Since ancient times, masks have been used by people not only at holidays and carnivals, but also at rallies and strikes. Wearing this item has always been associated with a desire to participate in the thick of things, but not be recognized by other people. In this detailed lesson, we will tell you how to create lightweight and durable papier mache masks with your own hands at home. You just have to buy plasticine, paper and glue.
A few words about the necessary materials and tools
If you are thinking how to make a mask (papier-mâché) with your own hands, then first you will have to purchase all the necessary tools. For fashioning molds, it is better to buy sculpted plasticine. Firstly, you don’t have to mix it, unlike children’s, to obtain a mass that is uniform in color. Secondly, it is more suitable in its properties for sculpting sculptures. And thirdly, he does not melt in his hands as much as children's plasticine. In addition, you will need paper for gluing. It is best to take plain color paper without inscriptions and patterns, but if there is none, then a regular newspaper will do. For gluing paper, it is best to take PVA glue. In addition, scissors, stacks, paints, varnish and various materials for decoration (cotton, foil, felt, wool and so on) will come in handy.
The simplest carnival mask
If you need to make a carnival mask with your own hands, it is the easiest to make papier-mâché. Take plasticine, paper torn into small pieces, blue paint, silver fringe, silver wire and a half bead with a hole, three turquoise feathers and varnish.
First, mold the basis for the mask from plasticine, which you will stick with paper. Trim the edges so that they are smooth, shape the nose. Then glue the mask with pieces of paper and PVA glue. Make some layers. Wait for your carnival mask to dry. Next, carefully remove the mask from the plasticine mold. Trim the edges with scissors. Next, paint the mask in blue. When the paint dries, you can additionally coat your product with varnish. A carnival mask made with papier-mâché with its own hands should be beautiful, and it should be decorated with something. Therefore, glue the fringe, fasten the wire with a fishing line and half beads. Attach turquoise feathers to the ends of the wire. You just have to stick the ropes or elastic bands that will hold it on your head. Now you know that to create a beautiful and eye-catching mask made of papier-mâché (making it very easy with your own hands) you do not need much material and time. You can experiment and come up with new models.
DIY do-it-yourself papier mache mask
To create such a beautiful and festive mask you will need not only plasticine, glue, paper and paints, but also felt for a hat, artificial hair for a beard and eyebrows, as well as fur for a pompom.
First fashion a mold for the mask itself. The nose should be big and the mouth should be smiling. Glue the mold in several layers of pieces of paper. It is advisable to make at least five layers. After the product has dried, remove it from the clay. Colorize, draw rosy cheeks. And now the fun part! First make a cap out of a triangular piece of soft felt. At the end, you can immediately hang the pompom.
Then glue the artificial hair to the bottom of the mask. This is a beard. In the same way, make eyebrows for Santa Claus. Then, with the help of fur, glue the felt hat to the top of the mask. If the fur does not hold the cap well, on the wrong side, fasten the cap with a small piece of felt. DIY Christmas paper mask made of papier-mâché! Now you can sew a holiday costume.
Mask made of paper and glue with your own hands. Create a realistic face
To make such a mask will require a lot of patience and time. First, you will have to first mold the mold from plasticine. To do this, you need to buy an anatomical atlas and sculpt a face, focusing on it. Pay attention to the facial expressions and the shape of the eyes, as with a smile it changes a lot.
Once you have blinded your face, cover it with several layers of paper. Wait for the mask to dry, and then remove all the clay from it. Now you need to paint the face in flesh color. You can make eyebrows and mustaches from faux fur. Cut the pieces of fur of the required size and glue it on the quick-drying glue. Points can be taken unnecessary, old or try to make them out of cardboard. Lenses are optional. As you can see, a mask (papier-mâché) is made very easily with your own hands. The master class will simplify your work.
Mask of the pharaoh
To make a believable mask of the pharaoh with your own hands, prepare plasticine and a piece of cardboard. First, mold the foundation for the face from plasticine, and then glue it in several layers of pieces of paper. After the mask dries, align the edges with scissors and pull out the clay. Then attach the product to the cardboard and circle its outline. Draw a hat on the cardboard and cut it out of paper. Using paper and PVA glue, attach the hat to the mask. The more layers there are, the stronger it will be. Next, you can colorize the mask in gold and blue. You can draw eyebrows with a marker. As you can see, to create a beautiful papier-mâché mask with your own hands, you do not need much time and materials.
Gorgon mask jellyfish
To make such an unusual mask, first make a shape and drape it with paper in several layers. Wait for the product to dry and remove it from the plasticine. Then make hair from cotton and PVA glue.
To do this, thoroughly soak the cotton wool with glue and stick it on the wire. Glue the cotton wool with the wire to the mask and wait for it to dry. Next cling to the cotton with scraps of paper. After drying, you just have to paint and varnish the mask. Done! Now you know what it takes to create an unusual papier-mâché mask with your own hands.
What else can you make a mask
Of course, papier-mâché is not the only material for making. You can create masks for the holidays from the following materials: paper (suitable for children's parties), fabric and fur, felt and felt, polymer clay or self-hardening plastic. In addition, you can try to combine all of the above materials.