David Santiago Tate

David Santiago-Tate is a professional artist and performer who has dedicated himself to the notion that if something can be imagined, he can make it reality. He started his career studying forensic pathology and competing in forensic medicine with HOSA (1st regional and state competitions 2016 and 2017, 2nd place international competition 2017). He used special effects makeup and ink drawings in order to study, such as using zombie makeup as a way to study the stages of decomposition. This background caught the eye of artists Alan Ostrander and Scott C Fensterer, whose support lead to David deciding to dedicate himself to his art full time. He is now the founder and owner of Punk Rock Makeup Studio, offering special effects makeup, props, costumes, practical effects, set pieces, sculptures, anatomical art, pottery/ceramics, and more.