I recently tested a bunch of hot glue guns in an effort to learn more about their properties. I freely sent a report on my results to a company that makes these guns in the interest of their improving their products. Here is the report: Hot Glue Pen and Gun Reviews Small PDF
Category Archives: Workshops and Presentations
More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Hot Glue, Costume College 2015
Rigging Onstage Instant Costume Changes for Magical Effects
Costume College 2016, 7/30/2016 Woodland Hills, California and KCACTF Region VII Conference, 2/16/16 Denver, Colorado
New and improved Costume College 2016 version Rigging Onstage Instant Costume Changes Class Handout Rigging Costume Change Handout CoCo2016
KCACTF version of PDF of Drawings and Diagrams of Quick Release Rigging 4 Costumes
KCACTF version Powerpoint Presentation of Onstage Magic Costume Changes
Video of this costume demonstrated at the KCACTF Region 7 conference
Another Failed test at 1st dress rehearsal, done in slow motion for study of what went wrong
Clip of the Witch’s Quick Change from Into the Woods at the KCACTF Region 7 conference
Playlist of Onstage Magic Costume Change YouTube clips
Pinterest Board with Onstage Costume Change Clips, including some from the CoCo2016 Lecture
Photographing Portfolio- Worthy Makeup Shots in a Badly Lit Basement
Presented at the KCACTF Region VII Conference 2/15/16 in Denver Colorado
Powerpoint PDF: Photographing Your Makeup Class
Handout PDF: Makeup Photos How To
Updated version for students on Youtube!
A longer version with content for teachers of classes of all sorts, not only makeup, made for a DVC Faculty Development Workshop:
More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Hot Glue, Workshop, Costume College 2015
2015-hot-glue-notes PDF Handout
The PowerPoint part of the Lecture/Demo:
Class Handout:
Samples: Creation of a Hot Glue Fairy Wing
Samples: Elizabethan Collar
Project: Hot Glue Necklaces
Project: Pink Glue Tiara
Projects: Jewelry made by filling silicone molds with glue for parts
Project: Golden Ruff