Season 2 of Special Effects Makeup Artist Showdown

Chinese title: Special Effects Makeup Artists Showdown Season 2

English title: Face Off Season 2

Drama Category: Reality Show

Type of drama: American drama

Released time: 2012-01-12

Host: McKenzie Westmore

Judge: Ve Neill

Glenn Hetrick

Patrick Tatopoulos

Dialogue language: English

Number of episodes: 10 Rayce Bird 29 years old

Specialties: Sculpture, painting, character design

Job: Tattooist

From: Shelley, ID

At a young age, he already has four children, and he has to fight two children each. Do your job to feed so many mouths. His techniques and artistic bacteria are mainly cultivated during the tattooing process. His dream is simple: he wants to open a larger tattoo shop as soon as possible. His design style combines tattoos, graphic design, 3D technology, music and other art forms. The ultimate champion.

Ian Cromer is 22 years old

Specialty: Can sculpt, paint, model, etc.

From: Staten Island, NY

Work: in Carole Feuerman works as a resin stylist at Studios

This child is very hard-working. He has been living with his father since he was a child. But I have dreams and have been interested in special effects since I was a child. As the first child in his family to go to college, he fully demonstrated his talent for design and styling in school. He was quite excited about advancing to the competition. Top Three

Heather Henry is 33 years old

Speciality: Sculpting, painting and tattoo special effects production

Work: Freelance makeup artist

From: Dallas, TX

Don’t be deceived by this sister’s smile, her works are actually quite dark. The science fiction movies she watched as a child sparked her interest in special effects makeup. A prosthetic head in a self-made short film she collaborated with a friend 10 years ago was her first special effects work. Then she went to school for further studies. She has participated in makeup styling for many film and television productions, such as Prison Break, but she is more interested in special effects.

Nicholas Herrera is 31 years old

Specialty: Airbrush Latex, Sculpture, Painting and Restoration

Job: Makeup artist and body painter

From: Orlando , FL

Nicholas has won awards in body painting competitions. He has dyslexia but uses art to express his emotions. He is highly skilled and has done body painting for many famous groups such as Playboy. His work has appeared on the inside pages of Rolling Stone, Playboy and other magazines. His mentor is awesome. He has a procrastinating personality but likes the sense of urgency brought by competition.

Beki Ingram is 30 years old

Specialty: Can quickly complete makeup, prosthetics, painting, etc.

Job: FX Lab Technician

From: Crestline, OH

This sister has a small family but constant fighting. Using a pencil and a piece of paper to unleash her imagination, creativity and free will became the spiritual sustenance of her childhood. Although she has no formal training, she can discover the art of life in ordinary life and strive to improve her artistic skills. Inspired by the movie The Elephant Man, she entered the field of special effects makeup, using her own hands to create the unknown creatures that once appeared in her mind.

She is active, cheerful and urban brave. Jim Henson, Terry Gilliam, and Hayao Miyazaki are some of her most admired idols. Top Six

Miranda Jory 21 years old

Specialty: Special FX, Prosthetics, Beauty, Avant Garde/Fantasy

Occupation: Makeup Artist

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

This sister is the youngest among all the contestants. Although she has little experience, she is extremely talented. In order to pursue a career in special effects makeup, she moved to Los Angeles from Seattle, studied at XX School, and now remains at the school to teach (internship). She has won many awards and hopes to be proud of the industry as a professional female special effects makeup artist. At the same time, it returned for the fifth season and ranked fourth in the fifth season.

Brea Joseph 32 years old

Specialties: Hyper-realistic wounds, acrylic teeth, life casting, sculpting, silicone, latex, foam latex, tattoo

Occupation: Opened her own special effects company

Hometown: San Diego, California

This sister from California is a ruthless character. She is not only proficient in makeup, but also has other powerful secret weapons. She opened her own special effects company and took on a lot of work. She has not received any systematic training in special effects skills, but she is enthusiastic and energetic, making her a strong competitor. Her mother raised her single-handedly, making her perseverant and striving for perfection in everything. She serves as the lead singer and manager of a hip-hop group called Deep Rooted. But she also has a weakness, she has never used an airbrush.

