Okay, I don't know how many times I've tried to do one of these pages, but here goes at least one more time.
My name is Shawn Collins, and I guess I'm what you would call a character designer/fabricator. I have been both
formally trained and self taught in the disciplines of special make-up effects,
prop design, robotics, puppetry and animatronics. My fascination with this type of work
stems from my earliest childhood memories of Saturday afternoon creature features .I found that I always got
frustrated because the monsters were always so much cooler than my toys. So I resolved to absorb as much as i
could about the fine art of monster making in the hopes of someday turning it into a career. My earliest efforts
weren't much more than lumps of clay and wire, but as time progressed, so too did my techniques evolve. It
wasn't until i began looking at commercial toys and products that i really began to develop my system for making
these nightmares come to life. This work often requires the combined skills and
techniques of traditional aesthestic make-up, engineering, mechanical design,
sculpture ,and electronics to make them as lifelike as possible. It's what some
call a lost art.
So that's me in a nutshell. If you want to know more, or are looking for someone to build something
unique, feel free to contact me at
admin@lefthandsh8k.com .I'm always looking for new opportunities
and would love to talk.
Now have fun checking out my stuff.
