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Severed Head

From Macbeth Hartford Stage Director: Darko Tresnjak Set Designer: Darko Tresnjak Matt Rauch's Head onstage

Severed Head

From Macbeth Hartford Stage Director: Darko Tresnjak Set Designer: Darko Tresnjak Realistic Version of Matt Rauch

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From Macbeth Hartford Stage Director: Darko Tresnjak Set Designer: Darko Tresnjak Witch's Apparition version of Matt Rauch

Severed Head

From Macbeth Hartford Stage Director: Darko Tresnjak Set Designer: Darko Tresnjak Bloody Version of Grant Goodman

Severed Heads

From Macbeth

Hartford Stage

Director: Darko Tresnjak

Set Designer: Darko Tresnjak

Four severed heads were needed for the production. Two for both the actor cast as Macbeth and his understudy. Full head life cast using Smooth-on Body Double Silicone and final product was done using Flex Foam and DragonSkin, and painted using Psycho Paint and dyed West System epoxy resin for the blood.

See GALLERY below for a more complete description of the process

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Rice and Beef

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Head Casting Process

Head Casting First layer of Body Double on the actor.	Head Casting Two layers of body double later, adding keys into the mold	Head Casting Applying the plaster bandages
Sculpting Plaster positive with eyes carved out and imperfections in the mold corrected	Sculpting Re-shaping the eyes	Sculpting Re-shaping the eyes
Casting First layer of rebound	Foam Positive Proof of concept casting	Casting Dragon Skin Head
Casting Silicone head next to plaster positive	Painting Beginning to add color and texture to the head. Also the base for the blood	Painting Airbrushing with Psycho Paint
Blood Tinted West System fiberglass resin applied