Our Short Courses offer intensive, hands on training in prosthetics, casualty, character, and special effects makeup for film, television, theatre, and creative media. Led by award-winning artists and experienced industry professionals, each course is designed to provide practical, industry focused training across a wide range of specialist techniques used within the entertainment industry.
Advanced Flat Moulds Workshop
31st of July to 2nd of August
3 days with Stuart Bray — £995
Price includes all materials and tools used on the course.
Join Stuart Bray for an intensive three day workshop exploring the complete flat mould process used in professional prosthetics and casualty makeup. Students will sculpt their own wounds and scars using plasteline, learning how to create realistic textures, shapes, and injury details suitable for film and television work.
The course will then guide students through the process of casting flat moulds, turning their original sculptures into reusable moulds for multiple applications. Students will also practise applying and blending their prosthetic pieces on different skin tones, focusing on realistic placement, seamless edges, colouring techniques, and professional finishing methods for screen ready results.
Hand Laying Hair & Hair Punching Workshop
15th & 16th of August
2 days with Zac Coyle — £625
Price includes all materials and tools used on the course.
This two day intensive workshop with Zac Coyle is designed for makeup artists wanting to develop professional techniques in realistic hair application for film, television and special effects makeup. The course focuses on the foundations of hand laying hair and hair punching, combining technical demonstrations with practical hands on experience.
Participants will learn how to create natural looking facial hair, brows, stubble, and hair textures using industry standard methods and materials.
Advanced Prosthetics Colouring for Deeper Skin Tones Workshop
22nd & 23rd of August
2 days with Sangeet Prabhaker — £595
Price includes all materials and tools used on the course.
Join Sangeet Prabhaker for a focused two-day workshop dedicated to mastering prosthetic colour matching for deeper skin tones.
This hands-on course explores the nuances of undertones, depth and tonal variation, equipping artists with the skills needed to achieve seamless, realistic results across a wide range of complexions.
Participants will learn advanced colouring techniques, product selection, layering methods and finishing approaches tailored specifically for deeper skin tones in film and television.
Ideal for makeup artists and prosthetic technicians looking to expand their expertise and confidence in inclusive, accurate skin work.
1 Week Casualty Makeup course
24th to 28th of August
5 days with Rebecca Hall - £1,112
Price includes all materials and tools used on the course.
The 1 Week Casualty Makeup Course introduces students to the fundamentals of casualty and special effects makeup for film, television, and creative media. Throughout the course, students will explore a range of industry techniques including dirty down and character makeup, working with bondo and flat moulds, and creating realistic bruises, cuts, grazes, wounds, scars, burns, and skin disorders.
Students will also learn professional tattoo covering techniques, colour theory for injury simulation, and how to build believable casualty effects with attention to texture, realism, and continuity. This intensive hands on course is designed to develop practical skills, confidence, and a strong foundation in SFX makeup application.
Secrets of a Legend -Exclusive Masterclass with Ve Neill
9th to 13th of November
Price includes all materials and tools used on the course.
This exclusive 5 day masterclass with Academy Award-winning makeup artist Ve Neill explores the character and special effects makeup techniques used across some of Hollywood’s most iconic productions. Drawing from decades of industry experience, Ve Neill will guide students through professional methods used in film and television, with a focus on realism, character development, and screen ready finishes.
Throughout the course, students will learn age transformation techniques, including making a model appear both younger and older using makeup, prosthetics, and hair work. The masterclass also covers foam and silicone prosthetic application, blending, colouring techniques using both PAX and alcohol activated paints, and realistic cinematic injury effects with an emphasis on continuity, wound progression, and healing stages for on screen storytelling.
