Making of: the Wolf Mask

With the release of Trinkets i decided to make the mask from my comic "The Wolves in the Trenches"
This has been something i wanted to do for a loooong time and i had the chance to get into the motion of actually making it.
So be easy on me, this is my first time using clay and paper-mache.


Over the Easter weekend i bought all the things i needed, clay, newspapers, wallpaper glue, acrylic paints, a Minnie Mouse ball, matte varnish ect.

I read some tutorials and followed the steps loosely.
So if anyone wants to read more about paper mache and clay mask, ask "Google, Google on the wall"

Step 1: Paper-mached the Minnie Mouse ball for 3 days, 5 layers.
Step 2: Burst the ball, cut the paper mache ball in half and built the details with paper tape, newspaper and plastic cups, then paper-mache'd another layer on top.

Step 3: once dry i added a layer of clay all over and added more details.
Step 4: a couple of days later, once the clay was fully dry i smoothed the mask with sand-paper then started the painting with acrylics.

Step 5: then dirtied and varnished the final and propped on the shelf :)
i think it turned out ok and i hope to get better at this in the future
So expect more masks and clay statues from me, this is only the beginning!

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