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Make: Believe // Making Movie Miniatures with Fon Davis

Make: Believe // Making Movie Miniatures with Fon Davis

Tune in to MAKE’s new series about the people who bring fantasy to life. We will spotlight miniature-making, sculpting, molding, figure-modding, latex mask-making, and much more with tutorials, interviews, reviews, and good stories.

http://www.stage.makezine.com/go/believe

Fon Davis has been working for over two decades in tv and film, creating amazing miniatures, models, production design, drafting, fabrication, and more recently writing and directing. Fon is the creator and a co-writer on MORAV and Lee’s Chinese Robot Shop.

Fon’s first feature film work was Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Since then, he has worked on over 30 feature films including blockbusters like Starship Troopers, Pearl Harbor, and the Star Wars and Matrix series.

http://foncocreative.net/

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Laser-Cut State Wall Clocks

Laser-Cut State Wall Clocks

How many of you love your state? I’m guessing quite a few. I’m obviously in love with Michigan, so when I saw this laser-cut acrylic wall clock from Alicia Kravitz of Dulcet Design, I knew I had a great Christmas gift on my hands. A trained architect, Alicia’s designs in acrylic range from jewelry to […]

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DiResta: Car Tables

DiResta: Car Tables

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy speaks! And builds a couple of very unique car tables for a retail store.

You can see a parts and supplies list and read notes from Jimmy on the MAKE blog post:

http://blog.stage.makezine.com/2012/11/28/diresta-car-tables/

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DiResta: Car Tables

DiResta: Car Tables

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (Dirty Money, Hammered, Against the Grain, Trash for Cash) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy speaks! And builds a couple […]

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