Tgrlily

This is what I use to mold masks for now. I used to be hair and makeup designer (and production assistant!) for a local school. This cast was made using dental alginate, which I put thin bits of cotton like cotton balls pulled apart into, then a good layer of plaster bandages over. As soon as it was set and removed, I poured a generous amount of plaster to make the lifecast. The lines were from the mask design and the clay is what I molded the prosthetic from. Since I can't bring myself to chip that clay off, I work around it for now! My husband and son both have nice strong features, so I plan on life casting them for my mask work. There are some great online tutorials for life casting. BTW, I love the mask you did!

Thank you! I plan on doing a similar design but more sculpted to hold a firmer shape. The soft style would be nice for blindfolds!

I've been lurking, studying and trying to work with leather for about two months. Figure it's time to stop lurking! I so far suck at tooling, but love sculpting leather masks. My first mask was from an end scrap on a 3-4 oz hide. It was cut freehand, dried wrong so it's way too soft, but it looks great on me. I actually made a template for the next one drawn from looking at pics on websites. I sculpted and dried this one much better than the first! Also my first two attempts at airbrushing using a cheap harbor freight airbrush. Feel free to critique! I know the first one sucks. For those that sell them, how do you price them? I'm shocked to say that I was invited to vend at an arts festival this spring but have no clue how to price anything! Since it's an erotic arts fest and part of the festivities is a masquerade ball, I'm hoping/guessing sales will be good if I design a wide enough variety. So... Here they are!