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Danny Wagner Danny: This project was inspired by Rick Baker’s work in the horror classic feature film “The Incredible Melting Man”. Armed with a ton of pictures from magazines, frame grabs, and lobby cards I started to examine the designs and sculpts from the original faces. Using my own life cast worked out great. The [...]

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Mens grooming is huge in the makeup trailer. In “The Makeup Artist Handbook” we outline just a few of the techniques used to bring a character to life. In general makeup artists are responsable for facial hair on the actor. This can also include a hairline that might need to be changed to represent the character being portrayed. [...]

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Natrafil Brushes Dupont has come out with brushes made with Natrafil filaments. The brushes were a collaboration between Julie Charriere, Head Instructor at Studio Tannaz, and Dupont, launching a line called The Indispensables.  For a look at Julie’s web site and beautiful makeup charts I might add go to: www.studiotannaz.ch/ As makeup artists having a variety [...]

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Davines Total Hair Care Davines has a total Hair care line that can also be used for the face and body. Their Davines Authentic Moisturising face, hair balm and body moisturizer is Safflower Oil based. All the products have ingredients like Sesame seed, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter plus vitamins.Other products they carry like Davines Authentic Nourishing face, hair,body oil can be used [...]

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Fig 2 left: untrained / Fig 2 Right: professional Shigeki Nakauchi  is a researcher working in the Department of Computer Science at Toyohashi University. Nakauchi has developed technology that  shows how well a cosmetic foundation or cream is distributed on the skin. The every day person does not usually distribute cosmetics in an even and flattering way. Through a special [...]

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Picture By Devon Keene Halloween is a night of costumes, masks, and face paint for adults and children alike! We don’t always know what kind of paint we are applying directly to the skin. Makeup artists tend to know the best products on the market.The FDA puts out messages every year to help guide first timers in choosing the right Makeup. [...]

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Picture By Devon Keene Interesting article called Teen Girls Body of Hormone-Altering Cosmetic Chemicals. Adolescent exposures to cosmetic chemicals of concern.By Rebecca Sutton ,Ph.,D.,Staff Scientist. www.ewg.org/reports/teens The cosmetics we use does affect children and teens research shows. Two parabens methylparaben and propylparaben was detected in teen girls that were tested. The problem that worries experts are how does this effect young woman [...]

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Yes to  Carrots Yes to Carrots is a hair and skin care product line centered around fruits,vegtables and a mix of minerals from the Dead Sea. They have Yes to Carrots, Yes to Tomatoes, Yes to Cucumbers, Yes to Blueberries, and now Yes to Baby Carrots.  A portion of the proceeds from sales of Yes [...]

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Danny Wagner’s concept sculpt for J.A.K Films. George Lucas’s Art Department. You never know what a project may bring in the way of creativity.  When Danny Wagner and crew were asked to build a huge sculpt for Mustafar in Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, they knew it would not be an easy task.  Danny [...]

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      Pictures from Danny Wagner’s Tribute Book for Steve Johnson

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