Rick Baker - Famous Monsters 105

The Monster Makers series is a monthly look at the men that made the monsters. Many FX and make-up men started as garage mask and monsters makers. Some graduated to making rubber monster masks or monster suits for Hollywood films. Still others went on to produce revolutionary effects...

This edition of the Monster Makers series features a six-page article from Famous Monsters #105 entitled "Rick Baker... Monster Maker" which showcases the early work of the young artist...

Monster Makers Article - Cryptic Magazine #3

This three page article from the third issue of Cryptic Magazine features an article with Monster Makers owner Arnold Goldman. There are some nice shots of Arnold's mask in the article. Personally, I've been using a number of Arnold's products for mask making for over 16 years now. I can't say enough about the quality of the products and the customer service...

Monster Maker Series #8 : Bill Malone

The Monster Makers series is a monthly look at the men that made the monsters. Many FX and make-up men started as garage mask and monsters makers. Some graduated to making rubber monster masks or monster suits for Hollywood films. Still others went on to produce revolutionary effects...

This month's edition of the Monster Makers series features an article written about a young Bill Malone for issue #4 of Fantastic Monsters of the Films. In the article Bill describes the general process used to create a half head monster mask. It's a glimpse of the the very early work of an artist who would go on to become the lead sculptor at Don Post Studios...

Monster Maker Series #7 : Paul Blaisdell - It The Terror From Beyond Space

The Monster Makers series is a monthly look at the men that made the monsters. Many FX and make-up men started as garage mask and monsters makers. Some graduated to making rubber monster masks or monster suits for Hollywood films. Still others went on to produce revolutionary effects...

This month's edition of the Monster Makers series features an article written by Paul Blaisdell for issue #5 of Fantastic Monsters of the Films. In the article Paul describes the general process used to create the head of the alien monster. Although I seem to be missing a critical page from the article, the photos are still worth posting...

Here's a link to a previous Monster Makers post featuring an article from Fantastic Monsters Magazine written by Mr. Blaisdell.

Monster Maker Series #6 : Rick Stratton

The Monster Makers series is a monthly look at the men that made the monsters. Many FX and make-up men started as garage mask and monsters makers. Some graduated to making rubber monster masks or monster suits for Hollywood films. Still others went on to produce revolutionary effects...

This month's edition of the Monster Makers series features a write up on Rick Stratton from the November '84 issue of Fango. Mr. Stratton's fingerprint can be seen all over the early 80's monster mask world. The article kicks off with Rick's time at Don Post Studios and how he first tried his hand at sculpting...

Monster Makers Series #5 : Dick Smith

The Monster Makers series is a monthly look at the men that made the monsters. Many FX and make-up men started as garage mask and monsters makers. Some graduated to making rubber monster masks or monster suits for Hollywood films. Still others went on to produce revolutionary effects...

This month's edition of the Monster Makers series features an article written by Dick Smith himself. The article originally appeared in Famous Monsters # 14 and is fully of amazing photos and how-to information...

Monster Makers Series #4: Paul Blaisdell How To Article

The Monster Makers series is a monthly look at the men that made the monsters. Many FX and make-up men started as garage mask and monsters makers. Some graduated to making rubber monster masks or monster suits for Hollywood films. Still others went on to produce revolutionary effects...

This month's edition of the Monster Makers series features an article written by Paul Blaisdell for issue #1 of Fantastic Monsters of the Films. Paul describes a primitive, but effective, way off building up a small rubber monster suit which could potentially work for a head too. This info must have been gold for monster kids that were aspiring monster makers back in 1962...

Monster Makers Series #2: Dick Smith

The Monster Makers series is a monthly look at the men that made the monsters. Many FX and make-up men started as garage mask and monsters makers. Some graduated to making rubber monster masks or monster suits for Hollywood films. Still others went on to produce revolutionary effects...

The second edition of the Monster Makers series features an article from issue # 17 of Famous Monsters of Filmland featuring Dick Smith's creation of Dorain Grey.

Monster Makers Series #1: Rick Baker

The ol' Phantom is going to try something new this month, with the intent of this becoming a monthly feature of the blog...

The Monster Makers series is a monthly look at the men that made the monsters. Many fx and make-up men started as garage mask and monsters makers. Some graduated to making rubber monster masks or monster suits for Hollywood films. Still others went on to produce revolutionary effects.

The first monster maker to be featured in the series is Rick Baker from Fango #34...