Video Tag
Every video tagged “mask making” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
202 videos
Allen Hopps of Stiltbeast Studios demonstrates the edge former plank, a specialized sculpting tool designed to refine curved surfaces and produce clean, crisp angles in WED clay. The short demo highlights how this single tool can elevate the precision and quality of mask and prop sculpts. It serves as a quick but practical introduction to a purpose-built addition to any sculptor's toolkit.
StiltBeast Studios' Allen Hopps walks through the first stage of finishing a Halloween mask in this in-depth session. The video covers the hands-on techniques used to take a mask from a raw state toward a polished, haunt-ready piece. With a runtime of nearly an hour and a half, expect substantial detail on surface work and finishing craft.
This timelapse video compresses an eight-hour CFX Live stream into two minutes, showcasing how the company's Kuka 6-axis robotic arm—nicknamed Wesbot—mills a clay sculpture of their newest mask character, Texas Slim. The footage captures the operator pausing the robot to refine and build up clay by hand, as well as using compressed air to clear milled debris. The final piece is a near-complete Monster Clay sculpt destined to become a professional silicone mask. CFX emphasizes that human artistry and digital design by their sculptor Herman remain central to the process.
CFX Masks broadcasts a full-day livestream following the robotic sculpting of a new wearable silicone mask called Texas Slim, using their proprietary Kuka 6-axis robotic arm known as Wesbot. The workflow begins with a digital sculpt that is translated into a robot path program, allowing Wesbot to carve the majority of the form from Monster Clay. Human artists then step in to add finishing details and refinements the robot cannot yet achieve, resulting in a fully handcrafted-quality piece ready for silicone production.
CFX Masks documents a full-day livestream of their robotic sculpting system, Wesbot, cutting a brand-new mask design called Texas Slim from Monster Clay. The process showcases how a digital sculpt file is translated into a path program for a Kuka 6-axis robotic arm, which performs the bulk of the physical sculpting work. Human artists then step in to add finishing details and refinements the robot cannot achieve on its own. The end goal is a fully wearable silicone mask brought to market through this hybrid digital-robotic workflow.
CFX Masks hosts an all-day livestream showcasing Wesbot, their in-house Kuka 6-axis robotic sculpting arm programmed by Robotic Solutions, cutting a brand-new mask design from Monster Clay. The workflow begins in a digital environment, where a sculpt is designed and then translated into the robot's path program, allowing Wesbot to handle the bulk of the physical carving. Human artists then step in to add finishing detail and refinement that the robot cannot yet achieve on its own. The end goal is a fully wearable silicone mask ready for production.
CFX Masks broadcasts a full-day livestream showcasing Wesbot, their Kuka 6-axis robotic sculpting arm programmed by Robotic Solutions, cutting a brand-new silicone mask design from Monster Clay. The workflow begins in a digital environment where the mask is designed, then translated into the robot's path program to produce the majority of the sculpted form. Human artists step in afterward to refine details and complete elements the robot cannot fully achieve, resulting in a finished wearable silicone mask. Viewers are invited to tune in throughout the day and guess what the new mask design will be.
CFX Masks broadcasts an all-day livestream showing their robotic sculpting system — nicknamed Wesbot — carving a brand-new mask design out of Monster Clay using a Kuka 6-axis robotic arm programmed by Robotic Solutions. The workflow begins with a digital sculpt file that is translated into the robot's motion path, allowing the machine to handle the bulk of the rough sculpting work. Human artists then step in to refine details and complete elements the robot cannot fully achieve on its own, ultimately producing a master sculpt destined to become a finished wearable silicone mask.
CFX Masks offers a live behind-the-scenes look at Wesbot, their Kuka-based 6-axis robotic sculpting arm, as it cuts a new mask design in real time. The robot is programmed by Robotic Solutions and translates digital designs from their in-house designer directly into physical form. While Wesbot handles the heavy lifting of the sculpt, skilled human hands still complete each mask with finishing touches the robot cannot replicate. This is a rare window into professional-grade mask manufacturing at an industrial scale.
This Hauntcast podcast episode features a long-form interview with David Lady, known in the haunting community as the Mask Wizard. The conversation covers his expertise in latex mask creation, his home haunt Horror Hotel, and his YouTube series Creepy Cheapies, which focuses on budget-friendly prop building. Listeners get an inside look at the creative mind and haunting philosophy behind one of the community's notable mask artisans.
