About Daniel
Daniel Takahashi is a Mexican based artist globally recognized by his international trajectory, quality and experience in the makeup field and SFX for Film and TV Industry. As a freelance Makeup Artist and SFX Artist, Daniel helped to create and fabricate practical special effects for several feature films and TV shows, in collaboration with some important SFX Studios in the Film Industry. Some feature films and TV shows he has worked on include Skyscraper featuring Dwayne (“The Rock”) Johnson, Power Rangers 2017, The Good Doctor, Once Upon a Time, The 100, among others.
Daniel has worked with vey iconic celebrity makeup artists in the industry, both, in beauty and in film such as Danessa Myricks, James Vincent and Emmy award winning makeup artists like Thomas E. Surprenant, Todd Masters and Toby Lindala; has collaborated with top leader brands in the market such as Bdellium Tools, Mehron Makeup, TSCreations, DM Beauty, NYX Cosmetics and FX Creator. Due to his talent, he has been part of the jury for some of the most renowned international makeup competitions: NYX Face Awards, International MUA Festival and Japan Connects Hollywood.
Daniel’s passion for the makeup and the special effects industry can be seen in his ability to innovate creative solutions in overcoming geographic limitations and circumnavigating obstacles in an otherwise unforgiving environment for the type of work he does. Currently, Daniel is co-owner and Founder of Takahashi Studios.
About his Skills
Daniel’s skills goes in a variety of ranges, from the basic makeup application to complex prosthetic makeups that involves pretty much any type of prosthetics available today. This also includes the process of the making of, from the old fashion way to the advanced way of handling materials in sculpting, moulding, casting, running, painting, hair punching and applying prosthetics, props, mask and bodysuits.
Daniel is always about commitment, his dedication to every step of the craft is as important for him as necessary to improve constantly which makes him a complete artist, on set and within the lab boundaries. As highlight, the steps of the process that Daniel enjoy the most are sculpting as he’s constantly working on achieving the most realistic looks on the clay and painting, specially airbrushing as he has been mastering this skill for over a decade.
About his Aptitudes
A healthy environment is one of Daniel’s priorities, he is always seeking to provide everyone with respect, empathy and enthusiasm, he’s aware of the responsibilities and deadlines that needs to be executed but also aware that he is working with others, people that are artist and are part of a team but in the end, humans.
His professionalism goes beyond just getting the job done, he’s a team worker, good listener, quick thinker and problem solver.
“This is not just about you! …In this Industry, when you get to see the final result or the final product, you’re looking at the face of a tremendous amount of work of an entire crew behind it, doesn’t matter how big or small it is, is all about team work”.
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