Make an African mask for a newbie will be quite difficult, so it is better to start to work on other papier-mache projects with your own hands if you do this for the first time. The beauty of this papier mask is indisputable. Its image can be found on many sites.
In order for the mask to be successful, it is very important to correctly minimize a piece of cardboard into a form that is as close as possible to the form of the face.
Step 1. Cut a long strip of cardboard with a width of about 18 cm. She must turn around the head twice. Cut the circle using a template from another round.
Step 2. Cut the cardboard from the external circle to the center.
Step 3. Using a round ass, batch the strips inside.
Step 4. Crerate a dome with a sticky tape.
Step 5. Then glue the dome to the folded cardboard.
Step 6. The remnants of the cardboard also glue and attach to the bottom of the mask.
Step 7. Spread together all parts of the mask. If you look at the mask in the profile, you can recognize the nose and lips.
Step 8. Get the mouth and eyebrows on the mask.
Step 9. In the original this mask the nose is made crooked. This gives a special charm product.
Step 10. Ears Make from two equal parts of cardboard.
Step 11. Ears are attached straight to the top of the top.
Step 12. The back of the mask should be trimmed.
Step 13. Now you need to enclose the mask.
Step 14. Mix pieces of newsprint and paste for papier-mache, plunder this mixture with the whole mask.
Step 15. When the layer with newspaper paper is completely dry, make another one using brown paper this time.
Step 16. When the mask is driving, pass it away, cover white paste and make several spots for color. Please note that too thin layer of pasta can crack themselves very quickly after drying, so do not regret pasta.
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Step 17. Cover the paint mask, carefully treating all the edges. The bottom of the mask, where the lips are, do not paint.
Step 18. In the original mask suspended on the rope. For them, you need to do holes in the back of the mask.
Step 19. Add a few stains of another shade to the surface of the mask. It is better to use acrylic paints.
Step 20. Seek carefully ready mask and wipe with a paper towel. Your antique African papier-mache mask is ready!
