Mask Making Techniques : Creating 3-D Characters From 2-D Designs for Theatre, Cosplay, Film, and TV

__Mask Making Techniques: Creating 3-D Characters from 2-D Designs for Theatre, Cosplay, Film, and TV__, introduces and demonstrates a variety of mask making materials, techniques, and styles to bring extraordinary characters to life. A foundation reference for mask making and design, the book features over 700 color photos and illustrations of different masks, as well as diagrams of construction and finishing techniques. It provides a wealth of practical information about material options, safety, how to build large- and small-scale masks, how to build armatures for appendages, options for coverings, and finishing techniques. Readers will learn how to use a wide range of materials, including latex, paper and fabric mâché, cold foam, thermoplastics, urethane, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) foam, resin, found objects, and organic materials. The book also provides tips on topics such as how to create rigid polyfoam head forms and three different ways to create eyes, as well as step-by-step instructions to construct 13 different masks. __Mask Making Techniques__ is written for intermediate mask makers, students of theatrical mask making, costume crafts, and prop making courses, as well as prop builders, costume designers, and artists who create Halloween and cosplay costumes. Mask Making Techniques: Creating 3-D Characters from 2-D Designs for Theatre, Cosplay, Film, and TV introduces and demonstrates a variety of mask making materials, techniques, and styles to bring extraordinary characters to life. A foundation reference for mask making and design, the book features over 700 color photos and illustrations of different masks, as well as diagrams of construction and finishing techniques. It provides a wealth of practical information about material options, safety, how to build large- and small-scale masks, how to build armatures for appendages, options for coverings, and finishing techniques. Readers will learn how to use a wide range of materials, including latex, paper and fabric mache, cold foam, thermoplastics, urethane and EVA foam, silicone, resin, found objects, and organic materials. The book also provides tips on topics such as how to create rigid polyfoam head forms and three different ways to create eyes, as well as step-by-step instructions to construct twelve different masks. Mask Making Techniques is written for intermediate mask makers, students of theatrical mask making, costume crafts and prop making courses, as well as prop builders, costume designers, and artists who create Halloween and cosplay costumes. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 CONTENTS 8 Preface 14 CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS A MASK? 16 MASKS IN EVERYDAY FASHION AND CULTURE 17 CHAPTER 2: MASK DESIGN 18 READY, SET, GO 18 THE DESIGNER’S TOOLBOX: THE MIND’S EYE, IMAGINATION, VOCABULARY, RESEARCH, AND THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN 18 STRATEGIES FOR DESIGNING 19 It’s Alive! Imagine the Characters in Their Own Environment 19 Conceptual Approach: Where and When Do They Live? 19 Use Your Words: How Vocabulary Can Help Shape a Design 20 Research! 21 Time to Rest and Germinate: Giving the Mind Time to Work 21 The Charette or Mood Board: The Tangible Interpretation 21 What to Wear? 21 PUTTING IDEAS ON PAPER 22 EOD: The Elements of Design 22 PRESENTING THE DESIGN 25 PRACTICAL FACTORS WHEN DESIGNING A MASK 25 CHAPTER 3: SAFETY 28 STAY AWARE 29 SOLID AND GASEOUS INHALANTS 29 EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR ABSORPTION 29 THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR 29 VENTILATION 30 RESPIRATORS AND DUST MASKS 30 TIE UP HAIR 30 EYE PROTECTION 30 PROTECTING HEARING 31 HANDS, ARMS, AND BODY 31 Hands 31 Arms 31 Body Protection 31 BACK AND FOOT CARE 32 A RECAP OF SAFETY TIPS 32 CHAPTER 4: THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CONSTRUCTING A MASK 34 COMFORT 34 New Materials 36 SIGHT 36 THE CORRECT FIT 38 VENTILATION AND COOLING 37 WEIGHT 39 CLEANLINESS 39 VOCALIZATION 40 FINAL NOTE CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION 41 CHAPTER 5: TYPES OF HELMETS, ARMATURES, AND INTERIOR SUPPORTS 42 HELMETS 42 HELMET LINERS 43 CUSTOM