Today, not only mothers whose children are going to a matinee in kindergarten need to be able to make masks. Since themed parties and various costumed corporate parties have recently become very popular, the ability to create carnival costumes, including masks, with your own hands can be very useful.
Where to begin
If you need a cat mask, the first thing to do is to think carefully about your idea: what kind of mask it will be - a kitten, a domestic or wild cat, what you may need to make it, how later the finished product will be combined with the whole costume. Therefore, you must first determine the material and color scheme in which the accessory will be made.
Possible materials
The cat mask can be made of various materials. The easiest option would be to create it from cardboard and paper. A fabric mask will look better and somewhat richer. You can also combine various materials and create an accessory from everything that is at hand.
First step
First of all, before undertaking the manufacture of a cat mask, you need to make it a “draft”, try it on and determine how convenient the future mask will be. Current as the basis of any such product is cardboard, you need to take thick paper, draw and cut the desired sketch. Immediately after trying on the “draft”, you will see where the mask needs to be adjusted, where to add material, and where to remove. Having completely redone it, you can begin to manufacture a real mask. It is also good to try on a “draft” with the entire costume and make sure that everything is in harmony and does not differ even in style.
Paper mask
The cat mask may be paper. To do this, stock up on cardboard, which will be its basis, as well as colored paper, with which it will be decorated. Along the way, you can use sparkles, bright ribbons, interesting stickers.
Fabric mask
A cat mask can be created from fabric. So it will look better, moreover, there is much more expanse for imagination than in a paper mask. It is worth clarifying that when creating a mask from a fabric, cardboard will also be used along with it as its basis. Having covered a cardboard blank with material, you can turn on your imagination and decorate your product as much as you like: with ribbons, sparkles, beads, etc.
Mask from the movie
If you need a female cat mask, you can borrow the idea from the movie of the same name and create not a classic mask that is worn over the eyes, but a slightly different version of it - for the whole head. A self-made cat mask borrowed from the film can be made of leather or dermantine. So it will look better than if it is made of fabric. Well you need to think out cutouts for the eyes, nose and mouth - they should be comfortable, not interfere with the review or movement of the lips. It’s good to preliminarily also make a draft mask here. The completion of the image will be cute ears that should be worn on the head. You can attach them to a bandage or hoop of the corresponding color, so they will sit well and comfortably on the top of the head.