Halloween Season — when it gets serious.
Jack-o-lanterns, classic slashers, and full-body creature suits. The October window fills by late July. Don't sleep on it.
Materials
Encapsulated silicone, Pros-Aide adhesive, alcohol-activated paints, intrinsic pigments, Pax paint blending.
Production Credit
Dir. James Ortega · "Hollow" Short Film · 2024
Materials
Foam latex appliance, Telesis 5 adhesive, Ben Nye blood gel, Skin Illustrator palette, Karo syrup running blood.
Production Credit
Commercial PSA · "Don't Text and Drive" · Dir. Celeste Huang · 2024
Materials
Foam latex body panels, vacuform chitinous shell pieces, silicone compound eyes, hand-laid glass fiber antennae, Createx airbrush pigments.
Production Credit
Indie Horror · "Molt" Feature Film · Dir. Rashida Okafor · 2023
Materials
Encapsulated silicone brow, nose, and jowl pieces. Kryolan TV Paint Stick, Skin Illustrator aging palette, hand-laid hair for brows and hairline.
Production Credit
Private Commission · Convention Cosplay · 2024
Film & TV — the long game.
On-set BTS tiles expand into full process views: reference photo, application, and final frame grab. Every project documented start to finish.
Materials
Silicone blister appliances, Pros-Aide, translucent silicone gel blisters, Skin Illustrator burn palette, Kryolan Aquacolor for redness.
Production Credit
Agency: Bright Line Creative · "Road Safety" PSA · Network TV · 2025
Materials
Nine-piece encapsulated silicone kit: brow, eye bags, nasolabial folds, jowls, neck, hands. Telesis 5 adhesive. Skin Illustrator aging palette. Human hair eyebrows.
Production Credit
Dir. Tomás Reyes · "The Inheritance" Feature · SAG-AFTRA Production · 2024
Materials
Foam latex stock appliances, Pros-Aide, Pax paint, Karo blood, UV-reactive paint for select performers. Full kit turnaround 22 min/performer.
Production Credit
Dir. Yuki Tanaka · "The Quiet Rot" · Streaming Feature · 2025
Convention Season — screen-accurate or go home.
One convention commission window per year, opening each January. Cosplay prosthetics are built to the same standard as film work — no compromise.
Materials
Platinum silicone slip cast, Smooth-On Deadener for flexible ridges, Createx airbrush, high-gloss sealant for dome.
Production Credit
Private Commission · WonderCon 2025 · Client: Diego Fuentes
Materials
Foam latex brow and cheekbone pieces, dental-grade tusk implants, Ben Nye body paint, sealing spray for 8-hour wear.
Production Credit
Private Commission · PAX East 2025 · Client: Amara Johnson
Editorial & Fashion — where weird is the brief.
Body paint, avant-garde appliances, and high-fashion SFX for photographers and art directors who want something that stops the scroll.
Materials
Rigid collodion for skin texture, liquid latex crack medium, 24-karat gold leaf, Kryolan TV White, Skin Illustrator metallics.
Production Credit
Photographer: Nadia Osei · FAULT Magazine · Fashion Week 2025
Materials
Mehron Paradise body paint, Createx airbrush for gradients, Pebeo Setacolor for fine details, isopropyl sealer.
Production Credit
Photographer: Marcus Webb · "Flora" Series · 2024
Materials
Skin Illustrator FX palette, Kryolan Aquacolor white, Mehron Mixing Medium, Pax paint sealant, no prosthetics — pure paint.
Production Credit
Art Director: Simone Adeyemi · "Duality" Exhibition Catalogue · 2024
The Studio
Silicone, adhesive,
and eleven years
of impossible things.
Sculpt is the solo practice of SFX artist Mara Delacroix, based in Los Angeles. Specialties span encapsulated silicone prosthetics, foam latex creatures, airbrush aging, and full-body suit fabrication. Every piece is built from scratch — no off-the-shelf appliances, no shortcuts on camera day.
Clients range from SAG-AFTRA features to independent horror shorts to commercial production houses. Cosplay commissions are accepted once per year during the January convention window.
11+
Years on set
340+
Productions credited
3
Booking windows / year
~6 wk
Average lead time
Availability is the real currency
Sculpt books out 6–10 weeks ahead.
Don't wait for a gap.
Fill out the inquiry form with your project dates, scope, and reference images. You'll hear back within 48 hours with availability and a rough estimate.