Mask Making

 

I found this mask to be disturbing yet fascinating. There are circles and rectangles in this mask. The colors are light in this mask but the tea list color brings a nice contrast. There's no symmetry in this mask . There are distinct lines such as the ones that form the mouth and the nose. The surface looks rough and there is a lot of space. I think the colors bring a balance to the mask, but the overall form of it is not balanced in my opinion. There i repetition in the circles and I think those are emphasized as well because that is the first thing I see in the mask.

This is an ancient Chinese mask that I found really beautiful. The colors are so bright and intense. There are red, blue, and yellow hues throughout it. This mask has symmetry and there is a rhythm though the repeated shapes. This is definitely a 3D mask. You can see the lines not just because they are painted with colors but because they are engraved in the mask. 

Although simple, this mask was probably my favorite. It has exaggerated features like the lips and nose, but it does look very realistic. There is no color but you can see the value of dark to light in the eyes, lips, and eyebrows. That emphasis brings out those features and makes it three dimensional. You can see the shape of the cheeks and lips and the face is very symmetric. The texture is smooth.

My Mask

I didn't make sketches for my mask because I really didn't know how I wanted it to look. However, I really like the simplicity of the last image I found on the Internet. So I wanted to make a mask that followed that simplicity. I followed a simple face mask and used napkins dipped in water to add emphasis and texture. I also do like color and intensity so I wanted to add that affect with the bright red mouth and the black glittered eyes. There is some symmetry in my mask but the teeth, made out of cotton swabs, are random. Everyone doesn't have perfect teeth right! The mouth is pen and hollowed out. There is balance in the green and black colors and the red adds a nice contrast. 

I found this assignment very difficult at first because it had to be 3D. Then, I started getting into it and was inspired by the masks I searched on the Internet. I realized that a mask can look like anything and be anything you want it to be. This is what I came up with.