Makup Artist's masks are a bit of an enigma. Since they're foam latex they are a lot thicker than normal masks meaning not as much movement possible as you'd find in some of the masks above. However they're still extremely comfortable (and pretty - I've owned a Honka, Cindy, and Sheena myself over the years) but prone to ripping since they do not stretch very much.
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So as careful as I'm sure you will be with them, the lack of lacing (unless you go for that option) means they potentially will break on you unexpectedly. Avoid their cheaper 'Diva' line - they're made from a lower-quality version of their foam latex which doesn't photograph well and feels 'oily' to the touch.
Says: I've always been intrigued by a person on the television screen, pulling off (taking off) a face mask (which.I thought at first.was the actual face).I believe they refer to this as Transformational Face masks. How complicated is it to obtain a transformational mask? Get back to me on this.fellow maskers!
3:47AM, 3 November 2008 PST says: Greetings. Just read your comment about 'Transformational Masking.' I've been a life-long enthusiast of this type of masking ever since I was a 6-7 year-old little guy and saw the original CBS TV series 'Mission Impossible' starring Peter Graves and Martin Landau in the 1960s. I LOOOOVED those scenes on M.I. Where one of the characters would suddenly and unexpectedly start slowly pulling off their face (commonly referred to us enthusiasts as 'the peel-off') revealing that they were actually, in fact, wearing a realistically-rendered latex mask all the time. I ESPECIALLY liked it when the 'masker' was a female and I vividly remember rapturously watching Barbara Bain, Leslie Ann Warren, Linda Day George and the truly incredible Lee Meriwether all peel off stretchy, glued-on latex masks during the run of the M.I. This kind of masking also showed up a lot on various other network TV shows of that time such as Get Smart, the British spy drama 'The Avengers,' and even some early James Bond films with Sean Connery.
In 1963 Universal Studios released a black & white crime mystery flick entitled 'The List Of Adrian Mesenger' in which all kinds of transformational masks were employed with the highest degree of artistry and technical skill that I've ever seen ANYWHERE! Unfortunately all the maskers were men (no women, regretably. Although the youthful Elizabeth Taylor was supposed to play the role of an elderly, wizened old sea captain but balked when she learned that a plaster cast would have to be taken of her priceless face). But all of the masks are brilliant and the movie is well-worth watching because of them. I believe that 'The List Of Adrian Messenger' is currently on DVD. It was directed by John Huston (in glorious black and white) and stars Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster and a few other 60s movie icons.
In very elaborate and convincing foam latex masks (lots of great 'peel-off' scenes, too). Exactly how difficult is it to obtain a transformatioal mask? VERY DIFFICULT. In my estimation.
Some professional mask-makers and Hollywood SPFX techs know how to create them but they rarely make them available to the general public and even if they did, the cost to guys like you and me would be astronomical. I'm talking TENS of thousands of dollars or maybe even HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars!! Probably your best bet would be to try and gain the necassary skills and methods to make these type of masks yourself, but it would be a laborious, expensive, looooong and frustrating endeavor.
I tried to make a few of them in my basement workshop for close to 7-8 years and experienced about a 98% failure rate. So I gave up. Uh-ooh - I'd like to continue typing this message to you but my girlfriend (also a mask-lover) needs to use my computer right this very minute to cybernetically cuss out her mother or some crazy thing. I'll get back to you about this masking stuff as soon as I can, hopefully in just a day or two. In the meantime - I'd love to hear more about your interest in masks and related stuff.Mask Lover Jeff ages ago says: Jeffrey: Just read your narrative on pull-off masks. I haven't been monitoring the screen lately, as my 94 year old mother Estelle passed away, by accident, at a local hospital. Fell on the floor by her hospital bed and was found dead by a Tech.
Thanx for a comprehensive, sort of, history of teklevision-style pull-off masks From what you're saying, it appears that this style of masking is totally out-of-the-question for the general public, and that it would be at the prerogative of television celebs! Where do we go from here then? The masks offered over the computer are so utterly and obviously unrealistic that it doesn't fare well with my psyche. I'd simply like to be someone else and look so realistically like them, FROM TIME TO TIME.
Some of those television scenes are so realistic that the persopnality 'faked me out.' There has to be a technological break-thru in masking technology. It can't be relegated simply to make-up studios of the Hollywood elite. Get back to me on this! Ages ago says: a lot of the masking scenes in film and television arent actually masking at all, the masked and unmasked characters are often played by different people, with the unmasking scene being either cgi or clever camerawork, not saying its not possible, just that there are far easier and cheaper methods of achieving this effect on screen. Something i have been lookig into recently is special effects prosthetics, usually used for gore or aliens in scifi, there are some interesting techniques used there which may have potential for making better masks. Gelatine is widely used, because it moves with the skin and doesnt have that shiny stretchy effect you get from a lot of latex/foam/silicone type products, problem is it isnt reusable.
For reusable prosthetics the usual method is to make a cast of the actor/actresses head and then build up the prosthetic on that, this at least makes sure bits fit properly, but is time consuming and expensive to do. One UK based company that is experimenting with this type of mask manufacturing is proactive prosthetics not sure how close they are to production, or what the costs would be, but if the quality is anything like their clevage/croptop range of breast forms they will be the most realistic prosthetics available. Suzi xxx 119 months ago says: Another site to check out is 118 months ago says: FEMSKIN.COM is great site-German based RUBBERSISTERS.COM is getting their life-like masks from Femskin.com=)P.Try MAKEUPARTIST.COM Latex foam masks,These STRETCHNECK-or Rear Zipper masks are very realistic looking at around $140.00-And there is a CTsomething.COM(Googe search Latex female masks for sale,and look for CT link name in It) that has best prices for 3-4 Stretchneck models 112 months ago.