HELMETS AND LINERS 42 FRICTION FITTING 45 “STRAPS, BUCKLES, AND CLIPS OLE!” 45 ARMATURES AND INTERIOR SUPPORTS 45 CHAPTER 6: TOOLS AND SUPPLIES 48 TOOLS 48 Hand Tools 48 Power Tools 50 Adhesives and Glues 52 Putty and Spackle 53 WORKSPACE SETUP 53 Stands and Worktables 53 Head Forms 54 CHAPTER 7: COMMON MASK MAKING MATERIALS 62 PAPIER AND FABRIC MÂCHÉ 62 BLOCK FOAM 63 EVA Foam 63 Urethane Foam 63 Foam Putty 64 LATEX 64 NEOPRENE 65 THERMOPLASTICS (CRAFT VARIETY) 65 Worbla 65 Thibra 65 Veraform 65 Fosshape/Fuzzform 66 Thermoplastics for Vacuum Forming 66 FIBERGLASS 66 LIQUID PLASTICS 67 EXPANDABLE COLD FOAM 67 SILICONE 67 MIXED MEDIA 68 NATURAL MATERIALS FOR MASK MAKING 68 Leather 68 Wood 68 Natural Fibers 68 Gourds 69 CHAPTER 8: CLAYS AND PLASTERS 70 MODELING CLAYS 70 Water-Based Clay 70 Oil-Based Clay 71 PLASTERS AND STONES 71 Pottery Plaster 72 Ultracal 30 Gypsum Cement 73 Dental Stones 73 Mixing 73 CHAPTER 9: FABRICS AND FUR COVERINGS 76 FUR FABRIC 76 Dyeing Fur Fabric 76 Cutting and Sewing Fur Fabric 77 Trimming and Sculpting Fur 78 Painting Fur Fabric 78 ANTRON FLEECE 78 Dyeing and Painting Fleece 79 Sewing Fleece 79 SPANDEX AND OTHER STRETCH FABRICS 79 Sewing Spandex 80 Dyeing and Painting Spandex 80 Using Spandex and Other Stretch Materials as Foundation Fabrics for Texture 80 NETTING 80 HEAT-MANIPULATED FABRICS 80 CHAPTER 10: PAINTING 82 WHEN TO ADD COLOR? 82 WHAT KIND OF PAINT TO USE? 83 Kinds of Paints 83 COATINGS AND SEALANTS 84 PAINTING LATEX 84 PAINTING SILICONE 85 PAINTING OTHER SURFACES 86 WHAT IS THE BEST PAINTING TOOL TO USE? 86 PAINTING TECHNIQUES 87 Capillary Technique 87 CHAPTER 11: HORNS, ANTENNAE, AND EARS 90 SCULPTING 91 SCULPT ONE OR TWO? 91 HOW TO SCULPT AND CAST A WATER-BASED CLAY HORN 92 CHAPTER 12: EYES 96 DESIGN: WITH EYES OR WITHOUT? 96 SHAPES AND ORIENTATION 96 CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS 97 TOPICAL AND INTERIOR PAINTING 98 RESIN EYES 98 Techniques for Constructing Resin Eyes: Three Techniques 99 CHAPTER 13: HAIR 102 CHOICES FOR HAIR AND HAIR LIKE MATERIALS 102 Foam 102 Thermoplastics 102 Plastics 103 Natural Fibers 104 Fabrics 104 Metals 104 Paper 104 CHAPTER 14: MASK PROJECTS 106 MASK PROJECT 1: THE OX 106 MASK PROJECT 2: THE ALIEN 114 MASK PROJECT 3: THE ORANGE DOG 119 MASK PROJECT 4: FOAM MARDI GRAS MASKS 128 MASK PROJECT 5: JACOB MARLEY 130 MASK PROJECT 6: NEOPRENE COMEDIA-STYLE HALF MASK 133 MASK PROJECT 7: NEOPRENE LION MASK 137 MASK PROJECT 8: INSECT 140 MASK PROJECT 9: DODO BIRD 143 MASK PROJECT 10: THE ELEMENTALS 150 MASK PROJECT 11: THE WITCH 154 MASK PROJECT 12: CREATURE 159 Sources 168 Bibliography 170 Index 172 Mask;,Mask,design;,Types,of,mask;,Mask,making,techniques;,Mask,Making,Materials;,Natural,materials,for,mask,making;,Clays,and,Plasters;,Painting;,Mask,projects;,3-D,Characters;,small-scale,masks;,Cosplay Mask,Mask design,Types of mask,Mask making techniques,Mask Making Materials,Natural materials for mask making,Clays and Plasters,Painting,Mask projects,3-D Characters,small-scale masks,Cosplay "Mask Making Techniques: Creating 3-D Characters from 2-D Designs for Theatre, Cosplay, Film, and TV introduces and demonstrates a variety of mask making materials, techniques, and styles to bring extraordinary characters to life. A foundation reference for mask making and design, the book features over 700 color photos and illustrations of different masks, as well as diagrams of construction and finishing techniques. It provides a wealth of practical information about material options, safety, how to build large- and small-scale masks, how to build armatures for appendages, options for coverings, and finishing techniques. Readers will learn how to use a wide range of materials, including latex, paper and fabric mache, cold foam, thermoplastics, urethane and EVA foam, silicone, resin, found objects, and organic materials. The book also provides tips on topics such as how to create rigid polyfoam head forms and three different ways to create eyes, as well as step-by-step instructions to construct thirteen different masks. Mask Making Techniques is written for intermediate mask makers, students of theatrical mask making, costume crafts and prop making courses, as well as prop builders, costume designers, and artists who create Halloween and cosplay costumes"-- Provided by publisher