Giant Mask: Horror Head!

Step 5 Primed... for EVIL!

This is so self-explanatory that I hesitate to even call it a step! But it's actually pretty important to me, as the guy making the mask, so just in case you decide to make on I felt like I ought to tell you why.

Since I'm sculpting with newspaper and coating with newspaper, I'm constantly looking at a mask whose surface is an irregular mess of various gray-tones, color ads and column inches. Applying the primer is the first time in the whole process that I get to really examine the shape of the mask without having to stretch my imagination. Here it is, visible, right in front of me! Luckily, I like the way it looks.

On a technical note, I use Killz brand primer, because it makes me feel like I am protecting my mask against the abuses of the environment... although I really have no idea if it's true or not. Honestly, I got into the habit many masks ago, when I needed primer so I stole a can of it from the restaurant where I was working at the time. It was Killz, and I just keep using it out of a sense of tradition or something.

Comments

[Masko]

Your design for this mask real well done. Myself mask maker and think your real good with show character mask.

[osgeld]

killz rocks