Saturday and Sunday, Oct 16 and 17
Time: 1 pm–4pm EDT

PLEASE NOTE: All classes will also be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
Taught via Zoom by Alisa Sickora Kleckner
$145 ($125 for $5/a month and above Patreon members)

INXS said it best, every single one of us has the Devil Inside. So why not show your mischievous spirit this haunting season by making your outside match your inside? 

In this very special hands-on workshop, you will learn how to sculpt, mold, cast, pigment, and apply your very own custom set of petite devilish horns. Using skin-safe silicone, alcohol-activated makeup, and plenty of inspiration images, you will learn how to accomplish realistic augmentation effects that can be reproduced with ease. You will also be introduced to a variety of out-of-kit techniques such as scarification, burn effects, lacerations, and tattoos that can enliven your final character design. 

Perfect for FX enthusiasts of all skill levels, this workshop will introduce you to a variety of ways to live deliciously this spooky season.

Day 1 
A brief, fiendish history of the devil in art, sketching the appliance to scale, sculpting and molding; special topics as time permits

Day 2 
Casting, application techniques, painting, and removal; special topics as time permits

Please note: real-time workshop participation requires external purchases before class. Critical materials may need to be ordered. The instructor is happy to share vendor information upon request; whenever possible, she recommends purchasing FX makeup items from a local supplier. She has no affiliation with any specific vendor and substitutions are possible, but usage of products outside of those listed will likely deviate from the instruction provided in the workshop. 

Required supply list

Items that may need to be ordered

•   Amazing Mold-making Putty (one kit) or Equinox™ 38 medium from Smooth-On (trial size)

• 3rd-degree Silicone by Alcone (your choice of flesh or clear) or Skin Tite set with Thi-Vex from Smooth-On. 

•   Thi-Vex isn’t required but creates more viscosity options. 

•   The smaller kits offered by either brand will be enough to work in for the class but may not leave much extra product.

•   Alcohol Activated makeup palette (suggested: European Body Arts Encore bruise slim palette with activator. 

•   If you buy a pallet that doesn’t include the activator, you will need to buy 99% Isopropyl Alcohol. 

•   This palette will seem small but the pigments go a long way.

•   Epoxy sculpt, polymer clay or meltable plastic pellets to cast your horns

Easy to acquire items

•   Sculpting tools (can be an inexpensive little kit or stuff you have on hand)

•   Small acrylic paint brushes- think detail painting and washes

•   Oil-based, non-sulfuric clay (small block and save the plastic wrapper!)

•   smooth, flat sculpting surface

•   small craft sticks or little spatulas

•   dish soap

•   tap water

•   small bowls or cups(3)

•   paper towels

•   baby powder

•   toothbrush–doesn’t need to be new (optional)

•   hairdryer (optional)

•   street or theatrical makeup (optional)

•   fake blood (optional- lots of recipes online you want to mix up your own)

•   paper and writing implement

•   paper scissors

•   mirror for application

•   good lighting

Working within both the professional and academic communities, Alisa Sickora Kleckner has designed and built costumes, masks, puppets, and f/x makeup for well over 200 productions, specializing in by not limited to theatre and themed entertainments. Alisa has also produced, directed and/or written a number of original puppetry pieces and devised works as well as created or consulted on immersive experiences. As an educator, she teaches a wide range of courses in theatre design and technology as well as lecturing in art classes including Foundations, 3D printing and Digital Fabrication and Entrepreneurship in the Arts. Alisa has taught professional and collegiate technique-based workshops across the country and more recently found a voice on panels for inclusivity and diversity in themed entertainment. Beyond her traditional theatre endeavors, Alisa operates Scared of My Shadow, a leather mask business in which she specializes in creating wearable art pieces. A selection of her works are viewable at www.alisa-sickora-kleckner.com and www.scared-of-my-shadow.com.