About Eternal Sun Studios 

Since 2015, Eternal Sun Studios has worked with the film and television industry, serving productions in New Mexico, California, the United States, and even internationally -focusing on the design and production of practical creature effects, specialty props, fx props, specialty set pieces, specialty wardrobe elements, breakaway glass, and more.
As our work is often custom tailored to the specific needs of a production, Weston regularly partners with executives and department heads to design, assist in the design, and ultimately fabricate camera ready assets.

Eternal Sun Studios specializes in practical creature effects, practical effects puppets and animatronics, and similar fx artistry which is available on a custom basis for purchase or rental, or from our growing inventory of existing pieces. Eternal Sun Studios is further available for hire as IATSE on set crew and or SAG performance.

Eternal Sun Studios is recognized as a New Mexico Qualified Film Vendor and offers cutting edge services including 3D modeling, 3D Scanning, and 3D Printing, while rounding out its capabilities with traditional by-hand fabrication including mold making, casting, and sculpting, finishing, and more.

Weston is an IATSE local 480 member most well known as the Property Master on Walter Hill’s Dead for a Dollar, and as a SAG-E performer. Outside of film he works as a professional, independent sculptor and artist.

I started all this in 2009, and somewhat by accident, as an artist’s apprentice to sculptor, James G. Moore. since then, my knowledge and experience in traditional and technology-based mediums has led me to creating the types of work i do in film. I have had a lifelong compulsion to create in some form or other and have always been driven by my passion for physics, mathematics, biology, zoology, geology, history, monsters, creatures, fantasy, science fiction, multiverse theory, time travel, folklore, the supernatural, the old west, and all the great stuff that makes the world such an interesting place.

affiliations

5 Ton Monkey:

Novel Animals:

UNM’s Museum of Southwestern Biology:

Weston is a member of IATSE Local 480, SAG ELIGIBLE, a key associate of 5 ton Monkey, and a New Mexico Qualified Film Vendor

…Deep within Gandia, the mists remember what no god could bury. A glimpse into the world of the Amaranthian. I’ve been creating more of its visual language as I work through the final draft of book one. #darkfantasy #fantasyworldbuildi
How did I never actually post this? This was an amazing build I got to do with @fivetonmonkey @workhardcryoften @whitehotfiremirrors and the whole 5 Ton team. This enormous volcano stands at about 13 feet tall and was created using CNC, hand carving
Behind the scenes! While the moment itself is likely one no one will ever notice, I love the opportunity to help create worlds and story through small details (especially in period pieces)-layering in authenticity and offering actors more pieces to p
Killing Faith hits theatres tomorrow and is already enjoying some lovely praise. I can’t wait to talk more about the immense fun I had lending a vision of 1849 to this fabulous story by @crowley_ned -westerns and horror? Two of my favorite gner
My take on the Philosopher’s Stone. Alchemy has long been a topic that fascinates me because of the ways in which it was a system that tried to reconcile knowledge of “science” with the unknown by delving into phenomenology and the
As I’ve had time, I’ve been working on a new line of art in my own portfolio that takes things in a different direction than I have in the past. I’ve been reaching more for my roots in fine art, while not losing the pop/nerdy edge I
Stunt safe props as well as FX props are two of the things I specialize in designing and fabricating for film and television. This bear trap is 100% safe (safe meaning for use by stunt professionals) and is a fun example of the challenges of complex
One of my passions as an artist in the film industry comes in the form of hyper-real animals. These turn up as doubles for real animals, animatronics, and puppets. This Texas Horned Lizard is one I created through my affiliation with the fabulous @m
Another project this year, which was an absolute blast. I’ve always thought it would be fun to design a slasher, and while working with Nickelodian’s Really Loud House, exactly that opportunity came to pass! In a collaboration between Pro
3D printing has long been a huge element of my process as an artist both in my independent work and my work in the film industry. This recent piece is a complete, and life sized, replica of a dodo bird skeleton that’s too much fun not to share.
Working with silicone is always a ton of fun. This “dead fish” recently made its debut and helped ensure that as usual no animals were harmed and that the highest standards are held in helping protect our natural resources. #smoothon #art
Get ready @tenacioustoys fans! Our first three colorways will be dropping very, very soon at Tenacious Toys. Purple Pestlince is a hand painted very limited edition of 10. Cthulhu has long been one of my favorite classic monsters. For my take, I want
Long ways to go, but some initial color really shows off the texture of the cast. #silicone #fxartist #creatureeffects #moviemagic #propmaking #hornedtoad #hornedlizard #reptile #herpetology #taxidermy #moldmaking #smoothon #lifecasting #deathcast #b