Learn Special FX & Moulage in One Day
A hands-on workshop for creatives, medics, and anyone who loves realistic wounds.
Whether you're an aspiring special effects artist or a medical professional looking to improve your moulage skills for training scenarios, this one-day workshop will give you the practical tools and techniques to create fast, realistic trauma FX.
No experience needed. All materials included. Ages 16+.
What You’ll Learn:
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🩸 Wax Cuts & Lacerations
– Sculpt and shape skin with professional-grade wax to create fresh cuts, deep gashes, and layered trauma. Learn techniques to blend seamlessly into real skin or prosthetic surfaces.🔥 Latex Burns – 1st to 3rd Degree
– Build up blistered, peeling, and charred skin using layered liquid latex. Understand how to texture and colour burns for clinical accuracy or horror impact.💥 FX Gel Wounds & Trauma Simulation
– Use heat-mouldable FX gel to create raised injuries, abrasions, and torn flesh. Fast-setting, skin-safe, and perfect for repeat simulation scenarios or high-turnover SFX shoots.🔵 Bruising & Trauma Layering Techniques
– Master bruise progression (fresh to healing), pooling, and capillary burst patterns using stippling, sponging, and brush blending. Ideal for storytelling or clinical realism.🧬 Collodion Scars & Skin Tension Effects
– Learn how to create sunken scars, track marks, and puckered skin using collodion. Explore safe removal and layering methods for repeated training environments.🎨 Iso Alcohol Paint Application
– Use alcohol-activated palettes to paint directly onto skin and prosthetics. Learn colour theory for bruising, pallor, infection, cyanosis, and more.🧩 Working with MEDICFX Prosthetics
– Hands-on guidance applying silicone trauma pieces. Learn advanced blending, gluing, and painting techniques that enhance realism in medical or performance settings.You’ll walk away knowing how to create convincing injuries that hold up under lights, in high-stress scenarios, or on camera — whether you’re building a film scene or a trauma simulation.
Who This Workshop Is For:
🎬 SFX Beginners & Hobbyists – Learn fast, effective "out-of-the-kit" techniques used in film, TV, and Halloween haunts.
🩺 Medical Simulation Trainers – Level up your realism in trauma simulations for paramedics, emergency staff, and military training.
What’s Included:
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All professional materials: latex, silicone, wax, FX gels, blood, iso paints
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Coffee & tea
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Expert instruction from our experienced FX team
What to Bring:
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Water bottle
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Old clothes (this gets messy!)
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Baby wipes / face cloth
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Notepad or camera for reference
Workshop Details:
📅 Dates: See variants
🕤 Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
📍 Location: 10 Collins Street, Morningside, Auckland
Street parking available. 5-minute walk from Morningside train station.
Minimum class size: 6 participants