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Design
Makeup
Signed in Ink: Lenore
Creating fake ink using honey, water, corn syrup, and food dye. Distressing the skin to make veins appear stronger and skin more pale for a nightmare sequence.
Signed in Ink: Elijah
Creating fake ink using honey, water, corn syrup, and food dye. Distressing the skin to make veins appear stronger and skin more pale for a nightmare sequence.
The Woman in Black
Silicon distorted face made and designed for a production of The Woman in Black. This design won second place at SETC in 2025
Sculpting
Sculpting a silicone prosthetic
Captain Ahab
Silicon nose, latex scar, creme makeup for aging
Goblin
Silicone Prosthetic and Creme Makeup
Extreme Age Makeup
Silicone prosthetic face and wig
Age Makeup
Custom beard, latex nose, creme makeup for aging
Process
Molds and prosthetics made by Benjamin Cudmore
Resin face casting
Resin mold test
Extreme Age Close Up
Extreme Age Makeup Prosthetic on Mold
Molds
The face casting on the left is with alginate casting, and the casting on the right is without alginate to compare detail.
The Woman in Black Prosthetic
Prosthetic on face cast
Face Cast
Resin mold
Custom Beard
Beard applied with faux hair and spirit gum
Van Gogh Portait
Stylized creme makeup of Portrait of Doctor Rey (1889).
Swollen Eye
Latex prosthetic with faux hair for the eyelashes
Wounded Tourist
Golf ball attached to the rim of the glasses, creme makeup around eye, and then creme makeup along the arm for a gator bite.
Einstein
Fake mustache and creme makeup
Signed in Ink: Cameron
Creating faux stubble and applying custom fake ink during horror scenes.
Designing the Makeup for
the Woman
in Black
Props
Hercules Beetle Mask
Paper mache mask stylized like a greek warrior helmet and a Hercules Beetle
Hercules Beetle Mask Concept
Upholstery Work
Repairing a Victorian Rocking Chair
Upholstery and Pull-Away
Attaching fabric that can be pulled off with clip-ons to make the chair appear destroyed by a ghost on stage.
White Pearl: Props Master
Created labels for bottles and fake brands for merchandise. Created reusable fake drinks out of water, dye, and modge podge that was then sealed to not leak and look like milk tea. Filled whiskey bottles with diluted ice tea to give the illusion of whiskey. Made acrylic ice cubes to have reusable cups and not worry about melting props and more.
Aged Door
Painted, repaired, and reinforced piece.
Harlequin Comedia Mask
Paper Mâché Venetian mask.
Garden Monster
Mask for the "Gardner" character in a haunted house.
Sculpting heads
Sculpted head for Escape from Wonderland Haunted House
Haunted House: Props Master
Created faux taxidermy, masks, body parts, weapons, and more.
Decapitated Heads
Prior to adding wigs, these heads were used in Escape from Wonderland in the throne room of the Queen of Hearts
Caterpillar Mask
The Giant Caterpillar wore this custom mask for Escape from Wonderland haunted house
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Escape from Wonderland: All prosthetics on the table.
Skeleton Mask
Paper mâché mask.
Puppetry
Waddles Eats a Pickle
Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins puppet
Waddles Standing
Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins puppet (Two person operated puppet)
Tiny Takes Flight
Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins puppet
The Goblin King
Repurposing the Thanatos Puppet for Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Orc Puppet
Made from hard foam, wood, spackle, paper mâché, cloth, and cardboard.
Orc Puppet (Pre-Production)
Rear of Orc Puppet
A sword and spear pierce this puppet to help the handles for its puppeteer blend in.
Wooden Puppet
This Wooden puppet is capable of talking with the use of a bit of spring, wood, and lace
Thanatos Puppet and Crew
Made from foam, wood, styrofoam, LED lights, and string. This 10ft tall puppet required three puppeteers to operate my design. Two puppeteers control the hands and fingers while the other puppeteer operates the mouth and torso.
Thanatos Puppet In Action
Benjamin crafted this 10ft tall skeleton for his piece, "The Book from Hell."
Owl Puppet (pre-production)
Parrot and Owl Puppets
Made from bamboo, bungee cord, and carboard.
Global Protest Puppet
Made from recyclable materials, this puppet stands up to 12ft high.
"Humanoid Vulture" Shadow Puppet
Old Man Puppet
Made from felt, fur, faux jewels, and scraps of an old wig.