Tara Lang is 27 years old

Speciality: Prosthetic Application / Character and Beauty

Occupation: Freelance special effects makeup artist

From: West Hollywood , CA

She was born in Littleton, Colorado, and now lives in West Hollywood, CA. He has a positive and fearless personality and dares to speak his mind. He initially studied law, but later found that his heart was not there and switched to the special effects career. She went to XX School to study and participated in the special effects production of many movies and series. She has rich experience and strong skills, especially good at character design such as age effects.

Sue Lee is 26 years old

Specialties: Sculpting / Molding / Casting / Appliances / Fabrication / Animatronics

Occupation: Prosthetic special effects makeup artist, portrait sculptor

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Hometown: Jersey City, NJ

She is Asian and her parents are Korean Americans. I have loved art since I was a child, but was constrained by my family and was forced to give up my dream and choose to study medicine. My major was learning how to make medical prostheses. But she finally rebelled and went to XX Studio to learn special effects makeup. Because she comes from an immigrant family, TV and movies are not only a medium for her to learn American culture, but also open up a bizarre world for her. She learned creativity and hard work from her mother. As soon as she graduated, she was selected by Makeup Artist Magazine to compete in the first International Makeup Competition in New York. Her strengths are semi-realistic sculptures and any work that requires great skill. She hopes to achieve self-worth by winning the competition.

Top Five

Greg Lightner 35 years old

Specialty: Theatrical Make-Up / Mask Making / Silicone / Sculpting and Gelatin

Job: Lab Prep Director

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

He was born in Germany. Because of his father, he came to the United States when he was two years old and lived in many states. His interest in special effects makeup arose from his stepfather's collection of horror magazines when he was a child. Artists used superb techniques to make living people look dead, mutated, or simply transformed into alien creatures. He became the leader of their company due to his expertise in prosthetic techniques and makeup.

Gerald Jerry Macaluso 43 years old

Specialty: Character / Horror / Fantasy

Occupation: Toy Designer

Hometown: Northridge, CA

I left the special effects makeup industry ten years ago, and now I feel it’s time to come back. I ran away from home at the age of 18 and lived in my car for several months. After overcoming many obstacles, he hopes to one day open his own special effects studio. His idols were Dick Smith and Rob Botin.

Matt Valentine is 33 years old

Experts: Hyper Stylized Conceptual Design in Horror and Fantasy / Sculpting, Foam Latex / Airbrush / Fabrication / Prosthetics

Occupation: CEO and Owner - Global Fear Enterprises

Hometown: Austin, TX

Mr. Matt is completely self-taught and loves horror. He is known as the MVP of the makeup industry and the little prince of darkness. Top Five

Athebe Zhe 25 years old

Experts: Bodypainting / Airbrushing / Beauty Makeup / Foam Latex / latex / Silicone / Application

Occupation: Self-employed

Hometown: New York, NY

The blonde is versatile and speaks multiple languages. She is good at body painting and has won awards. Has played Britney Spears and Lagy Gaga.

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The top three

The first episode reshapes the classic characters in "The Wizard of Oz"

Winner: Brea Out: Greg

The second episode marine life waterproof clothing

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Winner: Matt Out: Nix

Episode 3 Body Painting

Winner: Matt Out: Miranda

Episode 4: An Original Horror Villain Role

Winner: Ian Out: Brea

Episode 5 Deadly Beauty

Winner: RJ Out: Athena

Episode 6 Three The twins’ old-age clothes

Winner: Sue Out: Heather

Episode 7 creates aliens inspired by drawings

Winner: Ian Out: Tara and Jerry

Episode 8 uses an ordinary profession to create a Tim Burton-style character

Winner: Rayce Out: Beki

Episode 9 creates the relationship between dinosaurs and humans Mixed Race

Winner: Rayce Out: Sue and Matt

The tenth episode creates three original looks based on specific movie genres, and the characters perform choreographic performances

winner: Rayce