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Mask Making
Page Six
FINISHING!!!
Varnishing or sealing the mask is one of the last
steps. Here are a few options. The mask above on
the left side was finished with a sealer called
"pour-on". It is very involved and highly
toxic. It has to be mixed together using gloves in a
very well vented environment. It is sometimes hard to
find but look for it in larger hardware stores. The
great thing about it is that it seals waterproof and
hard. The mask won't tear. It has a gloss finish
which you can lightly sand down. You can't use the
mask for a few weeks until the vapors have gone and it is
safe to breathe inside. Follow the instructions
carefully and thoroughly.
The mask above on the right was coated with an acrylic paint
finisher which you can buy at an art shop. The bottle
on the right side in the picture can sometimes crack on the
mask but is good. Bring in your mask and ask at the
art store. Slowly pour on the
sealer in the centre of the mask and slowly brush it to the
sides making sure it covers all the surface but does not
gather in pools inside crevices and features. You don't have to seal the mask at
all if you don't want to.
The very last step is to attach some elastic and foam if
you want to. You can attach the elastic on the
inside with a glue gun, or cut slits in the sides and
insert the elastic and sew it together. If you
permanently attach foam then put it in with contact cement
or other strong glue. Let it air out for a while
afterwards until it is safe to breathe inside the mask.
That's
it. Your done.
click the
photo for a short Real Media clip of a mask in action.
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