Special Effects
This body of work explores prosthetics, ageing, trauma simulation and fantasy character design. Emphasis is placed on texture, edge blending and achieving camera-appropriate realism.
Tomie – 2026
Inspired by Junji Ito’s Tomie, this look incorporates polyurethane prosthetics, hair punching and custom colouring techniques to recreate the character’s distinctive appearance.
Ageing Character Transformation – 2026
Bear–Human Hybrid – 2026
A character transformation combining human structure with animal texture. The look includes a gelatin prosthetic, individually laid hair, prosthetic facial hair, a bald cap and half wig. The design focused on maintaining flexibility for facial movement while achieving seamless integration.
Peaky Blinder-Inspired Character – 2025
Silicone wounds and a black eye created with alcohol-activated paints, alongside an aged scar formed using collodion. Designed with attention to subtle colour transitions for close-up realism.
Wood Nymph – 2025
Fantasy-inspired design featuring gelatin ears, nose and chin prosthetics. The headdress was handmade using wire, faux moss and papier-mâché. Body art was applied using airbrushing and custom stencil techniques.
Alien Transformation – 2024
A full character design using a 3D bald cap constructed from Baldiez, latex and cotton, combined with customised silicone appliances. Layered airbrushing techniques were used to build tonal variation and depth. Awarded 2nd place in the Kryolan Halloween Competition.
Football Hooligan – 2024
Sculpt gel wounds, grease paint bruising and collodion scarring created to simulate believable trauma suitable for stage and screen.
Theatrical Ageing – 2024
Latex and grease paint techniques adapted for stage lighting, supported by prosthetic facial hair to complete the character.
