Great future for SFX ARTISTS

Special effects aka prosthetics professionals can transform the visual appearance of actors to make them look older or younger, alien or supernatural

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Special effects (aka prosthetics) make-up can transform the visual appearance of actors and stage performers making them look older or younger, alien, supernatural or even severely sick or wounded through usage of rubber or plastic masks and image-altering prosthetics. Special effects (SFX) make-up is unlike ordinary beauty products and its application requires specific skills and understanding of product ingredients which include wax, latex and silicon of different grades and quality.

Latterly, an acknowledged new-age profession in India in its own right, SFX make-up artistry is a career option which offers great skill-development and entrepreneurial opportunities. There are abundant jobs in theatre, television, films and fashion, advertising campaigns and concept shoots with photographers, theme-based shows for fashion designers, catwalk make-up and character events.

Exhaustive preparation of moulds and sculps, which usually requires tedious detailing, are some of the job challenges of an SFX artist. Other challenges include hairstyle and wig setting, removing make-up after performance/events and hygiene warnings and other advisories before and after the make-up process.

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