SnappingDragon Report post Posted September 2, 2010 Hi, I'm new to this forum and have thoroughly enjoyed checking out everyone's work. I thought I would share the latest leather mask that I made. This was the first time I used more than one layer of leather in a mask. I usually make masks out of 3/4 oz but I ran out so I made this one out of 7 oz thus it's a bit heavy, I don't think I'll do that again. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it Awun . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mugwump Report post Posted September 2, 2010 hello, wow! that looks great... if i may ask... what kind/color/brand dye? (paint?) did you use? thanks... eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildrose Report post Posted September 2, 2010 I like it! Actually, a friend of mine from PA makes masks with heavier weights like that too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SnappingDragon Report post Posted September 3, 2010 hello, wow! that looks great... if i may ask... what kind/color/brand dye? (paint?) did you use? thanks... eric I used 3 colors mixed together - blue purple and green for different parts. The blue and green were eco flo leather paint I got from Tandy. The purple was just a regular acrylic paint I got from the craft store. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mugwump Report post Posted September 3, 2010 thank you for the reply. now that you mention it, i can see that purple was added, but i wouldnt have caught it until i try to make my own witches brew up, and not reach that tonality... so thanks for helping out there... take care... and, again the mask looks great! eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted September 3, 2010 well done, i have never worked a mask in the heavier leather...that must have been hard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SnappingDragon Report post Posted September 4, 2010 well done, i have never worked a mask in the heavier leather...that must have been hard It was a bit stiff although the tentacles were thin so they were easy to mold. I could see that it would be difficult to include any major manipulations to the leather with a thicker hide like that. I'm not too pleased with how heavy it ended up being. It would be fine for just a small mask probably but with a big mask like that it got heavy. My next attempt will be a tooled mask, I've been wanting to try that for awhile. I'll probably use heavy leather for that too, but it will just be a small half mask. Awun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hivemind Report post Posted January 3, 2011 well done, i have never worked a mask in the heavier leather...that must have been hard Late to the party here, but all the masks I make are in 12oz leather. This is so that they can count as "helmets" in Dagorhir, a combat LARP we play. It's hard to get a lot of definition in them, on the other hand, you can carve and tool them a lot more than a mask in 2oz. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
