Prosthetics can turn people into anything, from the fantastical to just other real-life people. But the ways that makeup designers create pieces, especially to change a face, are really where the art ...

The makeup artist behind actor Bradley Cooper’s controversial look for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic apologized and insisted he didn’t intend to offend. Kazu Hiro, who put decided to fit ...

Oscar-nominated special makeup effects artist and prosthetic designer Kazu Hiro details Johnson's transformation into MMA ...

Demi Moore was a trouper. Her full concentration was always on the process, according to prosthetic makeup designer Pierre Olivier Persin, speaking from Paris about his work on “The Substance,” ...

Professional prosthetic makeup artist Meg Wilbur explains special effects makeup in 11 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. Special effects makeup is a really broad category, so Meg defines ...

This story about the prosthetic makeup designs of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” and “The Last of Us” first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Drama and Limited Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.

"The challenging part is everybody knows what they look like," says Kazu Hiro of the stars metamorphosis, including Charlize Theron to Megyn Kelly. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Ever since the first ...

Around 60 prosthetics were used on Skarsgard to render him unrecognizable for Robert Eggers’ reimagination of the 1922 film. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor “Bill’s really tall, and he’s very slim ...

When a trailer for the new Hulu series “Pam & Tommy” dropped in November, screenshots of Lily James’ mesmerizing transformation into the “Baywatch” icon Pamela Anderson immediately went viral. “I ...

Bradley Cooper is defending his portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in Netflix’s “Maestro,” despite stirring controversy with his commitment to the character. Cooper, who plays the famed composer and ...

Makeup department head Carleigh Herbert has always been obsessed with period pieces, and the ’70s have always been a favorite.“There was so much self-expression,” she says. So, when the chance to work ...

Makeup designers Kazu Hiro, Mike Hill, and Dave Elsey tell IndieWire how even just small applications can transform an actor's appearance. Prosthetics can turn people into anything, from the ...