Style & Design

SPOILER ALERT! Keep reading only if you want to know who was crowned the winner of Syfy’s Face Off.

On Tuesday’s season 4 finale of the effects makeup competition, the three finalists were presented a unique and difficult task. Wayne Anderson, Kris Kobzina, and Anthony Kosar had proven their talents when it came to creating full-body suits, but in this last challenge, head-to-toe prosthetics were not an option.

When the contestants’ makeup models performed in Las Vegas water and acrobatics show Le Rêve: The Dream, subtle designs and solid application – not going big – was key. READ FULL STORY »

SPOILER AHEAD! Keep reading only if you want to know who was crowned the winner on the finale of Face Off last night.

Season 4 went out with a bang — or, more literally, a splash — when the final three contestants were challenged to create makeups for performers in the Las Vegas show Le Rêve: The Dream. It was a difficult feat, especially considering that the prosthetics had to stay in place throughout a program that includes acrobatic choreography and 40-foot dives into a pool of water.

Each one of the creations held up to the rigorous test, and the judges gave high praise to finalists Wayne Anderson, Kris Kobzina, and Anthony Kosar. But only one makeup artist could be named the winner… READ FULL STORY »

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This week’s episode of Face Off presented the Syfy network with the perfect opportunity to promote its upcoming post-apocalyptic series. After Defiance writer-producer Kevin Murphy introduced the aliens that will be featured on the show, contestants were tasked with creating a hybrid of two of the otherworldly species.

Fan favorite Eric Fox knew this challenge would be “right up his alley” when he saw the Mutant, but each creature could only be used twice, and Anthony Kosar and Kris Kobzina staked claims before it was Fox’s turn to choose. After struggling with his concept, Fox delivered a makeup that received praise from all three judges, as well as the guest judge, Defiance producer Michael Nankin. Glenn Hetrick even said Fox “took a big stride forward as an artist” with his work. But there was criticism too: Ve Neill disliked the creature’s hair, and Nankin thought the design was more a patchwork of two species rather than a true hybrid. After all was said and done, Fox was sent home.

EW talked with Fox about his final Face Off challenge, his young daughter’s reaction to seeing her dad on TV, the massive giant he created earlier in the season, and what he’s been working on since filming wrapped. READ FULL STORY »

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Last night on Face Off, contestants were tasked with making creatures that could do the sand dance don’t you know (oh whey oh) and have a graveyard smash. Well, there actually wasn’t much dancing like an Egyptian or monster mashing, but there were some pretty foreboding mummies – this week’s challenge was to create an Evil Dead-inspired, mummified Egyptian god.

Though judge Glenn Hetrick offered some sincere praise for all of the makeups, ultimately David Greathouse (better known by the nickname “House”) was eliminated for his take on the Egyptian god Thoth. The judges criticized the makeup for its gold color, for the execution of transferring Thoth’s tablet inscriptions to his chest and for a mask that looked more Venetian than Egyptian.

EW talked with House about what went wrong with his makeup, his favorite work on the show, and what happens on those long van rides during the Face Off field trips. READ FULL STORY »

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Alien werewolves, two-headed giants and demons from a frozen-over hell have sprouted from the paintbrushes and sculpting tools of this season’s Face Off contestants. In last night’s episode, contestants on the Syfy effects makeup show were tasked with creating a newly discovered species using luminescent paint.

Two contestants were sent home in last night’s episode in the show’s first ever double elimination. Meagan Hester’s attempt to incorporate a venus flytrap into her creature failed to wow the judges, and Eric Zapata’s cave-dwelling amphibian/reptile also was the target of tough criticism.

EW caught up with both Hester and Zapata to talk about what went wrong with their final makeups, their favorite off-camera moments on the show and what professional effects makeup gigs have been keeping them busy since their elimination. READ FULL STORY »