Sharp FX Creates Old Man Crawf Prosthetic Makeup

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Sharp FX created Old Man Crawf prosthetic makeup for AFL Footy Show.
The brief was to turn AFL Footy Show host Shane Crawford into ‘Walter’ an 87yr old man for a series of live action pranks played on unsuspecting AFL players. This was a more challenging job than usual because The prosthetic needed to look realistic both on camera and face to face in live interaction, the prosthetic also needed to last long periods of time without touch ups.
A alginate and plaster bandage life cast was taken of Shane Crawfords head and reproduced in Hydrocal 105 plaster.

Head Cast
Head Cast

The cast was then coated in a foil liquid and Old Man Crawf prosthetic was sculpted using an combination of plasticine and monster clay.
Old Man Crawf sculpture
Old Man Crawf Prosthetic sculpture
Old Man Crawf Sculpture
Once the sculpture was finished it was cut and floated into sections ready for moulding. Ultracal 30 plaster moulds were made of each prosthetic piece.
Old Man Crawf prosthetic Moulds
Old Man Crawf prosthetic Moulds

After the moulds were created the prosthetics were run in foam latex. Appliances were pre-painted and hair was added to the head with a combination of hair laying and punching.
Pre-painted prosthetic
Pre-painted prosthetic

The Old Man Crawf prosthetic makeup was applied on four separate occasions. The first makeup application took 4 hours each application was slightly faster with the final application taking only 3 hours to apply.
Old Man Crawf Prosthetic Application
Old Man Crawf Prosthetic Makeup Application
Old Man Crawf Prosthetic Application
Old Man Crawf Prosthetic Makeup Application

Shane Crawford before Makeup
Shane Crawford before Makeup
Old Man Crawf Prosthetic Makeup
Shane Crawford after Old Man Crawf Prosthetic Makeup

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