Tracy Hill’s Fabulous Animal Show

As a face painter, I see a lot of children’s entertainers, but East Bay-based Tracy Hill’s show was fur and scales above the rest.  He does a hilarious animal show with so many different critters including a hairless mouse, a scorpion, a rabbit, two chicks, a goose, a turtle, a tortoise, a tarantula, a hermitContinue reading “Tracy Hill’s Fabulous Animal Show”

How to make a prosthetic nose using a life cast and cold foam

Continuing the advanced makeup class at Santa Rosa Jr. College, I used the life cast I made of the beautiful and patient Grace Kent to make a prosthetic nose out of cold foam for this (admittedly odd) mermaid makeup. Here are the steps for making the nose (or other appliance) of your dreams. Sculpt: Place the facecast on aContinue reading “How to make a prosthetic nose using a life cast and cold foam”

Zombie Walk a lumbering success

Update: I’ll be painting zombies again this year, Sunday, Oct. 27, 21013. At Copperfield’s Books in Sebastopol, starting around 9:45AM.  Free zombiefication! I painted zombies today at Copperfield’s Books, sponsor of the annual Zombie Walk, an event so exciting that the Press Democrat sent two reporters. There were lumbering and moaning contests with cool prizes. IContinue reading “Zombie Walk a lumbering success”