The legendary Kyle Vest of Blast Effects (and Skin Wars fan favourite), will be joining H&P Expo as a judge during the all new Artist Battleground competition.
The Artist Battleground is a new, one day make-up competition which will bring the most popular make-up and special effects products to life on stage. The theme of the battleground will remain a surprise, and artists will be given just four hours to completely transform their models before a winner is crowned.
The 2018 competitors are:
- Cinema Secrets
- Costumes USA
- Foothills Creations
- Kryolan Professional Make-up
Kyle currently lives in Orlando, Florida. He studied Graffiti Arts and Airbrushing at Herron School of Art and Theatrical Makeup at Joe Blasco, where he is now a master teacher trainer). He has worked in the Makeup and Entertainment Departments of Universal Studios Florida and hos talents include SPFX, airbrushing, beauty make-up, prosthetics, body painting, costumes and murals. Kyle has also managed and designed more than seven haunted attractions.
Kyle appeared in the second series of Skin Wars – the US body painting reality competition which sees contestants perform different body painting challenges. At the end of each episode, one contestant is eliminated and told “It’s time to wash off your canvas.” put in a series of strong performances before being eliminated halfway through the series.
The Artists Battleground will be taking place at midday on Saturday 13 January 2018, on the Haunted Trends runway.
