Custom makeup and creature effects that will make your projects unforgettable
Make a splash at any film festival.
High Quality Practical effects that hit viscerally, feel real, and haunt your psyche.
We approach our work with bold innovation, integrity, and audacity to give your audience that visceral feeling that replays over and over in their heads.
Reliable realistic makeup and creature effects help create more impact in entertainment
(that’s why 80’s movies are so iconic!)
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Turning your wicked and weird visions into practical and believable art. (photo)
Achieving high quality and efficiency. (photo)
High impact effects that impress any audience viewer. (photo)
Our Services
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From full-body monster suits to puppets and hybrid builds, we design and fabricate original creatures completely from scratch. Whether you need something cinematic, stylized, or deeply unsettling, we develop concept art, sculpts, molds, paint, and final fabrication to bring your most iconic creature to life.
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Need an on-set, non-union FX artist to apply prosthetics, creature makeups, or character pieces? Our team provides seamless, camera-ready applications with a focus on performance comfort, durability, and continuity — ensuring your character looks believable in every shot.
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From realistic likenesses to monsters, masks, and fine art pieces, Amber brings 10+ years of sculpting experience in clay, foam, silicone, and digital mediums. Whether your project needs precision detail or expressive creature design, we can sculpt the foundation for your next unforgettable character.
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SAG puppeteer available for muppet-style characters, creepy creatures, animatronics, and hybrid FX builds. At 5'2", Amber’s small frame is a major advantage — allowing her to fit inside compact creature suits, tight rigs, and builds designed for limited space.
Her puppeteering focuses on lifelike movement and animated character performance, from subtle gestures to full-body creature action, bringing personality, realism, and story to every frame.
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Want a DIY or low-budget approach without sacrificing quality? Hire Amber as an FX consultant for your indie film, music video, or creative project. From material recommendations to build strategies and problem-solving, we help you execute high-impact FX with clarity and confidence.
Who is Amber Mari?
Amber Mari is a creature and special makeup FX artist based in Los Angeles, crafting bold, character-driven work for film, television, and music artists such as Billie Eilish, Disney, Hulu, and 88rising.
She is also the creator of Creative Beast, where her philosophy in FX — transformation, storytelling, and identity — extends into mentoring artists to embody their most iconic selves. Her work, on screen and off, is rooted in one truth: art should make people feel something.
