What I know about Mask?
According to this unit, we learn about mask. For my basic knowledge about mask before begin the unit deeply, mask is a material that express our characteristics and feelings. Our mask should represents our self and our characteristics. Mask usually use in a play with each different characters. When we wear masks, the audiences need know who are we and what are our main characteristics. Mask is a very great tool for performing and acting. Below will be my research about mask. I will decide which type of mask I will create. I only know that there are several various types of masks, but I do not know deeply yet. As my research, I will search one of my favorite type of mask that I will create.
How to make a Papier-Mache?
According to my research, I had watched a very good video in youtube of how to make a Papier-Mache mask. The materials that will be needed are Table Cloth, Smock, Plastic Gallon Jug, Strong Scissors, Craft Knife, Elastic Band, Newspaper, White Computer Paper, Flour or Glue, Acrylic Paint, and Decorations.
Step 1: Cut the plastic jug in half. The half of the plastic jug will be the face.
Step 2: Cut two small holes on each side of a mask for eyes and cut a big hole at the bottom for mouth.
Step 3: Cut out bits of Newspaper, and prepare for pasting on the mask. (3 layers)
Step 4: Prepare another 1 layer of computer paper.
Step 5: 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of water into the plate. Or use glue with water.
Step 6: Dip Newspaper into a plate, then stick it onto a mask.
Step 7: Pasting 3 layers as Newspaper and last layer as computer paper.
Step 8: When the mask is dried, paint it.
Step 9: Wait until it is completely dried, and finish.
Individual Mask Project
For my mask, it represented one character of british person who was in the age of English Civil War. His age was 40. He got wrinkles under his eyes and a long scar over his face. His wrinkles under his eyes occurred because he had never fully slept along the night. He needed to be careful and active all the time for avoiding been killed by the enemies. He got long scar over his face from being attacked by the bloody knife. Moreover, he got tears in his eyes because he lost his family and friends during the war. He also needed to stay alone all day and night without anyone he knew.
According to my mask, I used elements of texture for the long scar and wrinkles around the face. In order to make texture more unique, I used the technique of clay to make different levels of surface on the long scar. For the wrinkles at forehead and eyes, I made the paper to be crinkled and folded. When we touched, we would feel like the real wrinkles of human skin. In this project, I also used the elements of color and tone by mixing the primary color together and making different shades of color on the mask. Moreover, I used color and tone to make the long scar more prominent by mixing the color of gray, black and brown together. Mostly in the mask, I used hot color to express the feeling of painful and fearful during the war. I also used cold color to make the mask looks more interesting. However, the cold color that I used did not change the feeling of my character because blue tears represented the feeling of sadness and desperateness.
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