A troll prosthetic face is required For a project I'm going to be working on sometime soon, and was wondering if anyone knew any tips on how I should go about doing this or a good site I could order one from. Thanks in advance for any help given.

I know a lot of people have success getting those cheesy latex rubber masks from costume places and the airbrushing and modifying them.

These are chin and nose prosthetics:


This isn't the best image, because it was late in the day, and the chin was beginning to peel. We bought a chin/nose package from a party shop and slapped them on Kevin with spirit gum. Luckily for us, that is Kevin's natural skin color, and, yes, those ARE his real eyes.

Bruce, what amount of prostheses do you need to apply? And how much movement will be required of the actor's face?

Dam Dirty Apes!

Well I need to give my actor a troll-esque face. He would have to deliver some dialog but other than that facial movement would be limited.

Monstermakers.com is a good source for some quality masks and mask making supplies. Though this might be too expensive for what you want to do.

If your'e trying to make one from scratch, you can also try the Forums over @ themonsterlab.com. There are a lot of professional sfx makeup artists there and they tend to be pretty helpful.

Or if you just want to buy one themonsterlab has a nice selection of links.

If you have a theare supply shop anywhere near you, you can buy liquid latex. This material can be formed on one end to perfectly fit the actor's face and molded into any other shape (chin, eyebrow ridges, nose, bumps, etc.). After it dries, make-up is then applied directly over it just like you would apply it to skin. These pieces can be used over and over again. They are more realistic than just masks and allow full movement of facial features.

Ensure that the actor/actress is not of those (like myself) whose skin reacts badly to spirit gum. Often it leaves a red patch that looks something like a heat rash. And make sure males are completely and freshly shaved before application or the removal will be painful and the actor will be angry.

Yeah, after surfing the monsterlab I was thinking of making one myself, but I just don't think I am talented enough to sculpt and paint the peices to make it look halfway decent. Either way, if I make them myself or buy the prosthetics, I am defintley not going to use a mask.