Professional Halloween Mask Making.?

I'm interested in attending a school where students are taught or trained to sculpt and paint halloween masks, (the kind that are typically sold in most party and theatrical stores.) I'm interested in working under a famous mask distributor such as ';Don Post, Scare Crow, or Night Fright';, etc. (I don't even know if that last name is a real company or not, but you understand my point. Any real Halloween enthusiast would recognize Don Post as the pioneer monster mask company of the U.S.





Any help would be greatly appreciated.Professional Halloween Mask Making.?
This isn't something you'd really go to school for, unless its an arts school that has a great sculpting or theater department. Even going to a school like that won't get you the experience you need. The absolute BEST thing you can do, if your are truly serious about pursuing Mask Making, is find a company local to you that does something similar to what you would like to be doing (it doesn't necessarily need to be making masks as long as it is related) and see if you can get an internship.





Books and instruction can only get you so far. To get really good at the art you will need to get lots of hands-on experience. AND MAKE SURE YOU START A PORTFOLIO! Take pictures and keep copies of everything you make. When you eventually get good enough at the craft, people will want to see what you have made in the past. Your portfolio is the best way to provide examples of what you are capable of.





I don't know where you live, so I can't recommend any specific studios to email about possible internships, but if you do a search for Halloween production studios, you should be able to find something that is near you and doing stuff that you'd be interetsted in.





My personal favorites are Gore Galore and JehLeiProfessional Halloween Mask Making.?
i signed up for this account just so i could answer this question.


the answer you received is incorrect. there are schools dedicated to mask making and special effects.


there are not many but you could probably find one in your state. please do not stop looking. Report Abuse

i dont know any specific names of schools. i know tom savini has one. but im sure you can find many just by googling it. i hope you make a career out of it. Report Abuse