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When you bring in award-winning artists that have a portfolio of creations from Pirates of the Caribbean, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Hunger Games, and Blade II, you never know what to expect. At MUD’s Industry Speaks event, David Dupuis did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, he wowed. Students explored the world through…

Contributor: Jarrell Mosley Super heroes, villains, and every comic book character one could imagine lined the walkways of the Anaheim Convention Center waiting to get into WonderCon, a smaller yet equally anticipated and enjoyable version of ComiCon.  The lines did not stop once the eager tradeshow attendees entered into the bustling convention center.  Amidst the…

The IMATS 2014 premiered this past Saturday at New York City’s Pier 94 in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Make-up artists and enthusiasts gathered to participate and view the festivities of the prestigious and highly anticipated event. Highlights included demos featuring multiple Mud Alumni, Make-up competitions and famous faces. The show kicked off on Saturday…

Officer Oscar Kendrick visited the MUD Burbank Campus yesterday and spoke with our students about safety awareness, when to call 911 and when to call your local police department.  Here are some take-away points from his visit: You should know where the nearest police department is. (Near Burbank Campus: Burbank Police Department: 200 N 3rd St,…

  The New York MUD campus is on its way to the top-or at least to the 15th floor.  The school’s new home address at 65 Broadway sits within the original American Express Building. Recently securing the renovated space about a mile and a half from the current site, the new school space will allow accommodations…

“I’m not a diva. My work is the diva. Art is bigger than life.” David DeLeon Last night, Emmy Award winning Make-up Artist David DeLeon, who just wrapped CBS’s The Crazy Ones (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robin Williams, James Wok, Hamish Linklater, Amanda Setton) stopped by MUD Burbank to lend a room-full of students some of…

  Make-up Artists often count on one another for technique tips, resource information and product recommendations. Although there is a lot of information on the Web, MUA’s have shared their knowledge on a peer-to-peer basis since the time when there were only few reference make-up application books and *gasp* no Internet. So, we asked Cat…

Steve Prouty was recently awarded the Guild Award for his prosthetic makeup work on Bad Grandpa and has also just been nominated for an Academy Award for the same work. Along with our congratulations, we’d also like to thank Steve for being our Industry Speaks guest last night. We always ask our guests to talk…

 Niko Gonzalez took the win for team MUD on the 5th episode of this season’s Face Off titled “In the Shadows.”  We sat down with Niko to discuss his winning make-up. “Our challenge was to create a character based on a shadow of our choice. I was drawn to the shadow because of it’s big shape…

Camden Toy is an actor, screenwriter, and editor whose love for acting and make-up runs deep into his childhood. He spent an afternoon with our students, graduates and fans discussing his passions, sharing his love of theater and theater performances, actors and artisans, make-ups and monsters. Camden has had a fascination with the world of…