TraumaFX. These past 6 months or so we've been working 12 hours days (sometimes more!) just to keep up with orders we've received from all over the world. None of our success would be possible without the dedicated people that have graced the shop over the past years. Each piece must be undergo six different hand-painted layers to look absolutely realistic to the human eye. And because of the special silicone we use, they feel that way too!

All of our products go through a rigorous quality assurance process. Everything that is ready to go out the door to your studio, set or home gets the thumbs up before a stamp is ever licked and stuck on the package!



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