Opaque and Translucent Wolf Shadow Puppets
These two puppets are an example of some of the early work in exploring the different styles of shadow puppetry
Eco-Puppetry
Featured in Protest
Environmental Science Students Protest with Puppetry
Puppets featured in this article were designed and built by Benjamin Cudmore.
The Globe is on the March
Environmental Science Students Protest using Benjamin's Globe Puppet
Owl and Parrot Puppet
Environmental Science Students Protest using Benjamin's Bird Puppets
Environmental Science Students Protest with Puppetry
Puppets featured in this article were designed and built by Benjamin Cudmore.
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Costumes
Pumpkin Mask
Built with plaster, paper machete, and eva foam clay.
Signed in Ink: Officer
Creating riot gear for a police officer in Signed in Ink
Slipper
Custom Red Slipper
Hand Stitching Sample
Cheshire Cat
Escape from Wonderland Haunted House
Caterpillar
Escape from Wonderland Haunted House
Big Bad Wolf Costume
Utilizing a white wig, sewing a fur carpet into a used suit, metal rings, and a bit of makeup.
Haunted House: Doll
Made mask and wig from scratch
The Ghost Host Skeleton Costume
Utilizing a paper mâché mask, and painting over used formal wear
Haunted House: Undead
Created mask and hands from scratch with moveable jaw
Venetian Horror
Utilizing white contact lens, handmade claws, Venetian mask, white hair spray, and more
Haunted House: Cannibal Chef
The Crocodile Pirate
The concept of this costume was imagining if the crocodile from Peter Pan was turned into a human. Everything except for the pants were made by hand.
Haunted House: 'Guard'ner
Created mask from scratch with moveable jaw
Haunted House: Germaphobe
All except mask and bottle made from scratch
Concept Art
Neverwhere: Richard
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Neverwhere: Door
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Mineola Twins: Ben
Mineola Twins: Myra
Trifles: Mrs. Peters
Trifles: Hale
Neverwhere: Hunter
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Neverwhere: Jessica
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Neverwhere: Marquis De Carabas
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Neverwhere: Portico
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Neverwhere: Sable
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Neverwhere: Old Woman
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Neverwhere: Richard
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Neverwhere: Door
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Mineola Twins: Ben
Mineola Twins: Myra
Trifles: Mrs. Peters
Trifles: Hale
Neverwhere: Hunter
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Neverwhere: Jessica
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Neverwhere: Marquis De Carabas
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Neverwhere: Portico
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Neverwhere: Sable
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Neverwhere: Old Woman
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Neverwhere: Richard
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Neverwhere: Door
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Mineola Twins: Ben
Mineola Twins: Myra
Trifles: Mrs. Peters
Trifles: Hale
Neverwhere: Hunter
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Neverwhere: Jessica
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Neverwhere: Marquis De Carabas
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Neverwhere: Portico
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Neverwhere: Sable
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Neverwhere: Old Woman
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Set Design & Scenic Art
Mineola Twins Set Design
Overhead View of Mineola Twins set design (not realized).
Mineola Twins Painter's View
Unrealized production painter's view.
Haunted House Floor Plan Draft
Floor Plan for Haunted House 2024
Escape from Wonderland
Setting up hollywood flats
Scenic Painting
painting eight hollywood flats front and back the day before load-in by himself
RTP draft 1 of Table Design
Mockup of Game Master set design
Testing camera angles of the RTP set with mockup designs. Created with Diana Altenhof.
Mockup of Players set design
Testing camera angles of the RTP set with mockup designs. Created with Diana Altenhof.
RTP Jewel of the Amethyst Sea Set
Set of the TTRPG web series Rolls to Play
3D Print Design
Proscenium stage in blackbox
Victorian Theatre Mockup
Created through Blender
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle: Shipwreck of The Compass Rose
A DnD board crafted out of Foamular, wood, cloth, and more. The ship is a vertical Dungeon and separates into four levels.
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle: Spore Servant Octopus
The octopus is made from hot glue and wire.
The figures are both painted by hand.
The terrain is made from Foamular, plastic, and more.
The figures are both painted by hand.
The terrain is made from Foamular, plastic, and more.
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle: Seagrove Caves
Made from Foamular, foam board, and hot glue
Dungeon Screen
Crafted with Foamular, modge podge, and more
Haunted House Dungeon Screen
This Dungeon Screen uses a switchboard that activates the lighting effects in the house, lamp posts, and billboard
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle: The Observatory
Made with foam board, Foamular, popsicle sticks, and more.
Custom Table Design
Custom Table
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